Beth Jenkins, 42, from Merthyr Tydfil, said a GP initially dismissed her concerns about a breast lump, which was later diagnosed as lobular breast cancer. By her diagnosis in November 2024, the cancer had spread to three lymph nodes; she had a mastectomy and further treatment and is now monitored for 15 years.
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Jenkins first noticed a small lump in 2018 and was told after an ultrasound that it was likely glandular tissue; no biopsy was done.
In October 2024, she sought medical help after the lump had grown significantly.
Jenkins said a locum GP told her she was too young for breast cancer and suggested the lump could be linked to infection or medical anxiety.
A second GP advised Jenkins to submit an online consultation and said she should have been referred straight away.
Jenkins was diagnosed on 14 November 2024 with a 5cm tumour and cancer in three lymph nodes.
She underwent a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and experienced neutropenic sepsis, a serious infection associated with low levels of certain white blood cells.
Jenkins said she has no current evidence of disease and will be monitored for 15 years.
Keir Hardie Health Park said it could not comment on individual cases and encouraged patients with concerns to make a second appointment.
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Katy Phenix, a former secondary-school history teacher, moved from Redcar to Fair Isle with her partner and two children in July 2026. She now works part-time as a crofter and in early-years education, while her partner works as an electrician; the family say island life gives them more time together.
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Fair Isle lies between Orkney and Shetland and has about 60 residents.
The island is three miles long and is owned by the National Trust for Scotland.
Phenix, 33, moved with Josh Moore, 35, and their children, aged 11 and six; they had not visited Fair Isle before relocating.
The island's primary school has five pupils, including Phenix's two children.
Fair Isle is off-grid, with homes powered by wind and solar energy and a diesel generator for backup.
Moore is working on a project to replace the island's energy-system batteries with lithium batteries.
The couple plan to marry on Fair Isle in 2027.
The National Trust for Scotland is seeking tenants for a five-bedroom house and 12-acre croft, with applications due by 8 November 2026.
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The family of Holly Newton, who was killed by her ex-boyfriend in 2023 when both were teenagers, say the UK government plans to create a legal definition for abuse in teenage relationships. The proposal follows their campaign and a review of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, but the government has not given a timeline.
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Holly Newton was 15 when her 16-year-old ex-boyfriend, Logan MacPhail, stabbed her to death in Hexham in January 2023.
MacPhail had controlled and stalked Holly before the killing and was detained for at least 17 years in 2024.
Police recorded Holly’s killing as knife crime because people under 16 are not recognised as victims of domestic abuse under the current law.
Holly’s parents, Micala and Lee Trussler, met minister Satvir Kaur at the Home Office on Monday to discuss the proposed change.
The Trusslers have campaigned for legal recognition and support for teenagers experiencing abuse in relationships.
The family said a separate definition for teenage relationship abuse could provide better protection than simply lowering the age limit for domestic abuse recognition.
A House of Lords committee began reviewing the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 in January, including how it recognises children as victims.
The government has not announced when it will publish the proposals or the review’s findings.
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A senior Crown Prosecution Service prosecutor cited a nonexistent court case while arguing that an 11-year-old boy should face prosecution. The High Court said the error did not affect its decision on the boy’s challenge, and the CPS said its policy requires human checks on research accuracy.
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Ravinder Dhillon cited a case listed as CPS – R v J [2024] EWCA Crim 3529, which does not exist.
The boy’s lawyers were challenging the CPS decision to prosecute him over the alleged rape of his seven-year-old sister.
In October, Dhillon said the citation was an error and that she had meant to refer to a real decision from 15 years earlier.
Two senior High Court judges called Dhillon’s explanation unsatisfactory, according to the article.
The High Court said the fictitious citation did not affect the outcome of the challenge; the case is due to go to trial in youth court.
The Guardian reported that the reference came from an AI response generated during an internet search.
The CPS said its AI policy bars AI from making legal decisions and requires people to check accuracy; it said the error arose during internet legal research.
The CPS acknowledged a separate case in February in which a lawyer cited nonexistent legal authorities in an extradition matter.
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UK ministers were advised not to engage formally with Vantara after the Indian animal sanctuary and lobbyists sought meetings ahead of a Cites committee gathering chaired by the UK. Documents also show officials raised concerns about India’s compliance with rules on endangered-animal imports and reviewed a proposed falcon transaction that did not result in exports to India.
