Jeannie Ambrose Jeannie Ambrose, one of about 1,000 affected patients, says Enhertu should be made available on the NHS More than a thousand patients with advanced breast cancer are being denied a drug that can keep them alive for longer. It is already available in 19 countries in Europe – including in Scotland – but […]
Who was serial killer Rodney Alcala and what was The Dating Game?
Netflix Tony Hale plays the TV host, while Anna Kendrick and Daniel Zovatto portray Cheryl Bradshaw and Rodney Alcala A new Netflix film dramatises the true story of a serial killer who appeared on a TV dating show in the midst of his crimes. Woman of the Hour, directed by Anna Kendrick, depicts the crimes […]
Treasury hints Labour will spend billions on infrastructure
Billions of pounds of government borrowing could be spent on new infrastructure projects because of new self-imposed Treasury rules. The “guardrails” will allow the government to borrow for investment “more efficiently going forward”, the Treasury Chief Secretary Darren Jones said. The admission is the clearest sign yet ahead of the Budget that the government is […]
King Charles’s Australia tour – and why it nearly did not happen
Getty Images King Charles III and Queen Camilla are due to arrive in Australia on Friday on a historic royal tour. Eight months ago, I didn’t think I’d be writing those words. In February, Buckingham Palace announced the King had cancer and all his “public-facing duties” stopped – on doctors’ orders. Back then, a trip […]
‘I was a Directioner – here’s what Liam Payne and the band meant to me’
Getty When One Direction were on The X Factor, I was 12 years old. I’ve often joked I was the perfect age to be indoctrinated. I hadn’t previously shown any interest in boys – but Harry, Niall, Louis, Liam and Niall were different. Their teenage good looks, their cheeky, charming personalities, and the fact they […]
‘Death of Hamas mastermind’ and One Direction tribute to ‘brother’ Liam
Several of the papers lead on Israel announcing the death of Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar, as the Financial Times does here, calling him the “mastermind of October 7 attacks”. The death of the leader is a “pivotal” moment in the Israel-Gaza war, the paper says, describing it as a “symbolic victory” for Israel Prime Minister […]
Icelandic scientist plan to drill down to magma
Getty Images Iceland is one of the world’s most volcanically active places I’m in one of the world’s volcanic hotspots, northeast Iceland, near the Krafla volcano. A short distance away I can see the rim of the volcano’s crater lake, while to the south steam vents and mud pools bubble away. Krafla has erupted around […]
Fraudsters steal £3m a day as cases rise
Fraud cases have risen by 16% with con artists stealing more than £3m a day, according to figures from the banking industry. Criminals have particularly targeted victims by tricking them out of their one-time passcodes, trade body UK Finance said. Despite the increase in reported cases, total losses have fallen slightly – totalling £572m in […]
How Israel killed enemy number one Yahya Sinwar
Getty Images Israel had hunted Gaza for more than a year to find Sinwar Israeli troops had for more than a year hunted the leader of Hamas, who disappeared in Gaza soon after masterminding the 7 October attacks. Yahya Sinwar, 61, was said to have spent much of his time hiding in the tunnels under […]
Netflix hikes prices in some countries as growth fades
Netflix Netflix is starting to raise prices in some countries, as growth spurred by its crackdown on password sharing starts to fade. The company told investors on Thursday that it was “working to improve our monetization by refining our plans and pricing” and had already increased prices over the last month. In Italy and Spain, […]