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| Blood test that can detect 12 common cancers to be trialled on NHS |
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A new blood test that uses AI to detect signs of a dozen cancers long before symptoms develop is to be tested on NHS patients. The trial on 8,000 patients will analyse blood samples for tiny fragments of genetic material released by tumours. Tests so far on 20,000 patients show the miONCO-Dx test is 99% accurate in detecting cancer and pinpointing where it is located, allowing a diagnosis to be made when the disease is at a far earlier, treatable stage. As little as 10 drops of blood are all that’s needed to detect up to 12 common cancers. The Department of Health said the test was now ready for the “validation and verification” stage. The government has awarded £2.4m to run the trial of the genetic test, which was developed by the University of Southampton and the biotech startup Xgenera and can help thousands more people survive the disease |
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| World News |
| Trump lashes out at Zelensky for refusing to formally cede Crimea to Russia |
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| US President Donald Trump, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky clash in the Oval Office at the White House on February 28, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP) |
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US President Donald Trump says a deal on halting the Ukraine war is “very close,” but slams Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over his refusal to formally cede Crimea to Russia. “It’s inflammatory statements like Zelenskyy’s that makes it so difficult to settle this War,” Trump says in a post on Truth Social, adding that “We are very close to a Deal.” |
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| Israel News |
| Major blaze in Jerusalem area on Wednesday |
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| Firefighters try to extinguish a fire which broke out near Moshav Eshtaol, April 23, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90) |
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A Fire and Rescue Authority spokesman tells The Times of Israel that nine people have been lightly injured as a result of the blazes outside Jerusalem, including seven firefighters and two civilians. Hebrew media reports indicate a Border Police officer was also injured. Speaking to rescue services in the command center where authorities are overseeing efforts to battle the fires, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recommends speaking with allies like Greece to prepare reserve firefighting forces. He warns against “fire traps.” “That is, there are open evacuation routes, and they must not be closed from settlements, and if you are unable to close them and the fire is about to close on a settlement, evacuate the settlement, and of course, not allow entry into fire traps,” he says. Netanyahu also stresses to firefighters the importance of protecting Jerusalem and its western suburbs. “Inform people not to come, the public — not to come close, not to enter the range of the fire,” he says. “This is simply a lifesaver.” |
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| Police find unexploded bomb near Netivot, believe it was left there by Hamas during Oct. 7 attack |
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| An explosive device discovered by police near the southern city of Netivot which they believe was left there during Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack. (Israel Police) |
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The Southern District police say they found an unexploded bomb in southern Israel this morning that they believe was left there by Hamas terrorists during the October 7, 2023, attack. Officers found the explosive device in a small, suspicious-looking bag in an open area near Netivot. A spokesman says the bomb was likely left by Hamas terrorists who tried to invade the city on October 7, 2023, but were thwarted by police and local security forces who worked to encircle the city and guard its entry points. A police bomb squad is working to neutralize and further examine the explosive. |
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