President Catherine Connolly made her first official visit to Northern Ireland at Ulster University's Belfast campus, praising the campus and emphasising the Good Friday Agreement, peace and shared heritage.
The New START treaty between the United States and Russia expired, removing agreed limits on deployed strategic nuclear warheads; Russian officials said the parties are no longer bound by the treaty and are free to decide how to proceed.
Teddi Mellencamp, who is being treated for stage 4 melanoma, joined a cancer screening awareness campaign and urged people not to delay recommended screenings.
Dyslexia Sparks and Humberside Fire and Rescue will hold a dyslexia awareness event at Bransholme Fire Station in Hull where firefighter Sam Heslop will share his experience; the session runs 09:30–11:30 GMT on Saturday.
Researchers used EEG on 49 sleeping newborns and found brain responses that tracked rhythmic but not melodic patterns in original musical excerpts, while shuffled versions did not elicit the same responses.
Researchers at MIT and the Scripps Research Institute report that a DNA-based virus-like particle displaying the engineered HIV antigen eOD‑GT8 produced eightfold more on-target precursor B cells than a protein-based VLP in a humanized mouse model, and the DNA scaffold did not induce scaffold-specific antibodies.
A global trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine found the oral PCSK9 inhibitor enlicitide lowered LDL cholesterol by more than 57% at 24 weeks versus about 3% with placebo in patients already taking statins.
A WHO analysis linked about 37% of new cancer cases in 2022—roughly 7.1 million—to 30 preventable causes, with smoking, infections and alcohol among the top reported risks.
Pinnacle Darts Academy in Wakefield has raised £3,395 through events including a 12-hour darts marathon to help about 125 junior players aged 8–17 attend national JDC tournaments.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a one-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act through Dec. 31, 2026, restoring duty-free access that supports Lesotho’s garment exports; the brief extension leaves longer-term trade arrangements undetermined.
