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Great Ormond Street Hospital has developed a new cognitive rehabilitation programme for children after brain tumours and is trialling it with 36 participants; families of early enrollees have described the impact as life-changing.

Ministers say an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill will require platforms to take down non‑consensual intimate images within 48 hours of a report, with penalties for non‑compliance; the change is presented as part of a wider effort on online safety.

A small UK–Sweden trial reported that NHS staff who used a brief Tetris-based visual task experienced far fewer intrusive memories; researchers plan larger and more diverse trials to test the approach further.

A Lancet Global Health study estimates more than 75,000 people were killed in Gaza in the first 16 months of the war, about 25,000 more than local authorities reported at the time.

Illustration students at the University of South Wales partnered with Rhondda Cynon Taff charity Hope Rescue to design materials aimed at 18 to 30-year-olds, with shortlisted students pitching ideas directly to the charity.

A small group of Chagossians landed on a Chagos atoll and were served an eviction notice by British authorities; the US has formally signalled support for a Labour agreement to transfer the islands to Mauritius.

Norman C. Francis, longtime president of Xavier University and a civil rights leader who helped lead Louisiana's post-Katrina recovery, has died at age 94.

NYU Langone announced it will close its gender‑affirming care program for minors, citing the departure of its medical director and the current regulatory environment.

U2 released a six-song EP titled Days of Ash, opening with a track dedicated to Renee Good, who died Jan. 7 during an encounter with an ICE agent; the songs reference recent international and humanitarian issues.

Prince William told BBC Radio 1 that serving as an air ambulance pilot gradually damaged his mental health and that taking a longer break helped him recognise the emotional burden he had been carrying.

The review describes Midwinter Break as a restrained drama about Stella and Gerry, an older Irish couple (played by Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds) whose trip to Amsterdam surfaces tensions in their long marriage; the film is adapted from a Bernard MacLaverty novel and is Polly Findlay's feature debut.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand held its cash rate at 2.25% and said it expects inflation to return to the 1–3% target band this quarter; it also said it would tighten policy sooner if stronger growth or broader price-setting pushed inflation higher.

A small double-blind trial of 34 adults found a single intravenous dose of DMT given with psychotherapy reduced depressive symptoms compared with placebo, with effects reported through three months; the study found no clear additional benefit from a second dose.

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya will temporarily serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an administration official confirmed; officials said a permanent CDC director will require Senate confirmation.

A former Hampshire officer says she reported an attack in January 2020 that was not progressed; the suspect, Bruno Sala, was later convicted and jailed in 2025, and the force says it is carrying out an internal review.

The BBC will mark Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday on May 8 with three new programmes and a week of special broadcasts, including a behind‑the‑scenes retrospective and a five‑part series.

An 18-year-old cat named Baby, found microchipped and unclaimed on the mainland, was transferred to the Isle of Wight by a local rescue group and now lives with a new owner.

Daphne Garcia Lora, who has died aged 98, was a long-serving secondary school teacher at King Edward VI High School for Girls in Birmingham and rose to become head of modern languages overseeing Oxbridge and UCCA admissions.

U2 have released a five-track EP, Days Of Ash, described as a response to recent world events and featuring contributions from Ed Sheeran and Ukrainian musician-turned-soldier Taras Topolia; a short documentary connected to the release is due next Tuesday.

A public consultation has opened on a proposal to build 14 homes on a 1.03-hectare Grey Belt site in Rowlands Gill, south of the A694, with three homes offered as discounted market-sale affordable housing.

Devcats, the Brazilian studio behind Full of Cats, has launched a publishing arm and its first published title is Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery by Nobody Crown. The studio says it will support 'cozy and wholesome' indie projects and contribute a portion of profits to animal causes.

A two-month-old boy and his family were deported to Mexico after the infant was taken to a Texas hospital, with lawmakers and Homeland Security giving differing accounts of his condition and the circumstances of the removal.

Vinicius Jr has reported 20 incidents of alleged racist abuse during his eight years at Real Madrid; the latest accusation names Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni, who denies it.

At least 37 miners died in a suspected carbon-monoxide leak at a lead and zinc mine near Wase in Plateau state; more than 20 others were rescued and taken to hospital and the site has been sealed as investigations begin.

Jake Canter, who suffered a severe head injury in a trampoline accident as a 13-year-old, won Olympic slopestyle bronze at age 22 after a lengthy recovery.

Glynn Purnell announced that his 200-year-old pub, The Mount in Henley, will close after rising costs made the business no longer viable, and he described the hospitality sector as facing very tough conditions.

Readers named Weaverham Hardware as a favourite and also praised a range of local shops and services for dependable, community-minded customer care.

A pharmacist and the National Pharmacy Association say rising medicine costs and low remuneration have contributed to numerous pharmacy closures in Coventry; the Department of Health says community pharmacy funding has been increased to £3.1bn.

The city council says a small number of bird flu cases were found in wild birds at Yeadon Tarn in Leeds and it is working with DEFRA to monitor the situation; the area remains open with notices advising visitors not to touch or feed birds.

The U.N. reported that at least 57 civilians, including about 15 children, were killed in separate drone strikes across Kordofan states over two days. U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk said the incidents underscore the civilian harm caused by drone warfare.