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Vantara is a private zoo near the Ambani family’s oil-refining facilities in Gujarat, India.
Documents obtained under the UK Freedom of Information Act describe lobbying efforts by Vantara representatives and firms before the Cites meeting in Geneva.
UK officials declined an invitation to visit Vantara to preserve the impartiality of the UK’s role as Cites chair.
A note advised then ministers Emma Reynolds and Mary Creagh not to engage formally with Vantara.
A 2025 Cites fact-finding mission raised concerns about India’s compliance with rules governing animal imports and recommended temporary restrictions, which were later withdrawn.
UK officials classified a £50,000 payment to a British falcon breeder as commercial in connection with a Vantara application to import falcons and hybrids; the birds were not exported to India.
Vantara said it had not imported falcons from the UK and had not hired or paid a lobbying firm.
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Denmark is pursuing a national ban on fast-growing Ross 308 chickens, known as “turbo chickens,” and is calling for an EU-wide ban. The effort follows a TV2 documentary alleging a Danish producer broke animal-welfare rules; the producer acknowledged mistakes and said he had changed some practices.
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The Ross 308 breed can grow from about 50 grams to 2 kilograms in 33 days; other breeds take 46 to 63 days to reach that weight.
The documentary alleged producer Christian Tvergaard gave chickens only half the legally required daily darkness to encourage them to eat more.
Tvergaard told TV2 he had made wrong decisions and had tightened lighting and stable procedures.
Denmark’s minister for nature and animal welfare, Christian Rabjerg Madsen, said the government would work toward national and EU bans, while investigating legal and economic issues.
Denmark’s proposed ban has cross-party support, but industry leaders say it must also cover imported chicken to affect the market.
Eurogroup for Animals says 95% of chickens in the EU are raised in intensive systems and bred for low-cost meat production.
Animal Protection Denmark is calling for chickens to be bred for 56 days, the period it cites for organic breeds.
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Laiba Ijaz, a 24-year-old physics gold medallist in Islamabad, died on October 9 after her family lost millions of rupees to a man who promised to secure her admission to Harvard, according to initial police findings. The accused, Muhammad Noman, was arrested and later fatally shot while in police custody; officials said his accomplices fired to free him.
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Laiba studied at the International Islamic University Islamabad and later taught science and tutored children.
She hoped to pursue further studies in the United States, and her family agreed to pay for her education.
Noman met Laiba through a call-centre job and later visited her father’s dairy shop.
Laiba’s father said Noman claimed to work at Pakistan’s Supreme Court and showed a service card.
The family paid Noman in stages, including 2.2 million rupees for university fees; he also requested money for a claimed proof-of-funds requirement.
Police arrested Noman two days after Laiba was found dead on October 9.
Noman died on October 20 after being shot while in police custody, according to police.
Pakistan’s interior minister said more than 5 million rupees recovered from Noman was handed to the family on October 21.
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A peacock named Hex wandered into a home in Alexandra Hills, near Brisbane, and was found staring at himself in a bathroom mirror. The bird later began visiting a neighbor’s property, where residents are trying to catch him and reunite him with his owner, tattoo artist Elliot Ross.
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Geoff and Delwyn Ballantyne found the fully grown peacock in their bathroom after returning home one evening.
The couple offered the bird water and crackers, then called wildlife rescuers, who caught it in a towel and released it into nearby bushland.
Hex later began visiting Suzie Tafolo’s acreage property in Alexandra Hills.
Ross identified the peacock as Hex by his unusual plumage and said he had owned him for a couple of years.
Tafolo moved a full-length mirror to a shed where Hex has been appearing, hoping it might help catch him.
Ross said Hex had not previously wandered far, apart from visiting a neighbor’s property.
Ross said he also owns a female peacock, which has stayed at home.
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Garment workers in Bangladesh say rising living costs have made their wages insufficient for food, housing and education. Workers have protested for a higher minimum wage, while police used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse demonstrators; the government has formed a wage board to review their demands.
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Laili Begum, an experienced sewing operator, earns about 15,000 taka a month, rising to 18,000–20,000 taka with overtime.
Begum’s two children left school earlier this year because she could not afford their education.
Workers are demanding a minimum monthly wage of 30,000 taka, up from the current 12,500 taka.
Police fired tear gas and stun grenades at a protest in Ashulia and arrested dozens of people.
The garment manufacturers’ association said protests disrupted 529 factories on Sunday and affected nearly one million workers.
