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Thousands of cancer patients in England are to benefit from a DNA blood test that saves lives by fast-tracking them on to personalised treatments. In a world-first, the NHS will offer patients with lung and breast cancer – two of the most common forms of the disease – a liquid biopsy that detects tiny fragments […]

Andrew Bailey has urged the UK government to deepen ties with the EU, as he warned a breakdown in global trade would make it harder for the Bank of England to control inflation. In a speech in Dublin on Thursday, the Bank’s governor said a stronger relationship between London and Brussels could “minimise negative effects” […]

A court in Argentina has declared a mistrial in the case of seven health professionals accused of negligence in the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona, the latest dramatic twist in a trial that has captivated the nation and the soccer world for more than two months. The whiplash decision on Thursday comes after one […]

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The African Development Bank has chosen the Mauritanian economist Sidi Ould Tah as its president-elect after three rounds of voting on Thursday afternoon. The election took place in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, at the end of the annual meeting of the continent’s biggest multilateral lender. Tah, former head of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in […]

Whether it is doing sums or working out what to text your new date, some tasks produce a furrowed brow. Now scientists say they have come up with a device to monitor such effort: an electronic tattoo, stuck to the forehead. The researchers say the device could prove valuable among pilots, healthcare workers and other […]

The 400th anniversary of the death of Orlando Gibbons has so far been one of the less prominently marked of this year’s significant musical dates. Gibbons, who was born in Oxford in 1583, was one of the last significant English madrigalists, and is often viewed as a transitional figure between Renaissance music and the baroque, […]

Technology shares climbed on Thursday, buoyed up by strong results from Nvidia, despite the AI chip company’s boss warning over the rise of Chinese rivals. The Stoxx Europe tech index rose by 0.8% on Thursday as a result of Nvidia’s financial report, with the Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML rallying by 2.4%. In the US, […]

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 2nd over: England 13-0 (Smith 9, Duckett 4) Jayden Seales starts with a very low full toss, possibly accidental, that hits Smith on the foot as he whips across the line. West Indies go up for LBW but it would have […]

Smokey Robinson has filed a $500m (£370m) defamation lawsuit against the four former housekeepers who accused the Motown star of sexual assault earlier this month. Retaining anonymity, the women characterised Robinson, 85, as a “serial and sick rapist” who had assaulted them on multiple occasions between 2007 and 2024 at three different locations. Their lawyers […]