earlier, i spoke tojon shelton — head of cancer intelligence at cancer research uk, who spoke to me aboutmpact a cancer diagnosis can have on a young family. i'lljust start off by saying that on behalf of everyone at cancer research uk, we wish the royal highness a full swift recovery and return to good health. the braveness in coming out and sharing the message yesterday will be very difficult for the family, as it has been of receiving that diagnosis in the first place. sharing it with the family and with the children, the difficult message that is for them. we're bringing it out, bring in the public, allowing us to talk about it also allows us to kind of think about ourselves and how cancer can affect us, how we know our bodies, and what we can do about if we think something might be wrong with our body, something that might feel different, to actually go and get it checked out yourself, contact your gp and don't wait or ignore it. it's much better to go and get some help, get support, get it checked out so we can see if there is something wrong. if it is cancer, the earlier we can det

malcolm clark from | cancer research uk, really going four nations malcolm clark from - cancer researchc news. hello. you may have noticed things feeling a little milder out there today. certainly temperatures have been on the rise, but we're paying for it because it's another fairly cloudy day for many of us with outbreaks of rain, too. this is the picture in bedfordshire. we have had some spells of hazy sunshine in the south and the east, but really through the rest of today, showery rain affecting much of the uk. but it is certainly feeling mild, particularly in the south. that's down to the fact that we've got the air coming in from the southwest, this warm front sitting across parts of scotland in particular. a cold front does follow on behind, so something a little cooler and showery later in the day, particularly out towards the west. but we could see 16, possibly 17 degrees in the warmest spots across parts of eastern england, butjust single figures across scotland. and that's because we're sitting in the slightly cooler air and more persistent rain here across central scotland.

professorjohn shelton from cancer research uk, thank you forjoining us on bbc news.d the rafah crossing and has made a renewed call for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. he said it was time to silence the guns and stop the nightmare, describing the ongoing loss of life there as a moral outrage. hundreds of trucks waiting are waiting at the border crossing to bring much needed aid into gaza. mr guterres�*s visit comes as israel faces mounting international pressure to allow more goods into the territory as fears mount of imminent famine. nothing justifies the horrific attacks by hamas on october 7th. and nothing justifies the collective punishment of the palestinian people. now, more than ever, it is time for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. it is time to silence the guns. palestinians in gaza — children, women, men — remain stuck in a nonstop nightmare. communities obliterated, homes demolished, entire families and generations wiped out, with hunger and starvation stalking the population. 0ur middle east correspondent hugo bachega is also in egypt near the rafah cr

earlier, i spoke tojon shelton — head of cancer intelligence at cancer research uk, who spoke to me aboutod health. the braveness in coming out and sharing the message yesterday will be very difficult for the family, as it has been of receiving that diagnosis in the first place.

someone in the uk is diagnosed with cancer every two minutes, according to a non-profit organization, cancer research uk. and also finds that they're around 375,000 new cancer cases in the uk every year. that's around 1,000 per day. almost half of these cancer cases we're diagnosed at stage 3.4. and among females, there are more than 182,000 cases each year but vinson is the health information manager with cancer research. you can she joins be live from london. thanks so much for being here with us. so it was, it was a shock to many, not just because of who she is obviously but also her age. she's so young >> yeah, absolutely. i think a cancer diagnosis is shocking for anybody and always very challenging time and the first thing i'd like to say is on half of everybody at cancer research uk. we send our best wishes to the princess of wales and wished her swift and full recovery and very much respect her privacy at this time >> so it seems surprisingly common to get a cancer diagnosis when you're actually being treated for something else. why is that? do you think? >> there are probably lots of reasons

a manager of a cancer research uk store in north london did just that.thing? imagine stumbling upon this beatles record from 1963 in your local charity shop. a manager of a cancer research uk store in north london did just that. jamie marie madden found the rare copy of please please me. rare copy of please please me, thinking it would fetch a few hundred pounds. she was just a touch off. it's just sold for more than £4,000 on ebay with the proceeds all going towards cancer research funding. now, if this has inspired you and you have a few vinyls lying around at home gathering dust, you may be sitting on a small fortune. demand for records is skyrocketing here in the uk. according to trade group bpi, as fans embrace both the quality and collectible aspect of vinyl. perhaps another excuse to get started early on that spring cleaning. always a good reason to look for all things to see if there's any value in them. i'll be back the next hour for more news for you. bye for now. hello. where the sun has put in an appearance over the last couple of days, we ha