The government announced a six-member wage board to review workers’ demands.
Bangladesh’s ready-made garment sector accounts for more than 80 percent of the country’s export earnings, which reached $39 billion in the last financial year.
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Medical sources and media reports said Israeli attacks across Gaza killed at least four Palestinians on Monday, while a fifth person died from wounds sustained in an earlier strike. The Israeli military said it targeted Palestinian fighters in three strikes. The attacks occurred despite a ceasefire that began in October 2025, as officials seek to bring shelter supplies into Gaza before winter.
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At least two people were killed in a gun attack and an air raid in southern Khan Younis, medical sources said.
A drone attack killed a person in the central village of al-Masdar, according to medical sources.
Wafa identified a person killed in a strike on a vehicle in Gaza City's Tal al-Hawa neighborhood as Hani Hamed Kahil; it said five others were wounded.
Wafa reported that Youssef Abu Younis died of wounds from a Sunday strike on a police post in al-Mawasi.
Three Palestinians were wounded when a minibus belonging to a community kitchen was hit in Gaza City's Zeitoun neighborhood.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health said Israeli attacks have killed at least 1,593 Palestinians and wounded 5,748 since the ceasefire began.
The ministry reported an overall toll of at least 74,609 Palestinians killed and 175,872 wounded in the war.
The United Nations migration agency said nearly 2 million people in Gaza needed shelter assistance and half of the tents and makeshift shelters needed replacing.
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Jodie Ginsberg, chief executive of the Committee to Protect Journalists, said attacks on journalists threaten the public’s right to know and weaken accountability and democratic institutions. She warned that when perpetrators are not held responsible, further attacks become more likely.
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Jodie Ginsberg is the chief executive of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
Ginsberg said killing journalists also harms the public’s right to know.
She linked attacks on journalists to weaker institutional accountability and democratic foundations.
The report describes a growing normalization of harassment, intimidation and violence against journalists.
Ginsberg warned that impunity for people who kill journalists can encourage more attacks.
The interview was published by France 24 on Nov. 3, 2026.
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The UK will extend the usual wait for permanent residency from five to 10 years for most foreign workers under rules planned to take effect next year. The changes include faster routes for some higher earners and exemptions for qualifying care workers, while refugees’ waiting periods will depend on how they entered the country and other conditions.
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Most foreign workers will need to wait 10 years to qualify for permanent residency; the rules will also apply to workers already in the UK.
Applicants earning more than £50,000 a year can apply after five years, while those earning more than £125,000 can apply after three years.
Care workers can qualify after five years if they meet visa conditions and earn at least £25,000 a year.
Refugees arriving through designated safe and legal routes can settle after five years; other refugees face a standard 20-year wait, shortened to 10 years for those who work or study.
People who arrive by an “illegal method,” including by small boat, could wait up to 30 years to settle.
Applicants can be disqualified for a criminal record, insufficient English, government debt or fewer than three years of national insurance contributions.
The government estimates that up to 1.4 million people will receive settled status from 2026 to 2030, and says about half a million will settle later than they otherwise would have.
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Australia’s first public register of parliamentary access passes lists MPs sponsoring lobbyists and private groups, including major energy, mining and gambling interests. The release covers only a small share of existing passes, and more than 1,000 applications remain unprocessed, leaving much of the access undisclosed.
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New rules require MPs who sponsor lobbyists and other private interests for Parliament House access passes to be named on a public register.
Woodside Energy has three listed access cards sponsored by Labor and Coalition MPs.
The Minerals Council of Australia has passes sponsored by MPs from both major parties.
ConocoPhillips, Australian Energy Producers and Alinta Energy also have access sponsored by MPs.
Responsible Wagering Australia, which represents bet365, Sportsbet and Betfair, has two passes sponsored by Labor MP Raff Ciccone and Coalition MP Anne Ruston.
The register also lists passes for lobby groups and other organisations, including the Pharmacy Guild and the Australian Peace and Security Forum.
More than 1,000 pass applications are awaiting processing, and campaigners say the disclosure covers about 10% of existing passes.
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Israeli forces arrested Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Montaser Nassar during a raid on his home in Dura, near Hebron, in the occupied West Bank. Sources said more than 13 Palestinians were detained in Dura and taken to an undisclosed location.
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Nassar was arrested early Tuesday at his home in Dura.
Video showed Nassar blindfolded and handcuffed as Israeli forces led him to a military vehicle.
