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A simple urine test for lung cancer could be available for NHS use in as little as five years, experts have said. The majority of cases of lung cancer in England are diagnosed at later stages, meaning the disease can be harder to treat. But the new urine test can indicate the first possible signs of disease, which could potentially mean cancer could be […]

Bridget Phillipson has urged the competition watchdog to look into hidden extra charges parents have encountered when trying to access Government funded childcare. Eligible working parents in England are able to get 30 hours a week of free childcare for children aged between nine months and four-years-old. The Department for Education said “too many” parents have reported being asked to pay extra to secure a place – including […]

The UK experienced a “tropical night” on Monday as the record for highest daily minimum temperature in May was broken for the second consecutive day. Temperatures did not fall below 21.3C on Monday at Kenley Airfield, south London, after the UK recorded its hottest May day since Met Office data began, the forecaster said. The country also recorded its provisional all-time hottest meteorological spring temperature when Kew Gardens […]

Metallica have urged their fans in Britain to give blood as they approach the start of the UK leg of their world tour. In a first-ever collaboration between UK blood services and a global band, the metal veterans have called on their followers to donate blood and plasma around their upcoming tour dates. The Welsh Blood Service, England’s NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) […]

Several people have been hurt in a collision between a train and a minibus carrying children in northern Belgium, police said. The accident happened at a level crossing near the town of Buggenhout, about 30 kilometres (20 miles) north-west of the capital, Brussels, on Tuesday. Details about how it unfolded were not immediately clear. Police said that “several people” were hurt in the […]

35 degrees Celsius recorded at Kew Gardens and Heathrow Airport The record for the hottest May day has been broken again, with provisional temperatures reaching 35C in London, the Met Office has said. Temperatures on Tuesday surpassed Monday’s provisional all-time hottest meteorological spring temperature of 34.8C recorded in Kew Gardens in south-west London. In a post on X, the Met Office said: “Today is now […]

A stepmother killed a five-year-old girl by scalding her in a hot bath as a punishment nearly half a century ago, jurors found. Janice Nix, 67, was found guilty of the manslaughter of Andrea Bernard by forcing her into the bath in Thornton Heath, south London, in 1978. Andrea’s death was treated as an accident until her older brother Desmond Bernard went to police in 2022 with a […]

The King created an instant “bond” with cancer patients when he visited the site of a newly redeveloped centre for people living with the disease. Charles was cheered by patients and staff at York Hospital, as he toured the site ahead of the opening of the Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Cancer Centre. He met patients including Lou Rhodes, 49, who is living with stage 4 secondary breast cancer, […]

Nurses have entered into a pay review with “good grace” but are “not afraid to strike” in the future, the boss of the profession’s union has said. There could also be targeted action at NHS trusts who do not uplift band five nurses fairly, Professor Nicola Ranger said. The general secretary and chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) described the Government’s commitment […]