a manager of a cancer research uk store in north london did just that.a touch off. it's just sold for more than £4,000 on ebay with the proceeds all going towards cancer research funding. now, if this has inspired you and you have a few vinyls lying around at home gathering dust, you may be sitting on a small fortune. demand for records is skyrocketing here in the uk. sales hit their highest levels since 1990 last year, according to trade group bpi, as fans embrace both the quality and collectible aspect of vinyl. perhaps another excuse to get started early on that spring cleaning. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello. where the sun has put in an appearance over the last couple of days, we have felt some spring warmth. certainly, it has been a mild start to the week, but there is a change on the way. it will turn colder later in the week, and between now and then we have some spells of wind and rain to contend with — the wettest and windiest weather towards the north and the west of the uk. this chart shows the rainfall we are expecting to accu

the number of middle—aged people dying from cancer in the uk is at a 25—year low, according to new data. a study from cancer researchallen, thanks to screening, better treatments and policies aimed at reducing smoking. you are life with bbc news. the spanish parliament is due to vote on a controversial bill about amnesty for people involved in the catalan independence. let's go to our correspondent. what exactly will the members of parliament be voting on? i am outside the congress building where they are currently debating the amnesty issue. this amnesty was sent to congress back injanuary the amnesty issue. this amnesty was sent to congress back in january and it was rejected by a narrow margin because of concerns by catalan nationalists who would have benefited from it that it wasn't legally watertight enough. since then, a new version has been sent and that is the version that will be voted on today. the idea is that it will be a tighter amnesty law and it will be a tighter amnesty law and it will provide protection for more than 300 catalan nationalists who have been facing legal action or legal charges for sep

the number of middle—aged people dying from cancer in the uk is at a 25—year low, according to new data. a study from cancer researchks to screening, better treatments and policies aimed at reducing smoking. labour has set out plans to cap re—sale prices for concert tickets, to crack down on people who buy them to list online, at an inflated cost. sir keir starmer said access to music, art and theatre should not be "at the mercy of ruthless ticket touts". the government says it's already introduced tough enough measures. you're live with bbc news. a migrant charity says at least 60 people are feared to have died on a dinghy while trying to cross the mediterranean sea. the group were trying to reach italy from libya. 25 people were rescued. with more on this, i'm joined from the newsroom by sofia bettiza. all of this is an account from that ngo and what they said is that last week a group of migrants set off from libya on day dinghy, trying to reach italy. from libya on day dinghy, trying to reach ital . �* from libya on day dinghy, trying to reach holy-— reach italy. after three days there ng broke down _ reach ital

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so it does affect young people , cancer research uk young people, cancer research uk calculated it affectsi've been a consultant for over 40 years and i've never seen so many people get cancer as now it's just part of the ageing process and part of the fact that our, our lifestyle is not the greatest, i guess. >> indeed. and it's really tough because, i mean, you know, it's very clear here that, the princess wants to have her privacy respected. we're not going to find out about the type of cancer, the stage of cancer or anything like that. but one of the things that princess catherine did say in the video, and again, if you've missed it, don't worry, i. shall we play it again, she explains that she had the surgery, apparently everything went well. her words was that it was successful, but then tests after after the operation found that cancer had been present . but, she was been present. but, she was therefore advised to undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy. now, can you just explain to my viewers myself as well, actually, what that actually is? what is preventative chemotherapy ?

so it does affect young people , cancer research uk young people, cancer research uk calculated it affects, i've been a consultant for over 40 years and i've never seen so many people get cancer as now it's just part of the ageing process and part of the fact that our, our lifestyle is not the greatest, i guess. >> indeed. and it's really tough because, i mean, you know, it's very clear here that, the princess wants to have her privacy respected. we're not going to find out about the type of cancer, the stage of cancer or anything like that. but one of the things that princess catherine did say in the video, and again, if you've missed it, don't worry, i. shall we play it again, she explains that she had the surgery, apparently everything went well. her words was that it was successful, but then tests after after the operation found that cancer had been present . but, she was been present. but, she was therefore advised to undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy. now, can you just explain to my viewers myself as well, actually, what that actually is? what is preventative chemotherapy

