Prostate cancer screening is just as good as the routine checks women have for breast cancer, according to a new study. Researchers say the findings show it no longer makes sense to reject prostate cancer screening on the one hand while endorsing screening for breast cancer on the other. Dr Sigrid Carlsson, who led the […]
NHS hospitals are being urged by a group of doctors, human rights groups and campaigners to reconsider using a major data platform built by US tech giant Palantir, whose owners include Peter Thiel, a close ally of US President Donald Trump. The NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) is a system designed to bring together information
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The Formula 1 races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have been cancelled in the wake of the ongoing Iran war, organisers have confirmed. Both races were set to be held in April and alternatives were considered but rejected, the FIA said in a statement. The Formula 2, Formula 3 and F1 Academy rounds have also
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London’s Burning actor John Alford has died in prison two months after he was jailed for sexual assault. The 54-year-old was given an eight-and-a-half year sentence in January, having last year been found guilty of sexually assaulting two teenage girls in 2022. Alford, real name John Shannon, rose to fame in the BBC’s Grange Hill,
At least five people have been killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine, with a further 18 wounded, officials have said. Four of the deaths were in the Kyiv region, where President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia targeted energy infrastructure with around 430 drones and 68 missiles. Mykola Kalashnyk, the head of the area’s regional administration, said
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A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a baby died following a fall from a height in central London. Officers were called to an address on Horseferry Road, Westminster, at roughly 7.30am on Saturday. The baby girl, 18 days old, was taken to hospital and pronounced dead, the Metropolitan Police said in
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North Korea has fired missiles into the sea in response to a United States military exercise. Around 10 ballistic missiles were fired from near Pyongyang’s international airport on Saturday as a show of force after a joint military exercise between US and South Korea. They flew around 220 miles before landing in the Sea of
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A 15-year-old girl was killed when the motorbike she was riding on was involved in a crash with two other vehicles. Thames Valley Police said a collision occurred between a white Toyota Yaris, a grey Toyota Hilux and a motorbike on the A355 in Buckinghamshire at roughly 9.20pm on Friday. The driver of the motorbike,
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Targeted support for the poorest households who rely on heating oil is coming, we understand, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves set to make an announcement as soon as Monday. It follows calls from rural Labour MPs who have warned of constituents living in fuel poverty, unable to heat their homes, restock their supply, or afford the
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A man has been found dead in a wheelie bin in Coventry, police have said. A member of the public discovered the body in a Coventry City Council bin with a green lid in Cash’s Park off Daimler Road at around 5pm on Friday. The victim, thought to be aged 40 to 50, has not
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