Author: News Desk

Many cancer waiting time targets set to be dropped in England Two-thirds of the cancer waiting time targets set by the NHS are likely to be eliminated in England, with the intention of detecting cancers at an earlier stage, according to the health service.  NHS administrators are aiming to streamline the targets, as the majority of them have consistently gone unmet in recent years, intending to reduce them from nine to three. This strategy is supported by prominent cancer specialists and is meant to simplify what are deemed as outdated benchmarks.  The leader of Radiotherapy UK charity, Pat Price, who…

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Wales campsite crash: Two in serious condition in hospital A car crash in Pembrokeshire has left two people in a serious condition in hospital.  The car crashed into a campsite and hit a tent, where a baby was sleeping. Nine people were injured when the car left the road at Newgale, Pembrokeshire, on Saturday night. The baby in the tent escaped serious injury as it was in a cot, according to the campsite owner. The car went over a ditch, rolled into a tent and over a group of people. Dyfed-Powys Police said the car crashed into the campsite shortly…

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Chelsea agree record £115m deal for Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo London club Chelsea have agreed to sign Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo for a British record fee of £115m. Liverpool had agreed a £111 million deal for the player on Friday. But the 21-year-old Ecuador player preferred Chelsea, who have now succeeded with their bid after having a succession of proposals rejected by Brighton this summer. Caicedo is still to have a medical. It is understood the initial fee is £100m with half of the additional payments said to be easily achievable, while Brighton have also negotiated a sell-on clause. In…

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Pub takeaway drinks rules to be continued for 18 months Covid licensing rules that allowed pubs in England and Wales to sell takeaway drinks have been extended until March 2025.  The government decided to keep the licensing rules that allow customers to be severed alcohol through hatches when pubs were forced to close under pandemic rules in 2020. The rules allow pubs without an off-premises licence to see takeaway alcohol without needing to apply to their local council for permission. The rules were set to expire on 30 September, having already been extended twice during the pandemic. The move was…

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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Monday’s front pages report on various stories.  The Times reports that gunfire and clashes broke out in Dunkirk in the hours before a small boat sank in the Channel, killing six people. The clashes involved migrants “desperate” to get to the UK. A teenager who attempted the journey on Friday told the paper that chaos spread through the camp as Afghans sought places on boats provided by Kurdish networks. The Guardian says pupils from lower income backgrounds are likely to “bear the brunt” of what it calls “grade deflation,” when this year’s A-level and…

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