Autism rates could be ‘comparable between men and women’ – study shows Diagnosis rates of autism are “more or less equal for men and women”, a new study suggests. Previous work on gender and autism suggested that for every four men or boys diagnosed with autism there would be one woman or girl. And a
Criminals using AI to clone voices and set up direct debits Criminals are using AI to clone people’s voices and set up unauthorised direct debits over the phone, National Trading Standards (NTS) has warned. NTS said “advanced” voice cloning was part of an organised criminal operation that appeared to be targeting older people. Fraudsters began
MPs back release of files on Mandelson appointment as US ambassador MPs have approved the release of documents relating to Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as British ambassador to the United States. It comes after the Prime Minister backed down from his original plans for top civil servant Sir Chris Wormald to decide which documents could
Testing period blood for cervical cancer ‘could be new screening method’ Testing period blood for signs of cervical cancer could be a new, accurate way of screening for the disease, researchers say. A regular sanitary pad topped with a blood sample strip can pick up human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes most cases of cervical cancer, and
Peter Mandelson ‘betrayed our country’, Starmer tells MPs Peter Mandelson “betrayed our country” by leaking information to Jeffrey Epstein, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said. At Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir Keir said Lord Mandelson had “lied repeatedly” about his relationship with paedophile financier Epstein during the appointment process to the US ambassador role. The Prime
Starmer says he will still be Prime Minister this time next year Sir Keir Starmer has said he will still be Prime Minister this time next year, insisting frequent leadership changes are not in the “national interest” as he vowed to take the fight to Reform UK. The Labour leader insisted he was “confident” about
‘Very serious incident’ at university campus closes roads in city A “very serious incident” has occurred at a Leicestershire university campus. Several roads in Leicester city centre have been closed by police following reports of an incident at the De Montfort University campus. In a statement, a spokesman for the university said: “We are aware
Snooker great John Virgo dies aged 79 Snooker great John Virgo has died at the age of 79. Virgo, who won the UK Championship in 1979, enjoyed a long and storied career but was perhaps best known for his work as a broadcaster. He was an established part of the BBC’s snooker coverage as a
Kate’s needlework praised in woollen mill visit The Princess of Wales stitched a label into a pair of jeans gifted to her husband and declared: “He will love those,” as she celebrated Wales’ textiles industry. Kate spent the day learning about premium fabrics and fashion produced in West Wales and visited the family-owned jeans manufacturer
Justice shake-up proposed by former senior judge to tackle courts crisis The Prime Minister should take charge of the courts crisis in a radical shake-up of the criminal justice system, a retired senior judge has recommended. Sir Brian Leveson was charged by the Government last year with conducting an independent review of the justice system,