the number of middle—aged people dying from cancer in the uk is at a 25—year low, according to new data. a study from cancer researchp resale prices for concert tickets to crack down on people who buy them to list online at an inflated cost. sir keir starmer said access to music, art and theatre should not be "at the mercy of ruthless ticket touts". the government says it's already introduced tough enough measures. you're live with bbc news. here, the government has set out a new definition of extremism. it's part of its promise to tackle what is says is an "increased threat" since the hamas attacks in israel last october. with the details, here's our political correspondent peter saull. this has become a regular sight on weekends in our cities — thousands of people taking to the streets in protest of israel's actions in gaza. the current conflict in the middle east has prompted a political debate notjust about the fighting there, but about the impact on community cohesion here. in recent weeks and months, we've seen a shocking increase in extremist disruption and criminality. in a surprise speech on downing street

the number of middle—aged people dying from cancer in the uk is at a 25—year low, according to new data. a study from cancer researchve with bbc news. the british government says a new definition of extremism which it set out today, is more precise and rigorous than the previous one. the communities secretary michael gove said the government was clear eyed about the threat the uk is facing and precise about where the threat comes from. the new definition states that a group will now be deemed extremist if it promotes "an ideology based on violence, hatred or intolerance". on violence, hatred or intolerance "which aims to destroy the fundamental rights and freedoms of others" or undermine or overturn the uk's system of liberal parliamentary democracy. this is not a new legal standards, but a set of test that will be used within weeks to produce a list of groups the government sees as extreme. it would then treat them as such, denying them official funding and refusing to interact with them. five groups will have their activities measured against the new definition. mr gove identified two groups he said were far right

cancer research uk store in north london did just that, jamie marie madden found the rear copy of pleaseoceeds all going towards cancer research funding. now, head of this has inspired you and you have a few vinyls lying around at home gathering dust, you may be sitting on a small fortune. demands for records is skyrocketing. here in the uk, sales hit their highest level since 1990 last year, according to trade group bpi as fans embrace both the quality and collectible aspect of vinyl. perhaps another excuse to get started early on that spring cleaning. right, do you stay with us, plenty more on the website of course, and do download the bbc news app. we'll have all the headlines, all the top stories at the top of the hour. i'm lewis vaughanjones, this is bbc news. bye—bye. hello from the bbc sport centre. we start with a huge day at the bottom of the premier league — where nottingham forest say they're extremely disappointed with the decision of an independent commission to impose the sanction of four points for breaching the division's profit and sustainability rules. their punishment

researchers say the number of middle—aged people dying from cancer in the uk, is at a 25—year low. r said access to music, art and theatre should not be "at the mercy of ruthless ticket touts". the government says it's already introduced tough enough measures. here's carol with the weather. there has been quite a bit of rain, are we to expect some more? certainly has been and there is some more, not necessarily in the same places we have seen it but certainly more rain and showers is the forecast for today. the other thing about the weather today is that we are looking at its turning welder for a time and then we will take a dip in temperatures and it will turn a mile once again. a band of rain across —— turn mild once again. a band of rain across northern england and scotland pushing north, it will push north out of northern ireland. after a dry and bright start with some sunshine in central and eastern parts, some showers in the west will drift eastwards, fairly scattered, and we are looking at breezy conditions in england and wales. quite murky across cumbria, west wales and part

cancer research than last year. cancer research ukbsite. the executive director of that charity said high profile cancer cases such as his majesty the king's and princess catherine's can act as a prompt to encourage other people to find out more. nhs england as well. they have said that 24 hours after the news broke, there was 2840 visits to its websites cancer page, almost five times higher than the same penod five times higher than the same period a week earlier. so this just shows the power of members of the royal family has and the and catherine in particular, her openness and honesty of disclosing publicly her cancer diagnosis and the preventative chemotherapy which she is now enduring, and having to try and cure her of this can have a huge effect on public health, and perhaps could potentially save lives too . lives too. >> and cameron, didn't we all just need a positive story at the end of all this? of all the conspiracy theories, the trolling and then the breathtaking announcement itself and more positive news now cameron king

the lollies capture proteins in a patient's saliva with funding from cancer research uk, scientists arets freed from painful procedures and mean earlier detection . consumer experts are detection. consumer experts are saying that scottish power , ovo saying that scottish power, ovo energy and british gas must urgently improve their customer service. a survey by which. has found customers are often left on hold or stuck in never ending loops with chatbots with no answers to their questions , as answers to their questions, as the companies insist they are. though working to improve . and though working to improve. and funding has been announced for nearly 1000 new electric buses in england. 25 councils are to get a share of £143 million, with rural areas prioritised. the department for transport is claiming the vehicles to be fitted with wi—fi and usb charging points will be zero emission to help improve local air quality. right, okay. those are the headlines. more in the next half an hour. in the meantime, you can sign up to gb news alerts. just scan the code on your screen or go to gb n

