Day: December 19, 2024

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Lord Peter Mandelson expected to be named next ambassador to US

News

Lord Peter Mandelson expected to be named next ambassador to US

Labour grandee Lord Peter Mandelson is expected to be the next UK ambassador to the US. Lord Mandelson, who served in the cabinets of Sir Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, is poised to be the UK’s next top diplomat in Washington, as President-elect Donald Trump returns to office. The tenure of Dame Karen Pierce, the current office holder, is expected to come to an end at the start of 2025 […]

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Daily tablet for advanced breast cancer patients set for NHS rollout

News

Daily tablet for advanced breast cancer patients set for NHS rollout

A new once-a-day tablet that treats advanced breast cancer is to be rolled out on the NHS, with about 1,100 patients in England set to benefit. The final guidance on elacestrant by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) comes after it provisionally rejected the drug in October. The charity Breast Cancer Now welcomed the news but said it remains “deeply concerned that the system is not working […]

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Household water bills to rise by an average £31 a year from April

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Household water bills to rise by an average £31 a year from April

Household water bills in England and Wales will increase by an average £31 a year over the next five years, regulator Ofwat has announced. The increase is significantly higher than the expected average rise of around £20 a year per household, outlined in the regulator’s draft proposals in July. Ofwat said the increase would pay for a £104 billion upgrade of the water sector to deliver “substantial, lasting, improvements for […]

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‘Climate indicator’ sea slugs, whales and returning wildlife in UK seas in 2024

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‘Climate indicator’ sea slugs, whales and returning wildlife in UK seas in 2024

Sea slugs making a home in the UK due to climate change are among the species spotted around the country’s coasts in 2024, The Wildlife Trusts said. Sea monitoring by volunteers and conservationists this year also revealed invasive species such as Pacific oysters and showed some wildlife making a comeback, including St Piran’s hermit crabs along the south coast – which were wiped out by the Torrey Canyon oil spill […]

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Call for action after ‘devastating’ rise in drink deaths

News

Call for action after ‘devastating’ rise in drink deaths

There has been a “catastrophic” rise in drink deaths, leading public health experts have said. The Alcohol Health Alliance (AHA) has called for urgent action from the Health Secretary to redress the “alarming trend”. In a letter to Wes Streeting, the Alliance – which is made up of medical royal colleges, charities, treatment providers and academics – highlights how deaths caused “solely by alcohol have increased by a catastrophic 42% since 2019”. […]

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Cara Delevingne plays Elton John in Step Into Christmas video

Entertainment

Cara Delevingne plays Elton John in Step Into Christmas video

Actress and model Cara Delevingne plays Sir Elton John in a new video for his classic festive song Step Into Christmas. The video is a reimagining of behind the scenes of the original version, which was released more than 50 years ago, with Delevingne 32, sporting an identical-looking suit and glasses as worn by Sir Elton. On its initial release in November 1973, Step Into Christmas reached number 24 in […]

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Tyson Fury

Sport

Tyson Fury vows to ‘annihilate’ Oleksandr Usyk and dominate heavyweight division

Tyson Fury has vowed to “annihilate” Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh on Saturday as the first step towards ruling the heavyweight division. Fury was considered the standout fighter in his weight class until he lost his WBC belt on a split-decision to WBA, IBF and WBO king Usyk when they clashed for the first time in May. The IBF title is no longer at stake after it was stripped from the […]

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