A long-awaited report on how women born in the 1950s were affected by increases to their retirement age is due to be published today. An ombudsman has been looking at potential injustices resulting from the decision to raise women’s retirement age to bring it into line with men’s. For more than six decades in the…
6 hours ago About sharing AI tool Mia circles two areas of concern on a mammogram scan By Zoe Kleinman Technology editor An AI tool tested by an NHS hospital trust successfully identified tiny signs of breast cancer in 11 women which had been missed by human doctors. The tool, called Mia, was piloted alongside…
17 minutes ago About sharing Sarah Molin’s family are dependent on scarce donations and aid on the days they cannot raise $6 for food By Will Grant BBC News, Cap-Haitien, Haiti Sarah Molin’s life reflects the depth of Haiti’s problems. A year ago, the 20-year-old was a computer science student living in a suburb of…
4 minutes ago About sharing By Sean Seddon BBC News A report on how women born in the 1950s were affected by increases to their retirement age is expected to be published on Thursday. An ombudsman has been looking into potential injustices around changes to the state pension for five years. Campaigners say millions of…
4 hours ago About sharing Head teacher James Ludlow wants the World War Two era building at Joseph Leckie Academy demolished By Hazel Shearing, Daniel Wainwright and Nathan Standley BBC News Schools fear they are “stuck” with leaking roofs and decades-old temporary classrooms, after the final spots to receive rebuilding cash in England were taken…
Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka asks for privacy after the ‘unthinkable tragedy’ of the death of her former boyfriend.
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1 hour ago About sharing Seema Misra served four months in prison – her conviction was quashed in 2021 By Nalini Sivathasan and Lorna Acquah BBC News An expert witness was asked by a Post Office prosecutor to consider changing his testimony to avoid a “damaging concession”, the BBC has found. Fujitsu engineer Gareth Jenkins…
25 minutes ago About sharing By Tom Espiner BBC News The Bank of England is expected to hold interest rates at 5.25% for the fifth time in a row on Thursday. It is also expected to be cautious about signalling when future rate cuts will be, despite lower-than-expected February inflation figures. The Bank has been…
22 minutes ago About sharing Vaughan Gething said he wanted “kinder, more effective politics” By Adrian Browne & David Deans BBC news Vaughan Gething has been confirmed as Wales’ new first minister after a vote in the Welsh Parliament. He will succeed Mark Drakeford, who bowed out with an emotional speech on Tuesday, after five…