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NHS TO SCREEN 100,000 NEWBORN BABIES FOR GENETIC CONDITIONS – 500 blood samples from 13 NHS hospitals already taken from newborn babies The National Health Service (NHS) is set to screen 100,000 newborn babies for over 200 genetic conditions. The initiative is described as a “world first” scheme to help early diagnosis of genetic diseases.  Blood samples from 500 newborn babies have reportedly already been collected from 13 NHS hospitals. Organisers plan to extend the scheme to test over 100,000 babies across 40 hospitals in England.

MANCHESTER UNITED DRAWS AGAINST PORTO – Man-U Equalised in injury-time to avoid a fourth defeat of the season Harry Maguire rescued a dramatic draw for 10-man Manchester United after they had surrendered a two-goal lead – and had Bruno Fernandes sent off – at Porto in the Europa League.  The injury-time effort could prove priceless for under-pressure manager Erik ten Hag, whose side were moments away from their fourth loss in 10 games to start the season. Instead, substitute Maguire rose highest to meet Christian Eriksen’s corner and headed superbly into the bottom corner in the first of five added…

ELECTRIC CAR SALES STALL AMID FLAWED NET ZERO TARGETS – Diesel car sales outpace electric car sales in the UK The UK car industry has warned its efforts to support the transition to electric vehicles cannot be sustained indefinitely as it faces the prospect of fines for missing climate-linked sales targets. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said that a government mandate, which requires its members to sell a minimum percentage of zero-emission vehicles each year, was proving to be problematic as the share of electric vehicle (EV) sales in the UK had stalled below 18%. The rule…

GLOBAL COMMUNION SERVICE WITH PASTOR CHRIS – The October 2024 edition holds this Sunday 6th October at 3pm GMT+1 Get ready to be rightly positioned to experience victory throughout October and the rest of the year as you join Pastor Chris for the October Global Communion Service.  The global communion services are a time of insight, and enlightenment that continually shines as a beacon of hope to billions around the world. The October 2023 global communion service will take place this Sunday, October 6th by 3 pm GMT+1. Ensure you are tuned in to the live broadcast showing on all…

MYOPERICARDITIS FOUND IN THOSE THAT TOOK COVID VACCINE – Study of 1.7 Million Kids and Teens who took Pfizer shot Researchers investigating the safety and effectiveness of Pfizer’s vaccine in fully vaccinated, partially vaccinated, and unvaccinated children and teens, found cases of myocarditis and pericarditis only in vaccinated children. The study OpenSAFELY: Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination in children and adolescents and Research from Oxford, Harvard, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the University of Bristol and TPP, a global digital health company,  confirmed a large body of evidence showing links between COVID-19 shots and myocarditis and pericarditis, particularly…

LEBANESE PM CALLS FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION- Mikati calls election for ‘Consensus President’ after 2 year vacuum Lebanon’s leading politicians have begun a renewed bid to fill a two-year-long presidential vacuum, an effort to revive the state as it grapples with the escalating conflict with Israel. Lebanon has not had a president or a fully empowered cabinet since October 2022 due to a power struggle in which Hezbollah has played a big part. Parliament Speaker and Hezbollah ally Nabih Berri has said to Prime Minister Najib Mikati he supports the election of a president who doesn’t represent “a challenge” to anyone.…

ASTON VILLA BEAT BAYERN MUNICH 1-0 IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE –  Thanks to a brilliant late Jhon Duran goal   Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran’s late lob over Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to earn a 1-0 win in the Champions League was a pre-planned tactic, the English Premier League side’s manager Unai Emery said.  Duran electrified Villa Park with his 79th-minute goal, receiving a long ball then hooking it over Neuer who had come off his line as he did often in the game. It was Duran’s fifth goal as a substitute this season.  The win left Villa with two…

CITYFIBRE NEEDS FOR CASH TO SURVIVE – The BT rival’s debts rise above £3 billion  BT rival CityFibre has warned it must raise more money to survive as the rising cost of its broadband rollout pushed debts above £3bn. The company, which is the largest of the so-called “alt-net” broadband firms taking on BT’s Openreach, said there was “material uncertainty” about its ability to continue because it was reliant on further external funding. CityFibre, which is backed by Goldman Sachs and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala, secured £4.9bn in debt financing from banks two years ago to help fund…

UK PROPOSES NEW POWERS FOR BANKS TO CURB FRAUD- Banks to pause transactions for 72 hours where fraudulent payment is suspected.  The UK is giving banks enhanced new powers to delay and investigate suspicious payments in a bid to slash the estimated 460 million pounds lost to fraud in the last year. New laws proposed by the UK finance ministry today will enable banks to pause transactions for up to 72 hours where there are reasonable grounds to suspect a payment is fraudulent.  Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Tulip Siddiq says Hundreds of millions of pounds targeting vulnerable communities and…

SINGAPORE COURT JAILS EX MINISTER IN LANDMARK RULING- Iswaran gets 1 year sentence for averting justice and receiving gifts worth over $300,000  A Singapore court sentenced a former minister to 12 months in prison for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 worth of gifts, in the first jailing of an ex-cabinet member in a city-state famous for its clean governance. S. Iswaran, who was a cabinet member for 13 years and has held the trade, communications and transport portfolios, pleaded guilty last week to four counts of improperly receiving gifts and one of obstructing justice. Presiding judge Vincent Hoong…