Women with triple negative breast cancer will gain access to pembrolizumab after deal with its manufacturer Women with a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer have been given access to a “potentially life-saving” drug after NHS bosses struck a deal with its manufacturer. Up to 1,600 women a year will be able to get pembrolizumab, which has the potential to leave some of those who take it completely free of cancer, NHS England said. Continue

Exclusive: MoD official says minister subjected them to campaign of bullying when he was defence secretary A senior civil servant claims Gavin Williamson told them to “slit your throat” in what they felt was a sustained campaign of bullying while he was defence secretary. The Ministry of Defence official told the Guardian Williamson made the extraordinary remarks in front of other civil servants in a meeting, and on a separate occasion told them to “jump

Prime minister tells summit Britain will honour commitments but makes no mention of reparations Rishi Sunak has said it is “morally right” that Britain honours its climate change commitments in his speech at Cop27, but he made no mention of paying reparations after Boris Johnson said the country cannot afford to do so. The prime minister made a very short appearance on the world stage on Monday, after making a very public U-turn on his

More than a dozen MPs question use of hotels as Robert Jenrick says ‘some larger sites’ may be needed Conservative MPs have expressed frustration at the government’s failure to ease pressure on the UK’s asylum system, as a Home Office minister pledged to stop placing people in hotels. Robert Jenrick, the immigration minister, said he wanted to house asylum seekers who had arrived in the UK on small boats in “some larger sites to provide

Such a move may force Bank of England to rethink interest rates approach, says its chief economist Britain risks a deeper than expected economic slowdown if Jeremy Hunt sets out large tax rises and spending cuts at next week’s autumn statement, the Bank of England’s chief economist has warned. Huw Pill said a tough fiscal settlement from the chancellor could weigh on the British economy by more than the central bank currently anticipates, in a

Fifteen-week-old Hope found to have no sex organs, possibly because of rare development failure A homeless kitten has stunned vets at a UK animal charity, being the first cat they have seen that is neither male nor female. Hope, a 15-week-old tabby and white cat, was originally thought to be female when it was admitted to the Cats Protection rescue centre in Warrington, but vets found no external sex organs. Continue reading… ​Fifteen-week-old Hope found