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The saliva test, called Endotest, is already being used in a pilot NHS study, while Endosure – the gut electrical signal test – is part of a clinical study at the Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospital Trust.Women fast for six to eight hours beforehand and then drink water for 45 minutes during this gut test.The new draft recommendation means GPs will be able to start offering either or both to some patients, if available. Not every GP will have access immediately and use must be overseen by a healthcare professional with expertise in endometriosis diagnosis and management.The NHS will continue to…

“Kia Connect is a customer convenience feature, not a certified security vehicle tracker,” the firm told the BBC.”Therefore, it does not provide live‑tracking functionality for stolen vehicles. “Release of location details of a vehicle via Kia Connect is possible, however this must be done in full compliance with all applicable laws, in particular GDPR, and the authorities to minimise risk to the customer.”GDPR is Europe’s data protection law, and an almost-identical version applies in the UK.According to the Information Commissioner’s Office, Britain’s data regulator, users have the right to access their information and organisations need to respond to the request…

The semaglutide in the jab and pill mimics the actions of a hormone called GLP-1 (glucagon-like-peptide-1), which is released from the intestine after people eat. It acts on receptors in the brain that control appetite, making people feel fuller, less hungry and crave food less. Very common side effects with both include stomach problems, like feeling sick, being sick (vomiting), constipation and diarrhoea. With the jab, you may get little bit of skin redness, itching or mild swelling where you inject.Some people on the tablets or injections may experience stomach pain, headaches and tiredness. More rarely, people can get more…

Owners of Meta’s AI glasses have been told they must pay a monthly fee if they want full access to a feature that was previously free.Users will have to shell out $19.99 every month to use “Conversation Focus”, which uses the microphones on the glasses to make it easier to hear people you’re talking to, for more than three hours a month.Meta says those who hit the “free monthly usage limit” will have to wait for their free hours to refresh each calendar month unless they subscribe.The social media giant declined to provide a statement, but a spokesperson said the…

Sandra Champkins was symptom-free but a CT scan at Banbury’s Tesco car park detected she had cancer.

Parents should not publicly post images of their children online due to the growth of AI-generated abuse imagery, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has warned.Along with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), it said there is a growing threat of children’s images online being used to create child sexual abuse material (CSAM).More than 8,000 AI-generated images and videos of realistic child sexual abuse were identified by the IWF in 2025, it said – adding this was a 14% increase on the year before.”While we and policing colleagues tackle offenders, prevention remains vital,” said Tim Wright, a senior manager at the NCA.In…

Ed Shirt, 25, recommends fitting in the 30 minutes wherever you can in the day and splitting it into chunks if that makes it more manageable.”Walk before work, on your lunch break or after dinner,” he says. “You don’t have to do all 30 minutes at once either – three 10-minute walks throughout the day add up just the same.”Living by the coast in Prestatyn in Denbighshire, Wales, he often sets a timer and picks a landmark to walk to. “I get my half hour in literally just getting on the beach. There’s something about the movement of walking that…

“We don’t have robots that are nearly as good at understanding the physical world as a rat,” says Yann LeCun, one of the leading figures in the world of artificial intelligence.He worked at Facebook-owner, Meta, for a decade, where he was chief AI scientist, but left in 2025 and founded Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs (AMI Labs).His goal is to move AI beyond current systems like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. They have their uses, he says, but will never be able to tackle complicated situations in the real world, like getting a robot to do household chores.”They’re not a path towards…

Although there is statutory maternity and paternity leave – which guarantees time off and partial income compensation – not everyone takes it.Women can get six weeks before their due date and eight weeks after giving birth. Fathers get up to four weeks of flexible paid leave within eight weeks of a child’s birth.Both parents are also entitled to childcare leave until the child turns one, during which eligible employees receive 67% of their wages for the first 180 days and 50% thereafter. Since April 2025, some parents can receive more support for the first 28 days if both parents take…

Europe’s top court has ruled Google must pay a €4.1bn (£3.5 bn) fine handed down for using its Android mobile operating system to block rivals.The European Commission had originally handed out a €4.3 bn (then £3.9 bn) fine in 2018, but this was trimmed to €4.1 bn in 2022. An appeal brought by the tech giant has now been dismissed. It is the largest penalty the Commission has ever imposed against Google,A Google spokesperson said the judgement “fails to recognise” the firm’s “significant investment to ensure Android remains open, interoperable and free”.”In any event, we adapted our agreements to comply…