he convictions of child serial killer Lucy Letby have been branded “one of the major injustices of modern times” as her legal team continued its campaign protesting her innocence. Her case will be reviewed by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), which investigates potential miscarriages of justice, after Letby’s lawyers made an application to the … Read more
A man questioned by police investigating the alleged voyeuristic filming of mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor engaging in an intimate act with his fiancée denies any involvement, his solicitor has said. The statement comes after the 20-year-old man voluntarily attended a police station in Northern Ireland for questioning. The incident relates to footage allegedly … Read more
Pharmaceutical giant GSK and the University of Oxford are creating a new cancer vaccine to prevent the disease from developing. The partnership intends to create a vaccine or vaccines which target cells at the pre-cancerous stage before the disease has taken hold and begun to wreak havoc on the body. Oxford University has world-leading expertise … Read more
A Belfast man whose body was found in Spain had been stabbed and shot, his family said they have been told. John George, 37, a father-of-two from west Belfast, also known as John Hardy, had been on holiday in Alicante when he was reported missing in December. Several members of his family travelled to Spain … Read more
Sharon Horgan says the production of the second season of Bad Sisters had to be “shut down” for a time, because she found it difficult to deal with her grief after the death of her father. The Irish actress and writer, who created the Bafta-winning comedy shows Catastrophe and Bad Sisters, revealed last year her … Read more
People are to be sent from Oxford to the Netherlands to be deliberately infected with a form of malaria so scientists can study its effects. Plasmodium vivax is a type of malaria that can remain dormant in the liver. It can reactivate months or even years after a person was first infected, causing relapsing infections. … Read more
Comedian Tony Slattery has died aged 65 following a heart attack, his partner announced. Slattery appeared on the Channel 4 comedy improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and comedy shows Just A Minute and Have I Got News For You. A statement on behalf of his partner Mark Michael Hutchinson said: “It is with … Read more
A glass of milk a day cuts the risk of bowel cancer by almost a fifth, according to the largest study of its kind. Researchers from the University of Oxford say they have found the strongest evidence yet that calcium protects against the deadly disease. The team also discovered that having the equivalent of a … Read more
Technology in smartwatches could help people quit smoking, according to researchers who have developed an app which intervenes when movements indicating cigarette use are detected. The team at the University of Bristol created software that uses motion sensors on an Android smartwatch to identify the typical hand movements of smoking. Once detected, the app delivers … Read more