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Scientists excited by AI tool that grades severity of rare cancer BBC News says Artificial intelligence is nearly twice as good at grading the aggressiveness of a rare form of cancer from scans as the current method, a study suggests. By recognising details invisible to the naked eye, AI was 82% accurate, compared with 44% for lab analysis. Researchers from the Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research say it could improve treatment and…

Afghan refugees forced to leave Pakistan say they have nothing Afghan refugees are being forced to leave Pakistan as the country begins a nationwide crackdown on foreign nationals they say are in the country illegally. Thousands of Afghans in Pakistan have made their way back to Afghanistan in the last two months. Many of them have said they have nothing to go back to and are scared of heading back to a Taliban government. In…

Egypt There is hope the Rafah crossing from Gaza to Egypt will open today – for the first time since Israel’s siege began.  It’s believed there are around 88 injured Palestinians and around 500 foreign nationals waiting by the border, and it is hoped they will be allowed to cross into Egypt. Ambulances had entered Gaza from Egypt earlier in the morning and are said to be heading back towards the border. Photos have emerged…

Elementor #559446 November 1, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Guardian – ‘graveyard for children’: airstrikes kill dozens at Gaza refugee camp  The Guardian devotes its front page to Israeli airstrikes which hit Jabalia in northern Gaza. It says dozens of people have been killed after Israeli airstrikes destroyed apartment blocks in Gaza. The paper reports that Israel’s military said the attack was meant to kill a key Hamas commander.…

Odey Asset Management is set to close five months after allegations of sexual assault and harassment against founder Crispen Odey.

Elementor #559428 November 1, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Metro – Rail ticket queue-turn  Metro reports that hundreds of railway ticket offices are to stay open after a shock government U-turn. The paper hails the government’s last-minute decision to scrap plans to close hundreds of rail ticket offices in England. The U-turn is a “victory” for campaigners for the elderly and disabled, it adds. England and Bayern Munich player Harry…

Elementor #559422 November 1, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Express – Revealed: ‘Orgy of narcissism at heart of Covid failings’  The Daily Express leads with Dominic Cummings’s appearance at the COVID inquiry. During a dramatic day, it was revealed Boris Johnson had described the chaos at the heart of government as an “orgy of narcissism”. The front page features an image of a crater in Gaza after an Israeli…

Elementor #559416 November 1, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Sun – How dare you  The Sun reports comments by Tory vice-chairman Lee Anderson, who criticised police officers in London and Manchester after footage emerged allegedly showing some of them taking down posters of Israeli children held hostage by Hamas. The front page also leads with an exclusive with singer Robbie Williams. Today’s top stories Like this article? why don’t…

Elementor #559409 November 1, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Mirror- Covid inquiry: Boris: The old should accept their fate  The Daily Mirror says Boris Johnson’s “callous and chaotic” leadership in the pandemic has been laid bare at the COVID inquiry. Yesterday’s Covid inquiry focused on Sir Patrick Vallance’s diary entries in which he wrote that Boris Johnson had said that “the old should accept their fate” in the context…

Wednesday’s front pages report on the revelations from Tuesday’s Covid inquiry, as Dominic Cummings – the former adviser to Boris Johnson – made his appearance. 

‘It’s bulging. It’s going!’

‘Is it right to ask?’

A DNA test ended a 65-year long search.

Alex Ogden is wanted over an ‘unprovoked’ attack on a man in north London.

Bublé’s back!

It could improve health and the climate they argue.

Whitney’s final storyline gets underway as Shona McGarty leaves her role.

Ouch!

You can’t just fence sit on a human rights issue like this – saying nothing is not a neutral stance.

Want a strong password? Stick in a smiley.

‘We will never be able give her back what she deserves.’

‘Eight cleaning crew, two flight attendants, the captain and the co-captain watched as my husband dragged his uncooperative body from row 12 to the front of the plane.’

Mojo Stewart cuts people’s hair, raises festivals for the homeless and helps out food banks for free – it’s what makes him happy.

Keir Starmer to set out policy on Israel-Gaza war amid Labour tensions Sir Keir Starmer is to set out his position on the Israel-Gaza war, amid growing tensions within the Labour Party over the conflict. In a speech on Tuesday, the Labour leader is expected to restate his support for a “humanitarian pause” to allow aid into Gaza. He will argue a permanent ceasefire would leave Hamas with the capability to carry out more attacks. …

Israel reports ‘large’ battles with Hamas in Gaza ground fighting Israel has said there were “large exchanges” with Hamas in Gaza overnight as its ground offensive on the Strip continues. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) says its forces were attacked by “terrorists” with anti-tank missiles and machine gun fire. There were air strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight as well as the ground offensive. Israel says more than 300 targets were hit in total. Meanwhile,…