Breast cancer is a leading cause of death in women under 50 in the UK. About one in seven women develop breast cancer in their lifetime, yet only 5-10% of cases are linked to inherited genes. Most cases – 96% – are in women over 40, while 25% are in women over 75. Men can…
In a day of action at Syston Brook, volunteers mucked in to shovel “absolutely solid” silt out of the concrete-bottomed channel, which was then removed by the Environment Agency. Hick said: “It was a lot of hard work but we had fun, it was great. “It’s been quite fortunate this year because we didn’t have…
The government’s housebuilding agenda is hitting the stark reality of a lack of water and crumbling infrastructure across the east and south-east of England. Half the country was declared to be in serious drought this week, for the second consecutive year, with the Environment Agency warning of dire consequences for the economy, environment and wildlife….
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon doesn’t have a unified strategy for investing in a key hypersonic missile capability for the Navy and the Army — and failing to figure one out could result in additional program delays and inefficient use of funds, a new watchdog report warns. The Navy and the Army are both developing their…
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK – more than 64,000 are diagnosed each year, and about 12,000 die from the disease. A £60m trial is looking at the best way to introduce targeted prostate cancer screening by combining rapid MRI scans with treatments that cause lower harm, such as…
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Prime Minister of Iraq Ali al-Zaidi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2026. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Iran wants to meet and make a deal, as the U.S. military…
Could eating lots of chili peppers affect your cancer risk? Scientists have been debating that question for years, and the answer remains far from simple. While chili peppers contain compounds that have shown anti inflammatory and even anticancer effects in laboratory experiments, some human studies have linked very high consumption to a greater risk of…
During their one short break, Charlotte lets out a small shout of pain. The leather seat in the ambulance has burnt her skin. She reaches for her portable fan which mists the air, as the air conditioning gets going. The big black boots and dark green trousers both Connor and Charlotte wear offer protection from…
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which tracks the status of the world’s plants and animals, warns that species adapted to extreme environments, like the desert rain frog, are increasingly coming under pressure as nature loss accelerates across the planet. And there is also increased concern about a tiny snail found only around…
Most Americans don’t look to their 401(k) plans for excitement or experimentation, instead relying on the promise that steady saving and sober planning will guarantee security in their golden years. But the Trump administration wants to transform the well-worn patterns of retirement investing. To do so, it is moving to weaken the main protection workers…
