16 h. ago Border Force busts 'one of biggest drug hauls in UK history' as £96MILLION of cocaine found at port

Officers made one of the biggest drug hauls in UK history after they tracked a container ship coming into the UK from Panama, with 2.4 tonnes of cocaine being seized

Economics

35 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer delivers closing arguments at sex

The music mogul could face life in prison for racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitutionA lawyer representing Sean “Diddy” Combs began delivering the defense’s closing arguments on Friday morning in the music mogul’s federal sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial, marking the final chapter in a case that has drawn global attention over the last seven weeks.Marc Agnifilo, a defense attorney, is expected to push back against the government’s allegations that Combs coerced women into participating in drug-fueled sex marathons with male sex workers and that he ran a criminal enterprise that engaged in crimes such as sex trafficking, drug distribution, kidnapping, forced labor, arson and bribery. Continue reading...

Society

3 d. ago Researchers find new way to detect early signs of pancreatic cancer

The discovery could transform outcomes for thousands of patients

Science

4 d. ago How you make your favourite drink could increase the risk of lethal pancreatic cancer, nutritionist warns

How you brew your coffee could increase your chance of cancer, a nutritionist from the US has warned.

Events

7 d. ago Drug dealer 'sent ex horrific messages before torturing her boyfriend to death'

John Belfield is alleged to have been part of a group who tortured and murdered Thomas Campbell, with the drug dealer said to have been the 'driving force' behind the killing

Events

8 d. ago Diddy scores trial win as 'drug mule' witness says women were NOT forced into freak

LIVE UPDATES: Prosecutors prepare to call their final witness to the stand in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial. The defense will present its case next.

Events

1 week ago People at high risk of pancreatic cancer to be tested by NHS before symptoms show

More than half of people die within three months of being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer

Events

1 week ago GPs to contact patients with key warning signs of pancreatic cancer

GPs and their teams will look for people over 60 who may have signs of the cancer, such as a recent diagnosis of diabetes and sudden weight loss.

Events

1 week ago Two red flag signs that could mean you have Britain’s deadliest cancer

NHS launches pilot scheme for GPs to scour their medical records and contact patients who have two "red flag" signs of pancreatic cancer

Events

1 week ago GPs to hunt patients with 'red flag' risk factor for lethal pancreatic cancer

Dubbed a 'silent killer' due to its subtle symptoms only one in 20 patients currently diagnosed with this cancer are expected to survive a decade after diagnosis with many dying in just months.

Science

1 week ago Monty Python legend Eric Idle, 83, hospitalised for second time in three days

The comedian’s latest health scare follows his revelation last year that he ‘shouldn’t be alive’ after surviving pancreatic cancer

Politics

1 week ago Sally Ride’s partner says astronaut gave her permission to reveal their 27

Ride died in 2012 from pancreatic cancer

Events

1 week ago More than half of ambulances have been stuck at hospitals this year

The SNP Government have been criticised over a problems Labour say is caused by a shortage of beds.

Politics

1 week ago ‘Promising’ new test could detect pancreatic cancer in its early stages

Pancreatic cancer kills almost 10,000 people in the UK every year

Politics

1 week ago Blood test for early signs of pancreatic cancer trialled by UK doctors

Experts hope the test will enable doctors to pick up early signs of the deadly disease, which can have vague or no symptoms.

Events

2 w. ago The gripping, emotive tale of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira’s disappearance: best podcasts of the week

An evocative deep dive into the environmental journalist and Brazilian Indigenous defender going missing in the Amazon. Plus, Richard Ayoade teams up with Warwick Davis, while Amber Rudd has some inside info to share This six-episode Guardian podcast opens with evocative descriptions of dense Amazonian jungle teeming with macaws, jaguars and howler monkeys. But the pastoral beauty soon gives way to fear, as we hear about the disappearance of environmental journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous defender Bruno Pereira in a tale that pits them against the forces that run one of the world’s biggest drug-smuggling routes. This gripping investigation tries to get to the bottom of what happened and, given that it’s hosted by Phillips’s friend, the Guardian’s Latin America correspondent Tom Phillips, does so in a movingly personal manner. Alexi DugginsEpisodes weekly, Widely available Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Cancer patients in the UK dealing with 'worst drug shortage' as sufferers forced to skip meals and ration doses of their medication

A new survey has found that an astonishing 96 per cent of pharmacies are struggling to supply their patients with a crucial cancer drug called Creon.

Science

3 w. ago Days of Our Lives kills off Drake Hogestyn’s character eight months after actor’s death

Star of the long-running soap opera died in September 2024 from pancreatic cancer, aged 70

Events

3 w. ago Police worker accessed sensitive data on force computers to pass to drug dealer boyfriend

Lucy Langmead, 44, was employeed as an administrator by South Wales Police when she accessed the police national computer and passed on confidential information to her boyfriend Daniel Cozens, 37

Economics

3 w. ago UK shortage of critical drug forcing pancreatic cancer patients to skip meals

One pharmacist described scarcity of life-saving Creon as ‘worst stock shortage’ they have dealt withPeople with pancreatic cancer are eating only one meal a day because of an acute shortage of a drug that helps them digest their food.Patients with cystic fibrosis and pancreatitis are also affected by the widespread scarcity of Creon, a form of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT). Continue reading...

Science