Author: BBC

Rates are held at 5.25%, but the Bank wants to see “more evidence” of falling inflation before cutting. Source link

A Department for Science, Innovation and Technology spokesperson said: “We do not accept this – the UK is a clear leader in AI research and development, and as a government we are already backing AI’s boundless potential to improve lives, pouring millions of pounds into rolling out solutions that will transform healthcare, education and business growth, including through our newly announced AI Opportunity Forum. Source link

Jon Shelton, head of cancer intelligence at Cancer Research UK, said: “This report shows us where the UK is doing well, and where we need to focus on improvements for patients. There are positives in here – screening is having a real impact, and cancer mortality rates are falling.

“People say to me sometimes, ‘Just stick to the music, leave the politics to the politicians’. And my answer to that is, well they’re not doing the best job of it as far as I can see. And the second answer is, life is political. Whether you know it or not, politics are affecting how your life is lived.” Source link

A man apparently protesting over Gaza is detained after the incident at a Proctor & Gamble’s factory. Source link

Water companies in England and Wales expect an increase of 6%, with an 8.8% rise in Scotland. Source link

The company’s shares surge as it reports a jump in users, ad sales and profits, despite Washington concerns. Source link

People who are found to have defective BRCA genes, known as being BRCA positive, will be given early access to cancer detection services such as mammograms or MRI scans. They may also be offered preventative surgery or medication, and advised to make risk-reducing lifestyle changes.

“Although Alec Baldwin repeatedly denies pulling the trigger, given the tests, findings and observations reported here, the trigger had to be pulled or depressed sufficiently to release the fully cocked or retracted hammer of the evidence revolver,” their report concluded. Source link

“The High Court in London has found that there was not even an attempt by Christopher Steele, or his group, to justify or try to prove, which they absolutely cannot, their false and defamatory allegations in the fake ‘dossier’,” Mr Cheung said in a statement. Source link