>> well, it's been examined and it's been looked at, and cancer research uk, for example, have reviewed's never been claimed as completely risk free. but a comprehensive research has continually shown, first by public health england and then by the office for health improvement and disparities that vaping is 95% less harmful than smoking. and that's a you know, that's an ongoing fact. and what we've got to remember is that there is a substantial amount of harmful toxic chemicals in smoking and that substantial amount of harmful toxic chemicals and 70 of which which we know cause cancer is responsible for 7 in 10 lung cancers in the uk, and that cannot be applied to vaping at all. it's just unreasonable to do that . to do that. >> and it's about having a longer time understanding, though we've had cigarettes for how long? decades. how long, robert, have we known about or have we had vaping being used on a wide scale? how many years? what less than 20? >> well, i would say around about 20 years before it was regulated. it was being used quite widely as well, you know, it's we accept that

the lollipops capture proteins in a patient's saliva, and they say with funding from cancer research ukid painful procedures and mean earlier detection . those are the earlier detection. those are the latest headlines. more in the next half hour. in the meantime, you can sign up to gb news alerts just scan the qr code on your screen or go to our website, gb news. common alerts . website, gb news. common alerts. >> good afternoon britain. it's 1:08 and the national sickness benefit 1:08 and the national sickness benefit bill is rising, with costs set to surge by more than a third by the end of the decade. >> the office for budget responsibility predicts that health and disability handouts will rise from £657 health and disability handouts will rise from £65.7 billion to 90.9 billion by 2028 to 29, a considerable increase . considerable increase. >> yeah, that's what, 3020 , 25 >> yeah, that's what, 3020, 25 billion increase. but this comes as the work and pensions secretary , mel stride, has secretary, mel stride, has warned that mental health culture has gone too far after thousands of b

where we will support research by medical charities into diseases such as cancer, dementia, and epilepsy, with an additional £45 million, including £3 million for cancer research uk one of our greatest life science companies astrazeneca. they made their covid vaccine available to developing countries at cost, as a result saving six million lives. because of government support, they announced plans to invest £650 million in the uk to expand their footprint on the cambridge biomedical campus and fund the building of a vaccine hub in liverpool. more investment, better jobs in every corners of the country in a long—term budget for growth from a conservative government. one of the biggest barriers to investment is business not being able to hire the staff they need. the economy has 900,000 vacancies. it with 10 million adults of working age not in work. those who can work should. and this is an issue i have tackled in every budgets and autumn statement i have delivered. a year ago i abolished the pensions lifetime allowance that pushed doctors and others to take early retirement ask doct ofs about labour's plans and they will say don't go back to square one. in the au

support research by medical charities into diseases such as cancen charities into diseases such as cancer, dementia and epilepsy, with an additional £45 million, including £3 million for cancer research ukng them so i can today also announce a brand new investment by one of our greatest life science companies , greatest life science companies, astrazeneca. led by monami, the irrepressible sir pascal soriot , irrepressible sir pascal soriot, astrazeneca made their covid vaccine available to developing countries at cost as a result, saving over 6 million lives. and today, because of the government's support for the life sciences sector, they announced plans to invest £650 million in the uk to expand their footprint on the cambridge biomedical campus and fund the building of a vaccine manufacturer hub in speke in liverpool. more investment, better jobs in every corner of the country in a long terme budget for growth from a conservative government . one of conservative government. one of the biggest barriers to investment is businesses not being able to hire the staff they need. the economy today has around 900,000 vacancies. it would be to easy fill them with higher migration, but with ove

cancer research uk's chief executive michelle mitchell wished catherine a "swift recovery and returnspect everyone. - be kind. and be kind and now's the time to do that for them. _ yeah. well, she seems to have been under the cosh for a while, but i hope she recovers and also the king as well, i hope he recovers. i don't like to hear that somebody has got cancer in such a, - you know, young family. you know, - they're not going to understand fully all the implications. . it's very stressful. and obviously, you know, - we can only wish her the best. we're joined now by professor pat price, who is a clinical oncologist. morning to you. one thing which is important, those people who have not known people directly with cancer, they are on a learning curve. do you want to explain preventative chemo. the princess of wales has told us thatis the princess of wales has told us that is what she is having now. that is chemo just _ that is what she is having now. that is chemo just in _ that is what she is having now. that is chemo just in case. _ that is what she is having now. trust is chemoju

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