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NHS review of prostate screening launched after appeal by Chris Hoy

The health secretary ordered the NHS to review its guidance on testing for prostate cancer yesterday in light of Sir Chris Hoy's \"powerful\" call for men to be screened in their 40s.

UK 'failing to keep up with EU' on regulation of water pollution

The UK is \"falling behind\" on sewage pollution regulation as the EU tightens its rules to clean up Europe's waterways.

Universities in England could miss out on millions in tuition fee rise

Some universities in England could lose out on millions of pounds from increased tuition fees because their contracts with students may prevent changes to terms and conditions.

Girl's stepmother was 'villain', says father, denying murder

The father of Sara Sharif denied killing his daughter as he claimed the 10-year-old's stepmother was the \"true villain of the piece\", a court was told yesterday.

Art review Leonardo's warriors win battle with gnarly nudes

Art is a serious subject,\" say posters put up by the Royal Academy in London to champion art in schools. But is the Royal Academy itself serious? Its main galleries are now full of vacant paintings by Michael Craig-Martin, RA, while three of the greatest artists who ever lived are crammed into a couple of rooms round the back.

Activity in morning and evening may reduce risk of bowel cancer

Being more active in the morning and evening may reduce the risk of bowel cancer by 11%, according to a study that suggests the timing of your peak activity could play a \"crucial role\" in warding off the disease.

China blocks plans to rebuild UK embassy in Beijing

China is blocking requests to rebuild the British embassy in Beijing while the fate of its controversial mega-embassy in east London is being decided, the Guardian can disclose.

Kemi's just gaslighting the country-and having a laugh

Spare a thought for the losers. Not those like James Cleverly, Tom Tugendhat, Steve Barclay.

Democrats dare to believe as US votes

HERE THEY WERE AGAIN, going through the dread and the angst for the third time in eight years.

Leader finalises shadow cabinet Who are the MPs completing the lineup?

Chris Philp - shadow home secretary Philp has been rewarded as an enthusiastic backer of Badenoch.

Post Office scandal Compensation delay may force legal action - Bates

Alan Bates has suggested post office operators could take fresh legal action if the government fails to set a deadline for compensating them.

Badenoch and Jenrick urged to settle differences and end lingering rivalry

Senior Conservatives have urged Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick to rapidly settle any differences after the unveiling of the full shadow cabinet was marred by briefings and concern over lingering rivalries.

Otter's bond with Shetland man features in documentary

Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story will be available from 14 November on Disney+ and will air on 15 November on National Geographic

Welsh train crashed after system designed to grip rails failed

An automated system that helps train wheels to grip the tracks failed on one of the trains that crashed head-on in mid-Wales on 21 October, investigators have said.

Children as young as two treated for obesity in England

Thousands of children as young as two in England are being treated for health complications linked to severe obesity as leading experts warned of an \"escalating public health crisis\".

Planning rules 'failed to link public transport to new housing'

A decade of planning rules designed to create housing connected to public transport routes has achieved nothing, a report found yesterday, with millions of people in new homes still dependent on cars.

Capitol control Democrats face uphill struggle to gain edge

Close fights were waged in both houses of the US Congress on election day, with Democrats facing an uphill battle to cling to a one-seat majority in the Senate while Republicans sought to expand their majority in the House of Representatives.

'I hope we're heard' Sketch interviews with voters in a crucial swing state

LAST WEEK, the artist Lucinda Rogers made a short trip to Pennsylvania from New York to talk to people in the crucial swing state about the election. She addressed people at random and asked them what this year's election meant to them and how they thought the future would look depending on whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris won.

'Win big' High hopes for Harris in her Bay home town

s the extremely divisive election over who will next lead the US wrapped up, California's Bay Area was enveloped in a quiet calm. Far from the massive political rallies and the rousing rhetoric that has overtaken battleground states, many voters here are decided; the communities to the east of San Francisco were among the counties that voted most strongly for Joe Biden in 2020, and they will show up again hoping to defeat Donald Trump.

Pennsylvania Voters in swing state feel weight of the world on their shoulders

To celebrate his anniversary this year, Phil Haegele joined the back of a long line at a polling station with his wife on a warm autumn afternoon and waited to cast his ballot for Donald Trump.

What stirs swing states Bullying, borders and the price of beef

\"I've grown up a Democrat my whole life. So I suppose I was programmed to do it. That said, the Donald Trump world is something that I find pretty repellent. It feels very bullying-ish to me, and mean spirited.

'This is personal' Election result that will leave America still deeply divided

As the sun rose yesterday, there was something reassuringly familiar about the rituals that election day in America would bring: long queues of voters, candidates casting their own ballots, TV experts tapping their electoral map touchscreens and a steady flow of results from safe blue states and red states.

'Worried about crazies' Voters on edge in the bellwether county of Saginaw

They lined up in the dark and rain before the polling stations even opened across Saginaw, the bellwether county in the crucial battleground state of Michigan.

Reproductive rights Could abortion prove to be the decisive issue?

Leslie Lemus's top issue in the 2024 election is probably the economy. But she has a close second: \"Them fucking with abortion.\" For the 26-year-old Arizona native, the two issues are one and the same.

Dixville Notch Village in New Hampshire records first result - a tie

The traditional first tally of the 2024 US presidential elections in the tiny village of Dixville Notch, in New Hampshire's northern tip, ended in a deadlock: three votes to Kamala Harris and three for Donald Trump.

Joe Rogan Podcast host endorses Trump on X

The influential podcast host Joe Rogan has endorsed Donald Trump for president, writing that his choice had been influenced by the \"great and powerful Elon Musk\".

'He's a lunatic!' High anxiety as Americans take to the polls

America had previously always been \"somebody else's country,\" said Christopher La Rose, a health researcher, as he waited just before 7am in Pine Lake, a village too small for postal delivery, outside Atlanta, Georgia.

Disinformation Trump and Musk peddle falsehoods

Americans went to the polls yesterday against a backdrop of disinformation - much of it suspected of originating in Russia - as the FBI warned of fake videos and non-credible threats of terrorism aimed at disrupting the US presidential election.

Hope... and fear

Tens of millions of voters went to the polls in America yesterday, seesawing between anxiety and hope, to send one of the closest and most consequential presidential elections hurtling towards an uncertain finish.

Staying Up? Key Results To Watch Out For - And When They Could Emerge

A reminder of the basics: whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris is the next president will be decided by the electoral college rather than a straight count of the national vote - meaning that the winner will be the person who gets to a simple majority of 270 of the 538 electors on offer across the 50 states, whether or not they get more votes than their opponent nationwide.