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Salmonella bacteria could be used to treat bowel cancer, scientists hope. Bowel cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in the UK after lung cancer, with around 16,800 deaths per year. Scotland is “disproportionately” affected, with around 4,000 people being diagnosed each year, according to Cancer Research UK. Bacterial cancer therapy has […]
An Israeli airstrike hit a densely populated residential area in Lebanon’s capital near key government and diplomatic buildings late Monday, killing at least five people as the US pressed ahead with ceasefire efforts. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said two missiles hit the area of Zoqaq al-Blat neighbourhood – where local UN headquarters and Lebanon’s […]
The UK will “double down” on support for Ukraine, fuelling speculation that British-supplied missiles could be used by Kyiv’s forces to hit targets deep inside Russia. Joe Biden has allowed Ukraine to use US-supplied weapons to strike sites in Russia after months of pressure from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The UK Government would not be […]
Ed Sheeran says his “permission” to use his vocals in the 40th-anniversary mix of Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? was not given to the organisers. The Suffolk singer, 33, maintains he would have “respectfully” declined to appear in the new version of the charity song, and referenced another post criticising foreign aid in […]
Sir Keir Starmer has said he told Xi Jinping he wanted “respectful” relations with Beijing as he became the first prime minister to meet the Chinese president since 2018. The Prime Minister raised the case of detained pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai in a sign he was prepared to challenge China over human rights abuses, but […]
Leading medics are raising concerns about the safety of patients in A&E departments as winter approaches Leading emergency doctors have raised concerns about the safety of patients in A&E departments as winter approaches. A new snapshot survey from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) found that many medics feel patients are already coming to […]
It reportedly happened one night last month Masked burglars have stolen farm vehicles from the Windsor Castle estate, it has been reported. Two men scaled a 6ft fence at night and used a stolen truck to break through a security gate at the royal venue, according to The Sun newspaper. They then reportedly fled with a pick-up and […]
He will be the first British prime minister to meet the Chinese leader in more than five years Sir Keir Starmer will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Brazil, Downing Street has confirmed. He will be the first British prime minister to meet the Chinese leader in more than half a […]
Up to 20cm of snow may accumulate in the worst affected areas, according to the Met Office The UK is braced for “disruptive snow”, ice and cold temperatures over the coming days, the Met Office has said. Up to 20cm of snow may accumulate in the worst affected areas in the country’s “first taste of winter”, according to […]
Northamptonshire Police have named Pankaj Lamba as the prime suspect An international manhunt is under way for the husband of a woman who was murdered and found in the boot of a car. Northamptonshire Police have named Pankaj Lamba as the prime suspect in the murder of 24-year-old Harshita Brella, of Corby. Chief Inspector Paul Cash […]