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Scientists have developed a new test for certain breast cancer patients which can predict whether or not their cancer is likely to return just two weeks after they start treatment. Experts said thousands of breast cancer patients could be spared unnecessary treatment as a result. The new test has been devised to detect the likelihood of cancer reoccurring in patients with a type of breast cancer known as oestrogen receptor […]

An amber weather warning has come into place with dangerous thunderstorms threatening to bring a weekend of flooding to parts of the UK. The warning was issued by the Met Office for London, parts of the south and south east of England from 4am to 11am on Saturday. It is the first amber warning issued for London since January 2 2024, when Storm Henk brought strong winds to central parts […]

Turkey’s Marmaris tops ranking of cheapest family holiday destinations Turkey’s Marmaris has been ranked the cheapest short-haul holiday destination for UK families. The port city has the lowest prices out of 16 popular locations for a basket of 10 tourist items, Post Office Travel Money said. This included just £67.67 for a three-course meal for two adults and two children with wine and soft drinks. Other low prices included 16p […]

Reform UK’s “war” on net zero would cost almost one million jobs, the energy minister has claimed, as Labour steps up its attacks on Nigel Farage’s party over green power. Michael Shanks said Reform’s opposition to net zero amounted to a “war on jobs”, saying working people “would lose jobs and opportunities if Farage’s party was ever allowed to impose its anti-jobs, anti-growth ideology on the country”. His comments come […]

A criminal investigation into the performance of Belfast rap trio Kneecap at Glastonbury Festival has been dropped by police. Avon and Somerset Police said it will be taking “no further action” on the grounds that there is “insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction for any offence”. The investigation was announced in June after officers reviewed video footage and audio recordings from the sets of Kneecap and punk duo Bob […]

The number of serious pollution incidents caused by water firms across England rose by 60% in 2024 compared with the previous year, the Environment Agency said. The watchdog revealed consistently poor performance from all nine water and sewerage firms in the country despite its expectations for pollution incidents to decrease. Every year it records the number of times pollution, including untreated sewage, is released into waterways from water company infrastructure […]

The child who died in a school coach crash in Somerset was a 10-year-old boy, police have said. Six children and three adults remain in hospital after a school bus left the A396 at Cutcombe Hill near Minehead and slid down a 20ft slope on Thursday afternoon. The vehicle had been returning to Minehead Middle School from the Exmoor Zoo with 60 to 70 passengers on board when the incident […]

Thunderstorms set to batter the UK this weekend could pose a danger to life in some areas, the Met Office has said as it issued an amber weather warning.Heavy rain with some thunder could create “fast flowing or deep floodwater, causing a danger to life” in the amber warning area, which spans the east and South East of England, including London, between 4am and 11am on Saturday. Various yellow thunderstorm […]

Tributes have been paid to the victims of a “heartbreaking and devastating” crash after a school coach trip returning from Exmoor Zoo slid down a 20ft slope in Somerset. One child died and 21 staff members and pupils from Minehead Middle School were injured after their vehicle left the A396 at Cutcombe Hill on Thursday afternoon. The coach had been travelling back to the school from the Devon zoo with […]