Sources said more than 13 Palestinians were detained in Dura on Tuesday.
Authorities took those detained to an undisclosed location.
Israeli forces had also assaulted Nassar and his cameraman in Dura on December 29, 2023.
The earlier assault caused bruising, according to the article.
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Reddit argued in Australia’s High Court that the country’s under-16 social media ban was rushed through in 2024 and restricts young people’s political communication. The government says the ban addresses risks to young people’s health; the court is considering whether those risks justify the limits.
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Reddit challenges the ban on the ground that it limits the implied freedom of political communication for people under 16.
Reddit’s lawyer said the legislation passed within a week in 2024, after just 24 hours for submissions.
The ban took effect in December 2025, according to the article.
More than 5 million accounts believed by platforms to belong to under-16s have been suspended or deactivated across 10 platforms.
Platforms covered include Reddit, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Kick, X, Twitch and Threads.
Reddit says under-16s can view subreddit content without accounts but cannot post, comment or upvote.
The government cites risks including mental health, sleep and eating disorder problems as grounds for the ban.
The Digital Freedom Project is also challenging the ban in the High Court.
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Hundreds of garment factories in Bangladesh have closed during protests over wages, with about 670 suspending operations on Monday. Workers are seeking a minimum monthly wage of 30,000 taka, more than double the current standard, as demonstrations and clashes with police continued in Dhaka and nearby manufacturing areas.
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Workers are demanding a minimum monthly wage of 30,000 taka, compared with current pay of about 13,000 taka for many garment workers.
Protests in Dhaka turned violent on Sunday, with road blockades, factory vandalism, vehicle fires and clashes with police.
Police said at least 29 protesters had been arrested by Monday.
About 670 factories suspended operations on Monday, and hundreds were expected to remain closed on Tuesday.
The government established a board to review wages and held an emergency meeting to address the unrest.
Bangladesh's garment sector employs about four million people and generates nearly $40 billion a year, around 10% of the country's GDP.
Bangladesh is the world's second-largest garment exporter after China, supplying brands including H&M, Primark and Uniqlo.
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Israeli soldiers arrested Al Jazeera correspondent Montaser Nassar during a raid on his home in Dura, south of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank. Soldiers blindfolded and handcuffed him.
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Israeli soldiers arrested Al Jazeera correspondent Montaser Nassar.
The arrest took place during a raid on Nassar’s home.
Nassar’s home is in Dura, south of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank.
Soldiers blindfolded and handcuffed Nassar.
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Two U.S. officials said the United States carried out limited airstrikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island on Monday. One official said the strikes responded to an Iranian attack on a U.S. aircraft and did not mark a return to major combat operations.
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The strikes took place on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. officials described the airstrikes as limited and defensive.
One official said the strikes followed an Iranian attack on a U.S. aircraft.
Iran claimed it had shot down two RQ-170 reconnaissance drones; a U.S. official said the claim was false.
Iranian state media later reported hearing several explosions on Qeshm Island.
An official said Iran had increased attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz in recent weeks.
U.S. Central Command did not respond to ABC News’ request for comment.
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U.S. officials told CBS that the United States struck Iran’s Qeshm Island after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard fired on a U.S. aircraft. The officials called the strikes limited; the report says the attacks came ahead of U.S. midterm elections as President Donald Trump faced pressure to end the war and Iran said talks through mediators were underway.
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Iranian state news agency IRNA reported explosions on Qeshm Island on Monday.
U.S. officials said the strikes responded to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps firing on a U.S. aircraft.
The officials described the strikes as limited.
The strikes came ahead of U.S. midterm elections, which will decide control of Congress.
Trump said he was in no rush to intensify strikes on Iran.
Trump said the United States might target Pickaxe, a site linked to Iran’s nuclear program.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said intensive talks with the United States were underway through mediators.
Araghchi said Iran was prepared for diplomatic and military scenarios.
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U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said the United States will mediate working-level peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11. He said the talks would advance President Donald Trump’s effort to end the war.
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Steve Witkoff announced the planned negotiations.
The United States will mediate the talks, according to Witkoff.
Ukraine and Russia are expected to take part.
The talks are scheduled for November 10–11.
The negotiations will take place in Abu Dhabi.
Witkoff described the discussions as working-level negotiations.
Witkoff said the talks would advance President Donald Trump’s mission to end the war.
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