5 d. ago Britain's surge in vaping appears to be at an end as youngsters ditch disposable e

Cancer Research UK-funded review suggests the rapid rise of vaping since 2021, when disposable e-cigarettes became popular, appears to have stalled

Politics

6 d. ago Readers' Letters: British Steel should be first of many UK Government Interventions

Government intervention in British Steel is a good start, says reader

Politics

6 d. ago Free US family planning clinics face ruin after White House freezes funds

Title X, with services like STI tests and cancer screenings, in limbo after Trump administration pauses $66m in fundsMore than 10 days after the Trump administration froze roughly $66m of federal funds that had been earmarked for no- and low-cost family planning services, the providers that had been scheduled to receive that money are staring down the possibility of financial collapse.Title X, the country’s largest federal family planning program, provides clinics across the country with more than $200m each year for services such as contraception, STI tests and cancer screenings. In 2023, more than 2 million people received healthcare through Title X, which helps people regardless of income, age or citizenship status. For many, Title X is their only source of healthcare. Continue reading...

Society

7 d. ago I thought leg pain was just a muscle strain but it was Stage 4 cancer

Abeeku Lewis, 30, from Halifax believed he had a sporting injury when his leg began to feel strange, but a lump that later emerged would turn out to be an aggressive and rare type of cancer. 

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7 d. ago Government will start funding cancer medicine, PM says during London visit

Government will start funding cancer medicine, PM says during London visit  Times of Malta

Science

1 week ago Women should avoid all alcohol to reduce risk of breast cancer, charity says

World Cancer Research Fund goes further than UK and WHO advice on alcohol after review of evidenceWomen should avoid alcohol altogether to reduce their risk of breast cancer, a charity has warned.The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) has published a review of evidence on how diet and lifestyle factors can play a role in the development of the disease. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Celia takes on Himalayan challenge to boost cancer screening and awareness

The public health consultant with NHS Lanarkshire is heading to India for the Bowelbabe Fund for Cancer UK.

Events

2 w. ago ‘Defence investment is ethical’ says Healey as he meets firms to drum up capital

The Defence Secretary has met with start-up investors as part of wider Government efforts to boost financial flows into the sector.

Economics

2 w. ago BRIDGET PHILLIPSON: 'Nursery expansion is start of early years revolution'

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson writes for the Mirror about the government's childcare expansion - as she marks the start of 'a revolution in early years education'

Politics

2 w. ago Court affirms convictions of 2 key people in plot to kidnap Michigan's governor

An appeals court has affirmed the convictions of two men who were accused of leading a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor in 2020 and start a civil war

Events

2 w. ago ‘Is it “woke” to care about the environment?’: how Trump’s cuts are dismantling global conservation work

Hundreds of projects supported by USAID have been thrown into doubt, as fears grow of an increase in crimes such as poaching and traffickingWhen the guns finally fell silent in 1992, little was left alive in Gorongosa national park. During the 15 years of Mozambique’s civil war – in which more than a million people died – the country’s wildlife also paid a terrible price. Poaching for meat and ivory was so intense that the small surviving elephant population rapidly evolved to lose their tusks. Leopards, wild dogs and spotted hyenas had all disappeared. Populations of zebra, buffalo and other herbivores had collapsed.In the following years, a huge effort to restore the park took shape. Led by the philanthropist Gregory Carr and Mozambique’s government, it was the start of the park’s journey to becoming one of Africa’s most celebrated wildlife conservation success stories. Today, elephants, lions, hippos, antelope, painted wolves, hyenas and leopards all thrive in the park once again...

Politics

2 w. ago Workers in Scotland receive pay rise as Living Wage and Minimum Wage increase takes effect

The UK Government said the pay rises would help "kick-start economic growth and ensure our country is fit for the future".

Economics

3 w. ago Mathematician Adam Kucharski: ‘Our concepts of what we can prove are shifting’

The epidemiologist who advised on Ebola and Covid discusses the value of evidence in light of AI and social media, and how the notion of fact has long been divisiveAdam Kucharski is a professor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. As a mathematician and epidemiologist, he has advised multiple governments on outbreaks such as Ebola and Covid. In his new book Proof: The Uncertain Science of Certainty, he examines how we can appraise evidence in our search for the truth.What inspired you to investigate the concept of proof?Alice Stewart, an influential epidemiologist, used this nice phrase that “truth is the daughter of time”. But in many situations, whether you’re accused of a crime or thinking about a climate crisis, you don’t want to wait; there’s an urgency to accumulate evidence and set a bar for action. We’re entering an era where questions around information – what we trust and how we act – are increasingly important, and our concepts of what we can prove are...

Politics

3 w. ago Family of tragic young mum in fight to fund treatments for rare cancer

Stephanie Thomson's family are fighting in her memory.

Economics

3 w. ago Strong retail sales growth in February point to "green shoots" in the economy

The strong figures will raise hopes in Government that the sluggish economy will start to get moving again

Economics

3 w. ago Rush for gold jewellery helps give retail sales a boost in February

The strong figures will raise hopes in Government that the sluggish economy will start to get moving again

Politics

4 w. ago Sarah Beeny moves viewers to tears as she opens up about her battle with cancer on Great British Bake Off Stand Up To Cancer special

The Property Ladder legend, 53, appeared on the show - which aims to raise funds for cancer patients and treatments - alongside Roman Kemp, Maxine Peake and Amelia Dimoldenberg .

Events

last month BORIS JOHNSON: I now believe Covid WAS caused by a lab leak. The Chinese owe us proper answers and our Government should start demanding them

You what? I said to my team in Number Ten, as they explained the origins of Covid. What did you say they were doing?

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