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Simple urine test could detect early-stage breast cancer
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Simple urine test could detect early-stage breast cancer

A simple, non-invasive home test kit could soon transform early breast cancer detection, thanks to pioneering research underway at a Welsh university. Scientists at Aberystwyth University are developing a prototype lateral flow device – similar to a pregnancy or COVID-19 test – that can detect early biochemical signs of breast cancer from a single urine […]

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Wales ends sale of voters’ personal data to third parties
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Wales ends sale of voters' personal data to third parties

People in Wales will have their personal data better protected after the Senedd approved regulations on 10 March abolishing the open electoral register. The Representation of the People (Removal of the Edited Register) (Wales) Regulations 2026 will end the practice of selling voters’ details to direct marketing and other commercial organisations. Young people and those […]

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Wales becomes the first UK nation to remove profit from children’s homes, fostering, and secure accommodation
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Wales becomes the first UK nation to remove profit from children's homes, fostering, and secure accommodation

In less than a month, new providers of children’s homes, fostering services and secure accommodation will no longer be able to make a profit in Wales — making it the first nation in the UK to take this landmark step. Currently, some children’s care homes and fostering services in Wales are run by companies that […]

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