16 h. ago Plan to link rare cancer sufferers to suitable clinical trials clears Commons

Allison Gardner MP dedicated her support for the Rare Cancers Bill to her mother, who died of pancreatic cancer.

Science

20 h. ago Fines and match bans for stadium tailgating to become law by Euro 2028 – MP

Linsey Farnsworth’s Unauthorised Entry To Football Matches Bill cleared the Commons on Friday.

Politics

47 h. ago Moderation by Elaine Castillo review – a twisted look at the tech workplace

Castillo’s ambitious second novel, set in the worlds of social media and VR, considers labour and storytelling in a world veering rightElaine Castillo’s second novel is set within the rotten heart of the US tech industry, where “Girlie was, by every conceivable metric, one of the very best.” What makes her so effective in her underpaid contract role moderating content for social media giant Reeden is that most prized of workplace currencies: a stoical capacity for labour. Though the job’s mental toll is clear – suicides are common, white staff never stick around and wellness support remains superficial – Girlie proves exceptionally hardy, near-perfect in her ability to identify and scrape feeds free of child sexual abuse content. Behind her productive impassivity, Castillo tells us with a sombre touch of irony, is a “glowing” line of ancestors – Filipina nurses and maids who have long cleaned up after others.Things look up for Girlie once William Cheung enters the scene, inviting he...

Science

60 h. ago Government sees off backbench rebellion as welfare reforms clear Commons

‘If you can work, you should,’ social security minister Sir Stephen Timms told MPs before they voted on the welfare reforms.

Politics

3 d. ago New football watchdog set to be established as MPs back independent regulator

The Football Governance Bill is poised to become law after it cleared the Commons

Politics

3 d. ago New football watchdog set to be established following MPs’ backing

The Football Governance Bill is poised to become law after it cleared the Commons.

Politics

4 d. ago Pregnant woman who suffered common exercise injury horrified to learn she has 'golf ball sized tumour' which will kill her

A mother-of-one has told of her devastation after what she believed to be a 'pulled muscle' in her leg turned out to be a rare but aggressive cancer.

Events

6 d. ago The five new signings Rangers want next including three wingers as transfer plan throws weight behind burning Palati link

Rather than slowing down, the Ibrox signing frenzy looks set to accelerate

Events

6 d. ago The five new signings Rangers want next including three wingers as transfer plan throws weight behind burning Patati link

Rather than slowing down, the Ibrox signing frenzy looks set to accelerate

Events

8 d. ago Ministers face backbench calls to widen access to top tier of sickness benefits

The Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill cleared its first Commons hurdle at second reading on Tuesday.

Politics

8 d. ago Rachel Reeves says 'clearly I was upset' as she breaks silence on crying in Commons

Rachel Reeves was seen crying during PMQs in the Commons yesterday

Politics

9 d. ago Tributes to 'kind and graceful' mum who died after cancer battle

Katie Cooper was diagnosed with a rare skin cancer after coming back from holiday

Events

1 week ago Revealed: BBC boss Tim Davie was at Glastonbury on day hate chants were broadcast live... as police launch criminal probe

In a Commons debate, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said there was clearly 'a problem' with the BBC's leadership because it has had 'several' editorial failures in recent months.

Events

2 w. ago Patient, 56, dies from colon cancer after just ONE WEEK as doctors reveal key warning signs

A 56-year-old man from Lebanon died from an extremely rare and aggressive form of colon cancer after suffering subtle symptoms for only a week.

Events

2 w. ago ‘Huge advances in cancer and rare diseases’: 25 years of the human genome – podcast

It has been 25 years since Bill Clinton announced one of humanity’s most important scientific achievements: the first draft of the human genome. At the time, there was a great deal of excitement about the benefits that this new knowledge would bring, with predictions about curing genetic diseases and even cancer. To find out which of them came to pass, and what could be in store over the next two-and-a-half decades, Madeleine Finlay is joined by science editor Ian Sample, and hears from Prof Matthew Hurles, director of the Wellcome Sanger InstituteSupport the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Swarms of tiny nose robots could clear infected sinuses, researchers say

Chinese and Hong Kong scientists succeed in animal trials, but potential problems include risk of devices being left in body and public suspicionsSwarms of tiny robots, each no larger than a speck of dust, could be deployed to cure stubborn infected sinuses before being blown out through the nose into a tissue, researchers have claimed.The micro-robots are a fraction of the width of a human hair and have been inserted successfully into animal sinuses in pre-clinical trials by researchers at universities in China and Hong Kong. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago ‘UK must prepare for war on home soil for first time in years’, strategy warns

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden told the Commons the whole country must now be ‘clear-eyed and hard-edged’ about the threats it faces.

Events

2 w. ago Experimental new drug could literally 'burn fat' as clinical trial shows weight loss

A research team was looking to make a new anti-inflammatory medication when they found some incredible side effects

Events

2 w. ago Simple blood test capable of identifying if you will rapidly develop severe Alzheimer's

Identifying those with mild cognitive impairment who are most likely to suffer an accelerated decline could allow them to enter clinical trials and receive extra support, researchers say.

Events

2 w. ago Eurostar's huge £1.7bn plan to link UK to two countries in just five hours

Following rising passenger numbers and impressive financial results, Eurostar is investing £1.7bn to launch a fleet of up to 50 trains that operate three new direct routes, including two from the UK

Economics