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New blood test trialled on 12,000 Scots catches lung cancer early

Tue, 09/10/2019 - 00:02
Thousands of Scots at risk of lung cancer took part in a trial, described as "globally significant".

The bizarre fabrics that fashion is betting on

Tue, 09/10/2019 - 00:00
Amid a growing backlash against fast fashion, firms are looking at new fabrics from mushrooms and pineapples.

Honours list: Geoffrey Boycott and Andrew Strauss given knighthoods

Tue, 09/10/2019 - 00:00
Ex-England captains Geoffrey Boycott and Andrew Strauss are given knighthoods in ex-Prime Minister Theresa May's resignation honours list.

Creggan: Petrol bombs thrown at police and homes evacuated

Mon, 09/09/2019 - 23:36
The PSNI says petrol bombs have been thrown at officers during a search targeting the New IRA.

Majority of Welsh MPs to reject general election for second time

Mon, 09/09/2019 - 23:18
Parliament will be suspended after MPs are expected to have rejected a second snap poll call.

Former PM's Brexit negotiator joins Goldman Sachs

Mon, 09/09/2019 - 23:13
Olly Robbins, who helped negotiate the EU withdrawal agreement, will join the bank after a sabbatical.

Brexit: BMW could cut shifts at Mini plant in event of no-deal

Mon, 09/09/2019 - 23:03
Finance chief Nicolas Peter says output at the Oxford plant is likely to fall, affecting jobs.

Scotland 0-4 Belgium: Brutal defeat all but ends group hopes for Steve Clarke's side

Mon, 09/09/2019 - 21:35
Belgium inflict brutal defeat on Scotland that all but ends their hopes of reaching Euro 2020 via their qualification group.

Rugby boy, 16, charged with terrorism offences

Mon, 09/09/2019 - 21:21
The teenager is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, police say.

Concern over mice infestation in west Belfast flats

Mon, 09/09/2019 - 19:47
Mairead McKee, who lives in one of the flats, said she found droppings inside her baby's cot.

Tourist guilty of 'wrong way' death crash in East Lothian

Mon, 09/09/2019 - 18:30
Elizabeth Henderson, 83, died in the crash caused by Caroline Emmet who was driving on the wrong side of the road.

Health boss Siobhan McArdle resigns saying 'life too short'

Mon, 09/09/2019 - 18:22
Siobhan McArdle tells staff the personal cost of being a CEO in the NHS is "just too high".

Commons Speaker John Bercow to stand down

Mon, 09/09/2019 - 17:48
He says he will quit as Speaker and MP at the next election or on 31 October, whichever comes first.

Ron Jones, Britain's oldest poppy seller, dies at 102

Mon, 09/09/2019 - 17:25
The Auschwitz prisoner of war collected for the poppy appeal for more than 30 years.

Ballymurphy inquest: Witness denies making up evidence

Mon, 09/09/2019 - 17:09
The civilian witness denied trying to malign the memory of those who were shot dead in Ballymurphy in 1971.

Edinburgh Zoo reveals giant panda Tian Tian is not pregnant

Mon, 09/09/2019 - 17:08
Edinburgh Zoo's Tian Tian was artificially inseminated in March but it has not led to a pregnancy.

Priti Patel 'ashamed' by lack of support for police officers

Mon, 09/09/2019 - 16:59
The new home secretary says she wants to "reset the relationship" between police and the government.

Grab bag: 'I keep one for peace of mind'

Mon, 09/09/2019 - 16:32
Police want people to pack bags of emergency supplies. For some, it's "common sense".

Man guilty of running over Birmingham PC with own police car

Mon, 09/09/2019 - 16:31
PC Gareth Phillips is on a "long road to recovery", the Crown Prosecution Service says.

Tafida Raqeeb: Parents of ill girl, 5, begin High Court case

Mon, 09/09/2019 - 15:27
Doctors treating Tafida Raqeeb in the UK say it is in her best interests to be allowed to die.

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