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‘Significant breakthrough’: NHS hospitals adopt faster, more accurate bladder cancer test

‘Significant breakthrough’: NHS hospitals adopt faster, more accurate bladder cancer test

Five hospitals in England and Wales have switched to test taken at home, rather than invasive hospital procedureNHS hospitals are using a new way of d…
Search for suspects continues after 12 people shot near festival in Toledo, Ohio

Search for suspects continues after 12 people shot near festival in Toledo, Ohio

Search enters second day after Saturday shooting that wounded 12, two reported in critical condition, police sayOrganizers of a festival in the histor…
Lord's pitch does not benefit Test format - Stokes

Lord's pitch does not benefit Test format - Stokes

England captain Ben Stokes says the Lord’s pitch on which his side won the first Test against New Zealand is not helpful for the future of the game’s …
Royal Mail delivers new parent magazine to father 19 years late

Royal Mail delivers new parent magazine to father 19 years late

Paul Edwards, 52, was left baffled after the magazine finally arrived almost two decades late.…
Thousands march for French schoolgirl murdered after police failed to question suspect

Thousands march for French schoolgirl murdered after police failed to question suspect

Jérôme Barella had been accused of rape in months before murder but series of delays meant police had failed to summon him for questioningThousands of…
Homeless face ‘inhumane’ ultimatums by London councils

Homeless face ‘inhumane’ ultimatums by London councils

Choice between living on the streets or moving hundreds of miles away faced by homeless people.Having fled sex trafficking gangs in Belgium and Manche…
Authenticity is what American voters want

Authenticity is what American voters want

Results in US Democratic primary races are showing that old establishment politics no longer work.…
Man arrested 22 years after teen murdered in Leeds

Man arrested 22 years after teen murdered in Leeds

Tyrone Clarke's mother says the family has been living "with this shadow over us" for 22 years.…
Nigerian forces rescue 360 captives from Boko Haram

Nigerian forces rescue 360 captives from Boko Haram

Nigerian forces rescued 360 captives, including women and children from a Boko Haram mountain hideout in Borno State.…
Man charged in Great Yarmouth teen rape case

Man charged in Great Yarmouth teen rape case

Police said a 34-year-old is due to appear at Norwich Magistrates' Court on Monday.…
Alexander Zverev wins French Open to claim first Grand Slam title

Alexander Zverev wins French Open to claim first Grand Slam title

Zverev's five-set defeat of Flavio Cobolli makes him the first German man to win a Slam since Boris Becker 30 years ago.…
Record number of people waiting for NHS diagnostic tests in England

Record number of people waiting for NHS diagnostic tests in England

One in five of the 1.92m patients on list wait longer than six weeks for tests such as CT and MRI scans, analysis showsA record number of people are w…
Italy recovers 10 bodies as boat with nearly 60 on board capsizes off Malta

Italy recovers 10 bodies as boat with nearly 60 on board capsizes off Malta

At least 990 refugees and migrants have died this year while attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean.…
Antonelli-Russell contrast could hardly be more stark

Antonelli-Russell contrast could hardly be more stark

In Monaco, "everything clicked" for Kimi Antonelli but his Mercedes team-mate George Russell was "beyond frustration" after another race without point…
Can birds outsing traffic? Some are trying

Can birds outsing traffic? Some are trying

New research from scientists at the Centre for Ecological Research in Hungary finds that some birds living in cities are changing their songs to compe…
'I had the best and worst moments of my life on this court' - Zverev triumphs at last

'I had the best and worst moments of my life on this court' - Zverev triumphs at last

Four years after exiting the French Open in a wheelchair, Alexander Zverev leaves it as the Roland Garros champion.…
Italian rescuers recover 10 bodies after migrant boat capsizes off Malta

Italian rescuers recover 10 bodies after migrant boat capsizes off Malta

About 48 people rescued alive after vessel reportedly left Libya carrying about 60 passengersItalian rescuers have recovered 10 bodies after a migrant…
'We don't look at the sky anymore': The Air India crash victims who were not on the plane

'We don't look at the sky anymore': The Air India crash victims who were not on the plane

A grandfather, a survivor, a witness: one year after the crash, the people on the ground tell their stories.…
How the High Street became a window on our political instability

How the High Street became a window on our political instability

High Streets have declined in recent years. What does this tell us about the UK?…
Spain's visitor numbers hit new highs as tourists avoid Middle East

Spain's visitor numbers hit new highs as tourists avoid Middle East

The European country had 9.1 million international visitors in April, the most ever for that month.…
Tony awards 2026: full list of winners

Tony awards 2026: full list of winners

This year’s Tony awards have already seen wins for musicals Schmigadoon! and Cats: The Jellicle Ball Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon! Ellenore Scott…
You may be saving for retirement without realising it. Here's how to check

You may be saving for retirement without realising it. Here's how to check

One simple check could ensure you are not missing out on free money which could help in later life.…
How Mexican cartels turned South African farms into meth production hubs

How Mexican cartels turned South African farms into meth production hubs

Raids on South African farms have uncovered meth labs linked to Mexican networks, signalling a new cartel phase.…
Ten dead after migrant boat capsizes near Malta, Italian coastguard says

Ten dead after migrant boat capsizes near Malta, Italian coastguard says

At least 10 bodies have been recovered after a migrant boat carrying about 60 people capsized near Malta , the Italian coastguard says.…
More than 1,300 deaths a month in England due to long A&E waits, figures suggest

More than 1,300 deaths a month in England due to long A&E waits, figures suggest

Senior medical staff call for solutions to tackle root causes of excess deaths amid tenfold increase in a decadeMore than 1,300 patients a month in En…
Korda pips Hull to win maiden US Women's Open

Korda pips Hull to win maiden US Women's Open

World number one Nelly Korda wins her first US Women's Open title, pipping England's Charley Hull to the title by a single shot.…
Rare footage captured of Great White shark in Mediterranean Sea

Rare footage captured of Great White shark in Mediterranean Sea

A volunteer diver has described shaking as he filmed his encounter with an endangered Great White shark between Tunisia and Sicily.…
The top five-a-day foods your heart needs, according to new study

The top five-a-day foods your heart needs, according to new study

Not all fruit and veg is equal for getting nutrients called flavanols, say researchers.…
John Lithgow and Lesley Manville lead Tony Award winners

John Lithgow and Lesley Manville lead Tony Award winners

A revival of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman was the night's big winner with six awards overall.…
Can a vibrating belt fend off bone density loss?

Can a vibrating belt fend off bone density loss?

More than 40 million adults in the U.S. aged 50 and older have osteopenia, or low bone density. An FDA-approved wearable vibration device is giving so…