82 m. ago Difference in survival rates between different types of cancer is bigger than ever while overall improvements have slowed, study reveals

The proportion of UK patients surviving ten years or more ranges from 97 per cent for testicular cancer to just 4.3 per cent for pancreatic cancer.

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96 m. ago RSPCA issue warning to cat owners after ‘horrific’ 30% surge in attacks

The incidents have seen cats ‘screaming in pain’ and left unable to use limbs

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1 hour ago WATCH: Atlanta Falcons Wide Receiver Drake London Makes Terrific Catch in Practice

WATCH: Atlanta Falcons Wide Receiver Drake London Makes Terrific Catch in Practice  Sports Illustrated

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1 hour ago ICE ordered to improve conditions at NYC facility after lawsuit alleges unsanitary cells where immigrants lack food and water

Detainees say they were forced to sleep with ‘horrific stench’ of sweat, urine and feces in cells with open toilets

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1 hour ago Live facial recognition to expand across the country amid Government overhaul of neighbourhood policing

The technology will be deployed to catch 'high-harm' offenders with new rules to support its use and ensure 'safeguards and oversight', the Home Office said.

Politics

2 h. ago Experts warn that progress in cancer survival rates is ‘slowing’

The study, led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and funded by Cancer Research UK, analysed long-term trends in the cancer survival index (CSI)

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2 h. ago Revealed: The area where parents would pay £81,000 MORE to buy a home near a good school

Parents are willing to pay tens of thousands of pounds extra to live in the catchment area of a top state school, as private school fees hike intensifies competition.

Economics

2 h. ago Speed of improvement in cancer survival rates ‘slowing’, say experts

The Government launched a call for evidence to help shape a national cancer plan earlier this year.

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2 h. ago 35 Union Pacific train cars derail near Texas town, no injuries reported

Authorities say 35 cars of a Union Pacific train derailed near a small Texas town but there were no injuries reported and no evacuations ordered

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2 h. ago Mexico expels 26 cartel figures wanted by US officials in deal with White House

High-ranking figures extradited to US as Trump officials ratchet pressure on networks sending drugs across borderMexico has extradited 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States in the latest major deal with the Trump administration as US authorities ratchet up pressure on criminal networks sending drugs across the border.Authorities sent 26 prisoners who were wanted in the US for ties to drug-trafficking groups, Mexico’s attorney general’s office and security ministry said in a joint statement on Tuesday. The transfers were carried out after a promise from the US justice department that prosecutors would not seek the death penalty in any of the cases. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Match of the Day stars 'won't make the show all about them' unlike Gary Lineker

New Match of the Day presenters Gabby Logan, Kelly Cates and Mark Chapman, who are taking over following Gary Lineker's tenure, want to make it all about the football when the show starts

Politics

4 h. ago Police launch urgent hunt for woman missing from seaside town

Claire Bennett, 49, was last seen leaving Truro railway station at 3.24pm on Monday before vanishing

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4 h. ago Cardiff City ratings in Swindon Town win as midfielders impress but concern remains

Here is how the Bluebirds rated in the clash with Swindon Town in the Carabao Cup

Politics

4 h. ago Pleasing Swansea City player ratings as summer signing shines bright in Crawley win

Here's how the Swansea players rated during Tuesday's 3-1 win over Crawley Town in the Carabao Cup

Sport

4 h. ago Tennessee town considers deal to turn closed prison into immigration detention facility

Officials in a rural Tennessee town are scheduled to meet to consider an agreement to turn a former state prison into an immigration detention facility operated by a private company

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5 h. ago Rangers player ratings: Duo emerge from Plzen defeat with credit but few others do as trio fail to impress

Marks out of ten for the Rangers players in Champions League qualifier

Sport

5 h. ago White House says 23 arrested after hundreds of federal officers deploy to DC

Trump deployed national guard troops after taking control of DC police, sparking fears of similar moves elsewhereUS politics live – latest updatesAbout 850 officers and agents took part in a “massive law enforcement surge” across Washington DC on Monday night and made nearly two dozen arrests, the White House has said.The show of force came after Donald Trump announced that he was sending the national guard into the capital and putting city police under federal control, even though the violent crime rate is at a 30-year low. Continue reading...

Events

5 h. ago 'Cherished' teacher and mum of two dies suddenly in Bulgaria tragedy

Catherine Parsons from Derry, Northern Ireland, suddenly died while she was away in Bulgaria. Moving tributes were paid to the 60-year-old history teacher at her funeral today

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5 h. ago Undercover police officers pose as joggers to crack down on men catcalling women runners

Surrey Police sent two officers out running at rush hour to show the scale of harassment that women are facing.

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5 h. ago Listed office building in Welsh town now being sold as £400,000 house

Planning permission to change the use of the historic building was granted last year

Society