All patients in pembrolizumab trial were found to be cancer-free after combination of drug and surgeryA “gamechanger” immunotherapy drug that “melts away” tumours dramatically increases the chances of curing bowel cancer and may even replace the need for surgery, doctors have said.Pembrolizumab targets and blocks a specific protein on the surface of...

Spacecraft to collect samples from rarely explored area before attempting unprecedented liftoff from ‘dark side’ for trip homeChina has landed its uncrewed Chang’e-6 lunar probe on the far side of the moon, marking an important step in the country’s 53-day mission to retrieve rock and soil samples from the “dark” lunar hemisphere, in what would be...

Two fire workers injured after Corral Fire, which began Saturday afternoon, spread overnight east of San FranciscoCalifornia firefighters aided by aircraft battled a wind-driven wildfire that began Saturday and continued burning early Sunday morning in an area straddling the San Francisco Bay Area and central California, authorities said.The Corral...

Starmer’s belief in international law and the rise of Labour Friends of Israel offer clues to potential stance on Palestinian statehoodUK politics live – latest updatesIsrael-Gaza war – live updatesA snap election, and the certainty that the Gaza crisis will not be resolved by polling day, means Keir Starmer already knows the first foreign policy challenge...

The coronavirus pandemic had a huge effect on the justice system, but what else can the data show us?“Justice delayed is justice denied” goes the old legal maxim – one that has captured the state of the court system in England and Wales in recent years.The backlogs caused by the coronavirus pandemic are only one of the ways in which the justice and...

Shami Chakrabarti comments on Abbott’s position amid reports party has offered peerages to MPs to stand downUK politics live – latest updatesDiane Abbott is still considering her future after being given the backing to stand as a Labour MP, her close friend Shami Chakrabarti has said, amid reports that Labour has offered peerages to MPs in order to...