Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham faces calls to establish an 18-week waiting-time target for dementia diagnosis and treatment. Professor Sir Mike Richards, former national cancer director for England, has endorsed the proposal, drawing parallels with successful cancer care models.
Dermot Murnaghan, the seasoned television journalist, has died at 68 following a battle with stage four prostate cancer, a diagnosis he had publicly disclosed.
Reform UK candidate Rupert Lowe described the 1996 Dunblane primary school massacre, in which 16 children and one teacher were killed, as 'one murder'. He subsequently criticised the resulting ban on handguns in the UK during a televised hustings event.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has publicly called on Labour leadership contender Andy Burnham to present a detailed economic plan, asserting that the current government would leave a stable economy for any incoming administration.
