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Biggest prostate cancer screening trial in decades begins in UK

Fri, 11/21/2025 - 01:45
The study aims to find the best way to detect prostate cancer - the most common cancer in men in the UK.

Biggest prostate cancer screening trial in decades begins in UK

Fri, 11/21/2025 - 01:45
The study aims to find the best way to detect prostate cancer - the most common cancer in men in the UK.

Ice warnings across parts of UK as cold snap sets in

Fri, 11/21/2025 - 01:01
New ice warnings were issued in Scotland, England and Wales for Friday, with the coldest night of the week expected on Thursday.

'Fatal cost' of 'toxic No 10' and 'Migration overhaul'

Fri, 11/21/2025 - 00:56
The papers on Friday are leading on the long-awaited report into how MPs handled the pandemic.

Strictly star arrested on suspicion of rape

Fri, 11/21/2025 - 00:44
Hertfordshire Police said the man had been released on bail under investigation.

Strictly star arrested on suspicion of rape

Fri, 11/21/2025 - 00:44
Hertfordshire Police said the man had been released on bail under investigation.

Friday-night drug deals helping Russian war machine, UK crime agency warns

Fri, 11/21/2025 - 00:32
The National Crime Agency says a "vast criminal ecosystem" funds "really bad things" around the world.

Friday-night drug deals helping Russian war machine, UK crime agency warns

Fri, 11/21/2025 - 00:32
The National Crime Agency says a "vast criminal ecosystem" funds "really bad things" around the world.

The curious case of why Poundland is struggling during a cost-of-living-crisis

Fri, 11/21/2025 - 00:15
Why - in an age where so many of us are feeling the financial pinch - are some budget shops on UK high streets having such a tough time?

Energy price cap fall expected as temperatures plunge

Fri, 11/21/2025 - 00:00
Regulator Ofgem will announce its next price cap, affecting the bills of millions of people from January.

UK did 'too little, too late', leading to thousands more Covid deaths, says inquiry

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 20:42
Report on government decision-making says delays cost 23,000 lives in the first wave in England.

Channel Tunnel says UK investment 'non-viable' as it halts projects

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 20:01
The company claims "unsustainable" levels of taxation has made any future investments "non-viable".

Five claims made in new book about Princess Diana's Panorama interview

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 19:34
Dianarama re-examines the 1995 BBC Panorama interview by disgraced reporter Martin Bashir.

Ice warnings spread across parts of UK gripped by cold snap

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 18:39
New ice warnings were issued in Scotland, England and Wales for Friday, with the coldest night of the week expected on Thursday.

Sturgeon excluded ministers from Covid decisions, inquiry says

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 18:32
An inquiry criticises the former first minister for making decisions within a small group of ministers and advisers in response to the pandemic.

Early Covid response in Wales 'inadequate', report finds

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 18:21
The inquiry's report considers the response of all four governments across the UK to the pandemic.

Lockdown could have been avoided - key findings from Covid inquiry

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 18:01
The long-awaited report is published into how well or badly the government handled the Covid pandemic.

Covid decision-making in NI was 'chaotic', says inquiry

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 18:00
The criticisms were contained in the UK Covid-19 Inquiry's second report, which examined government decision-making at the time.

Channel Tunnel says UK investment 'non-viable' as it halts projects

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 17:51
The company claims "unsustainable" levels of taxation has made any future investments "non-viable".

Some migrants to face 20 year wait for settled status

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 17:36
Shabana Mahmood says becoming part of the UK is "not a right but a privilege – and one that must be earned".