1 week ago Irregular migrant crossings into Europe fall 30% in first quarter of 2025

Human rights groups say drop is partly due to EU policies that turn blind eye to rights abuses in countries such as Libya and TunisiaIrregular crossings at Europe’s borders have fallen by 30% in the first quarter of the year compared with the same period last year, in a decrease that rights groups partly attributed to EU policies that have emphasised deterrence while seemingly turning a blind eye to the risk of rights abuses.The decline was seen across all the major migratory routes into Europe, the EU’s border agency Frontex said in a statement, amounting to nearly 33,600 fewer arrivals in the first three months of the year. Continue reading...

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1 week ago British hospitals introduce treatment for heart failure that cuts deaths by 62%

‘Gamechanger’ brought in after success of trial offering larger doses of drugs within first two weeks of treatment People in Britain with heart failure are being given larger doses of drugs at the start of their treatment after a global study found that this led to a huge fall in deaths.Experts say the new approach could mean those with the potentially fatal condition start receiving their ideal amount of medication within two weeks of diagnosis rather than after many months. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Increased state pension will arrive in accounts from next week: How much will YOURS rise by?

The headline rate will be hiked by 4.1% under the triple lock - but not all elements of the state pension are increased to the same level.

Economics

4 w. ago Katie Price's family crippled with concern as she risks going blind in bid for perfection

Former glamour model Katie Price is no stranger to going under the knife, but her upcoming string of surgeries could leave detrimental damage

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4 w. ago PROF ROB GALLOWAY: Our children are risking BLINDNESS from using screens, with myopia rates tripling since the 1990s. Now a pioneering treatment offers a solution...

As a father of five I can worry a lot about my children - especially the amount of time they spend on their phones and screens.

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last month The cancer treatment that hasn't been used once: How patients with rare tumours are being denied lifesaving therapy available on the NHS

The treatment, called selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT), was approved last year, offering a lifeline for patients with a rare neuroendocrine tumour (NET) in the liver.

Science