Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. A Ground Breaking vaccine for melanoma skin cancer is being trialled in the uk. The jab, which is personalised, uses the same technology as that in some covid vaccines. Early studies show that when used with another cancer drug it almost halved the risk of recurrence or death after three years. Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer and can spread to other areas of the body. The main cause of melanoma is Ultraviolet Light which comes from the sun and is used in sunbeds. Around 17,500 people are diagnosed with melanoma each year in the uk. Its the uks fifth most common cancer, but experts say 86 of these cases could be prevented by taking the right precautions. Heres our health correspondentjim reed. Could a jab like this change the way cancer is treated . Last month, steve young became the first person in the uk to be given this personalised vaccine, not to prevent the disease, but to try to stop a skin cancer returning. At l
Hello from the Unionjack Club In London ahead of a very special day when normandy veterans will gather to begin commemorations for this years 80th Anniversary of the d day landings. A cold and frosty start to friday for many, a bit of sunshine to begin with but, like in recent days, Shower Clouds are not far. Will the weather get any better . I will have the full forecast later. Its friday 26th april. Skin Cancer Patients in the uk have begun taking part in a trial aimed at developing the first personalised vaccine for melanoma. The experimental treatment uses the same technology as some covid 19 jabs, and works by telling the body to hunt down cancer cells and prevent them from coming back. Researchers say the jab also has the potential to stop lung, bladder, and kidney cancers. Our Health Correspondent Sophie Hutchinson reports. Steve young, one of the first nhs patients to take part in the trial for whats hoped will be a Game Changing treatment. Its for melanoma the deadliest of all
After ending his coalition with the greens. The bbc understands he will not be announcing his resignation despite a conservative Confidence Vote in his leadership of the Scottish Government, likely to be scheduled for holyrood next week. Our Scotland Local Correspondent David Henderson has the story. The Bute House Agreement lasted less than 1,000 days, but it brought green ministers into government for the first time anywhere in the uk and with them came a raft of green policies. So what do voters think now theyre gone . I think its sad because i think the greens are a good influence on the snp, but i guess weve had a Minority Government before, so i guess its going to happen again. Yeah, like, ivote green most of the time. But, yeah, it hasnt been brilliant. For months, this Power Sharing Deal was under pressure, with key plans like the Deposit Return Scheme stalled, then ditched. Chanting trans rights the final straw, a row over the pause on the prescription of Puberty Blockers for
the israeli military has sacked two senior officers after the air strikes on a convoy in gaza this week which left seven aid workers dead three of them british. israel has now given its first detailed account about how and why it carried out the attack. it says its drone operators wrongly assumed hamas fighters had taken over the convoy in a serious violation of procedures. meanwhile, the israeli government is now opening up new routes for aid deliveries into gaza the erez crossing here in the north, and also the port of ashdod in israel. it follows a warning from us presidentjoe biden that israel must do more to help civilians in gaza. here s our diplomatic correspondent paul adams. the investigation s finding starstart, it should never have happened. the devastating attack on monday, a combination of mistaken identification and bad decision making. the israeli army has been given more details about what they say happened on monday night been giving. half an hour afte
the uk home secretary, james cleverly, says conservative plans to introduce a form of mandatory national service if they win the election, would get young people out of their bubble. under the plans, 18 year olds would be given the choice of either joining the military for a year, or taking part in community service. non compliance wouldn t mean prison, but there d be some form of sanction. helen catt reports. the return of national service is certainly an eye catching policy, but it wouldn t be national service quite like these men experienced between 1949 and 1963. instead all 18 year olds would have to choose between a year s military service or volunteer work in public services. it s about addressing the fragmentation that we have seen in society. too many young people living in their own bubble, whether it be a digital bubble or a social bubble, and we want to get back to the situation where people are mixing with young people from different areas, different economic g