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Combining artificial intelligence (AI) with a simple blood test could help diagnose sepsis faster and single out patients at the highest risk of severe complications from the infection, a study has suggested. The approach could save lives, according to Swedish researchers, who combined the unique molecular signature of sepsis with machine-learning to predict a person’s […]

Rishi Sunak does not understand the importance of curbing legal migration, a Tory former immigration minister has claimed. Robert Jenrick said the Prime Minister “didn’t want to talk about it” when he and former home secretary Suella Braverman repeatedly tried to raise the issue – a claim contested by Downing Street sources. Mr Sunak has […]

Former Wales rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit has signed for Super Bowl champions the Kansas City Chiefs. Rees-Zammit, who announced his decision to leave rugby union in January, impressed the Chiefs during his time on the NFL’s international player pathway, with running back and wide receiver his designated positions. The Chiefs said on their official website: […]

The UK’s entrant for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, Olly Alexander, has rejected calls that he should boycott the competition over the inclusion of Israel. More than 450 queer artists, individuals and organisations called on him to not perform his dance track Dizzy in Malmo, Sweden, amid the conflict in the Gaza strip. In a […]

A photography firm has “sincerely” apologised to parents after additional school pictures omitted children with “complex” needs. Parents expressed their fury after it emerged a photographer working for Tempest Photography took additional images of a P5 class at Aboyne Primary School, in Aberdeenshire, without children with additional support needs. One of the children removed from […]

The DUP said he had been charged with allegations of a historical nature Sir Jeffrey has been suspended from the DUP pending the outcome of a judicial process and Gavin Robinson has been appointed interim party leader. The party said it had received a letter from Sir Jeffrey stating that he had been charged with […]

A teenager has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing on a train in south London. British Transport Police said it received reports of two men fighting between Beckenham and Shortlands railway stations shortly before 4pm on Wednesday. Rakeem Thomas, 19, has been charged with attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon. He […]

The risk appears to be twice as high Children who are obese may be at higher risk of being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in early adulthood, a new study suggests. The risk of being diagnosed with MS appears to be twice as high among children with obesity compared to those without, according to the […]

According to Age UK’s new report, Offline and Overlooked More than 4.5 million people aged 65 and over are unable to complete the most fundamental tasks needed to use the internet successfully, a report from Age UK says. The charity’s analysis warned it meant millions of older people could be left behind as more essential […]

It follows an incident at a category B jail in East Sussex Several prisoners have become unwell after getting food poisoning at Lewes prison. Three inmates and three civilian staff were taken to hospital for treatment in the incident at the category B jail near Brighton, in East Sussex, on Thursday. No other people were […]