NHS programme could prevent 100 kidney transplants being rejected each year

In addition to ensuring blood types match, scientists will now align white blood cells as closely as possible. NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) said that the initiative could potentially prevent 100 kidney transplants…

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'Potent' spice-laced gummies sold on social media

The drug-laced gummies, which are made to look like familiar-looking sweet brands in colourful packaging but contain THC, have been seized by Wiltshire Police and are being tested by scientists at the University of Bath.…

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Burnham exchanged messages with person posing as top Trump aide

The prime minister spoke over message to who he believed was White House chief of staff Susie Wiles , before the suspicious activity was reported to authorities. The British embassy in Washington was so concerned it…

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LIZ AUSTIN: My partner was killed by a speeding driver who fled to Pakistan. I want the law changed so no one suffers what I did… but here's how I had Jack's miracle baby 12 months AFTER he died

Without looking up from my computer, I replied: ‘OK.’ Off he went. It was the last time I ever saw him. Jack and I would usually run together but that day I was resting in advance of an embryo transfer the following…

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Movie that went viral for terrible animation becomes China box office hit

It grossed just 7,705 yuan ($1,140; £843) in the first 10 days after its release, but has now made more than 11.4 million yuan, according to movie tracking site Mao Yan. That means it is holding ground against Hollywood…

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DANIEL HANNAN: At last there's talk of slashing welfare. Reform want to save £50bn, the Tories £23bn. So will Andy Burnham do what's needed?

First the Conservatives came up with a plan for £23billion in savings, with a further root-and-branch review to follow. Now Reform says it can save £50billion. I strongly suspect Labour will be next, if not quite so…

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Sainsbury’s suspends live facial recognition after customer wrongly accused of being a shoplifter

After already scanning his items alongside his Nectar loyalty card, Arnold was told that he had been identified by the facial recognition technology in connection with an incident ‘earlier in the week’. ‘They came over…

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Man rescued alive after 15 days trapped in pitch-black underwater cave

He was finally discovered dehydrated and with severe malnutrition in a cave more than 300 ft deep on August 7. He described his rescue as a ‘marvellous miracle’. ‘Thank you God for giving me another opportunity in life…

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Andy Burnham ‘exchanged messages with someone impersonating Trump’s closest advisor’

The Prime Minister exchanged messages with a person who was pretending to be Susie Wiles, Trump’s chief of staff. According to Politico , a person briefed on the matter said the communications between the two were ‘of no…

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What is happening with the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields?

After years of debates and legal wrangling, public consultations on updated plans for the Rosebank oil field off Shetland and the Jackdaw gas field, which lies east of Aberdeen, are closing. Industry bodies argue that…

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