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Less than half (46 percent) of 25 to 29-year-olds take up their cervical screening appointment, which is a “real concern”, say health officials. The recent Glasgow Times’ Don’t Fear the Smear campaign raised awareness of the issue and aimed to reassure women that the test is quick, safe and can be lifesaving. Abi Harrison, Cervical Screening Nurse Ashley Milrine, and Lee Gibson. (Image: Lenny Warren) Alison Potts, consultant in public health screening at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said: “We have seen excellent uptake of the HPV vaccine which protects against most Human Papilloma Viruses that lead to cervical cancer.…

The inquest is expected to begin in full later this weekSolicitor Niall Murphy (left) and Fiona Donohoe (third left), the mother of Noah Donohoe, outside Belfast Coroner’s Court, for the inquest into the death of 14-year-old Noah, who was found dead in a storm drain in north Belfast in June 2020, six days after he went missing while cycling to meet friends. Picture date: Monday January 19, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Liam McBurney/PA Wire(Image: Liam McBurney/PA Wire)Jury selection is under way ahead of an inquest into the death of Belfast schoolboy Noah Donohoe.The inquest is expected to…

By Supreet Kaur In an era where data security is critical to aviation safety, NASA is exploring bold new solutions.  Through a drone flight test at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, researchers tested a blockchain-based system for protecting flight data. The system aims to keep air traffic management safe from disruption and protect data transferred between aircraft and ground stations from being intercepted or manipulated.  For aviation and airspace operations to remain safe, users need to be able to trust that data is reliable and transparent. While current systems have been able to protect flight data systems, cyberthreats continue to…

Windstar‘s Star Legend threads her way through the Mediterranean, sailing through time itself. Millennia of Phoenician legends, Roman roads, Moorish courtyards and Spanish crowns as we cruise from Malaga to Barcelona. Windstar deliver warm and intimate luxury. A small ship journey that begins amongst Málaga’s palms and Picassos, pauses at Gibraltar’s improbable outcrop of red postboxes and Barbary Apes, then drifts towards Cartagena, Valencia, Mallorca and, finally, Barcelona. Each evening, as cocktail ice clinks, Bianca, the destinations manager, offers tempting promises of what lies ahead: epic architecture, local cuisine that tells history’s stories and the culture that runs through Southern Spain’s civilisation.…

Despite the return of water, tankers are still being used to pump water into storage tanks across KentSouth East Water says supply back at ‘final 500 properties’ in Kent after Sunday’s outage (file pic of Tunbridge Wells in December)(Image: Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)South East Water said the “final 500 homes” have water restored after Sunday’s outage due to a leaking water main. It said customers in the village of Harrietsham should have water “flowing as normal” after the leak in Ashford Road was repaired last night.But as a precaution, two bottle water stations remained this morning. The water company confirmed to…

TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield 2023 winner, Biotics AI, announced on Monday that it has received FDA clearance for its AI software that helps detect fetal abnormalities in ultrasound images.  The product was envisioned by founder CEO Robhy Bustami, who was raised in a family of obstetricians, including his mother, sister, and uncle. He spent a lot of time in hospitals growing up, often traveling with his mother as she provided maternal care throughout the U.S.   After learning to code and studying computer science at UC Irvine, Bustami teamed up with Salam Khan, Chaskin Saroff, and Dr. Hisham Elgammal in 2021 to…

Bitcoin is currently priced at $92,970, with a formidable market cap of $1.85 trillion. Over the past 24 hours, it has moved within an intraday range of $91,917 to $95,467 on a trading volume of $41.72 billion. If bitcoin were a poker player, it just might be bluffing—trading sideways after an intense hand, daring the […] Source link

On January 14, Eastbourne District General Hospital (DGH) declared a “business continuity incident” and said patients should “only attend our emergency departments for serious or life-threatening emergencies”. The hospital said there had been “exceptionally high demand”. A hospital spokesman said: “Teams at Eastbourne District General Hospital worked intensively to manage extreme operational pressures, supported by our community services teams, whose work has been critical in reducing demand on hospital services. Colleagues at Conquest Hospital also continued to deliver safe, high-quality care while managing significant levels of activity. “Together, these efforts ensured that our emergency departments continued to operate safely during…

Forecasters have given an update on the possibility of more snow falling in Kent this winter as more chilly weather is on the horizonKent has already seen snow, sleet and ice since 2026 began thanks to the arrival of an Arctic air mass.(Image: AFP via Getty Images)Forecasters have given an update on the possibility of more snow falling in Kent this winter as more chilly weather is on the horizon. January began with bitterly cold temperatures persisting over much of the nation as a result of a lingering Arctic air mass.This led to wintery showers, snow flurries and ice warnings…

Estonia has quickly become a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) innovation, especially given its small size and population. The country is one of the best places in the European Union for AI startups and investments. This is because the government supports them, there is a lot of digital infrastructure and there is a culture of experimentation and entrepreneurship that helps them grow.  AI is a big part of many of these startups because it lets them make solutions that solve real-world problems in fields like logistics, cybersecurity, enterprise automation, healthcare and defence. Estonian AI companies are breaking new ground and…