Antibody therapy lecanemab removes clumps of protein called beta amyloid that builds up in brain Researchers have hailed the dawn of a new era of Alzheimer’s therapies after a clinical trial confirmed that a drug slows cognitive decline in patients with early stages of the disease. The result comes after […]
Month: November 2022
Tory-led Essex authority is on brink of bankruptcy and has appealed to government for emergency bailout A Tory-led council has admitted a series of disastrous investments in risky commercial projects caused it to run up an unprecedented deficit of nearly £500m and brought it to the brink of bankruptcy. The […]
Role of church in parliament and schools questioned as census shows 5.5m fewer holders of faith in England and Wales Census results revealing that England is no longer a majority-Christian country have sparked calls for an end to the church’s role in parliament and schools, while Leicester and Birmingham became […]
Rashford’s two goals give England 3-0 win over Wales Southgate’s side now face Senegal in last 16 on Sunday Moments after England eased into the last 16 of this World Cup with a painlessly efficient 3-0 victory against Wales, Marcus Rashford jogged over to supporters and began to frenetically pump […]
Jury convicts leader of rightwing group which supported Trump’s attempt to overturn 2020 election Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the rightwing Oath Keepers militia, has been found guilty of seditious conspiracy, a charge arising from the attack on the US Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump. Rhodes and co-defendant Kelly […]
PM’s first major foreign policy speech warns of the creeping authoritarianism of Xi Jinping’s regime Rishi Sunak has signalled the end of the “golden era” of relations between Britain and China, using his first major foreign policy speech to warn of the creeping authoritarianism of Xi Jinping’s regime. As police […]
Revised online safety bill proposes fines of 10% of revenue but drops harmful communications offence Social media platforms that breach pledges to block sexist and racist content face the threat of substantial fines under government changes to the online safety bill announced on Monday. Under the new approach, social media […]
The town of Bakhmut has been mostly abandoned as relentless shelling reduced buildings to rubble Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Fighting around the key eastern Ukraine town of Bakhmut has descended into a bloody morass with hundreds of dead and injured reported daily, as neither Russian or Ukrainian forces […]
Editors urge ministers to end ‘endemic’ use of Slapps – legal cases designed to hinder investigations A coalition of senior journalists and editors from across the political spectrum are calling on the justice secretary, Dominic Raab, to back a proposed law to tackle the global super-rich’s use of “abusive legal […]
Trusts may also have to suspend chemotherapy, kidney dialysis and other key elements of healthcare Hospitals may not be able to provide key elements of healthcare such as urgent surgery, chemotherapy and kidney dialysis during the forthcoming strikes by nurses, NHS bosses have said. Trusts may also have to stop […]