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A recent BBC investigation questioned the accuracy of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) self-tests – rapid at-home tests for men worried about prostate cancer. The BBC analysed five of these tests using one blood sample and found varying results: one positive, three negative, and one unreadable.

Shoplifting has soared to such “epidemic” levels with reports of 17,000 incidents-a-day while attacks on shopkeepers are up by 50 per cent. Reports of violence against women and girls have surged so alarmingly in the last few years that the police declared it a “national emergency”.

The TikToker said she had not gotten out of her seat for most of her long-haul flight when she collapsed and fell unconscious

Cambridge study finds algorithm is as effective as a pathologist in detecting disease – and much quicker

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: The chancellor’s spring statement sparked fierce criticism from readers, who accused her of reviving austerity by targeting the poor while failing to prioritise improving living standards, tax reform, and sustainable economic growth

Advanced has been fined for putting thousands of users information at risk.

The study of three emergency departments at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board also found an ‘unacceptable normalisation’ of corridor care.

The Information Commissioner’s Office said Advanced Computer Software Group had been fined over security failings that put personal data at risk.

Royal Free hospital makes move as number of women having babies in borough declines by almost 30%