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ain’t they grand!
Mail’s pros tate cancer victory
By Ben Spencer
Medical CorrespondentHigh-tech scans finally available at 72% of
hospitals... up from 50% three years ago
Storm at
Grenfell
inquiry as
‘cover-up’
claims fly
THE Grenfell Tower inquiry was
halted yesterday when protest-
ers hijacked proceedings amid
accusations of a ‘cover-up’.
Activists shouted ‘disgrace’ and
said chairman Sir Martin Moore-
Bick was ‘selling his soul’.
They were angry that construc-
tion bosses have been assured
their evidence will not be used in
criminal prosecutions against
them. That move rendered the
inquiry pointless, they said.
Chaos erupted as Andrzej
Kuszell, director of Grenfell archi-
tect firm Studio E, gave evidence.
He is one of the witnesses given
protection by Attorney General
Suella Braverman. Joe Delaney,
who lived next to Grenfell, said:
New law will
curb violence
in the home
A LANDMARK Bill designed to
crack down on violent bullies
who abuse their partners is being
brought back to the Commons.
The move to get the Domestic
Abuse Bill through Parliament
was celebrated by campaigners
as a major breakthrough.
Under the most eye-catching
Home Office proposal, bans on
abusive partners from going near
their homes for up to 28 days will
no longer be time-limited.
Suspects face being banned
from drinking alcohol and could
be fitted with electronic tags to
ensure they comply with condi-
tions, such as exclusion zones.
Perpetrators could be com-
pelled to attend courses in an
effort to change their behaviour,
such as parenting classes. They
could also face lie detector tests
before prison release.
Home Secretary Priti Patel said:
‘Victims need to know we are on
their side, because in some cases,
their very lives depend on it.’
‘You sold
your soul’By Arthur Martin
HIGH-TECH MRI scans are
finally being made available
to the majority of men with
suspected prostate cancer.
In a victory for the Daily Mail,
nearly three quarters of NHS
trusts now have access to
‘ m u l t i - p a r a m e t r i c ’ M R I
machines to diagnose the dis-
ease, up from just 50 per cent
three years ago.
These tests, which combine
three types of MRI scan to pro-
duce highly detailed images of the
prostate, are far more effective
than biopsies, with one study
showing they can detect up to 93
per cent of aggressive tumours.
Some 72 per cent of hospitals
and health boards now offer
mp-MRI scans for prostate can-
cer, Freedom of Information
requests have found.
For two years, the Mail has been
campaigning for greater use of
MRI scans, after we highlighted
the postcode lottery of care in
which half of men were deniedaccess to the life-saving tech. The
NHS watchdog NICE last year
said all men should have access to
the scans. Then, trusts began
investing in the machines, which
cost roughly £1.3million each.
Despite the significant improve-
ment, the data shows some NHS
trusts that have the machines are
r a t i o n i n g a c c e s s t o m a n a g e
stretched resources.
One in ten men in areas that
have MRI scanners are not bene-
fiting from them, with some trustsnot offering scans to older patients.
And 4 per cent of trusts still offer
no scans, with another 24 per cent
offering only the lower-quality ‘bi-
parametric’ MRI scans.
Prostate Cancer UK, which col-
lated the figures, calculates
another 37 dedicated scanners
are needed over the next ten
years, at a cost of £49million.
Heather Blake, of Prostate Can-
cer UK, said: ‘Latest figures show
a sharp rise in men referred and
subsequently diagnosed in Eng-land as they become more aware
of their risk.
‘With this trend set to continue,
and with some areas still to guar-
antee access to mp-MRI, it’s vital
that radiology departments are
supported to meet demand.’
Studies have suggested thou-
sands of lives could be saved from
prostate cancer if all men were
given MRI scans as soon as suspi-
cions are raised. Using them has
b e e n f o u n d t o i n c r e a s e t h e
number of dangerous tumoursproud MuM
each selling for £1,000. Tradi-
tional gun dogs such as the ‘red
and whites’ have fallen out of
favour, with cross-breeds such
as cockapoos and labradoodles
now more fashionable.
Jim Cuddy, chairman of the
Red and White Setter Club of
Great Britain, said: ‘Having ten
new puppies does help the
breed, given as there were only
39 last year.
‘The hope is that the new own-
ers will go on to breed from the
bitches. Once people have a
breed they tend to stick with
that breed. The dog industry
does suffer from very few youngSNUGGLED alongside one By Izzy Ferris
another, this litter of pre-
cious puppies offers a glim-
mer of hope to Britain’s most
endangered dog breed.
They are Irish red and white
s e t t e r s – a b r e e d t h a t i s
now listed as the Kennel Club’s
most vulnerable.
The extra-large litter of ten –
five bitches and five dogs – rep-
resents a quarter of the puppies
born for the whole of last year.
In 2019, 39 puppies were regis-
tered, against 35,347 labradors- Britain’s favourite dog.
These youngsters, offspring of
proud father Henry and mother
Tamzin – have all been found
homes by breeder Ve Callaghan,
Tamzin:
Litter was
unusually
large‘You sold your soul, Sir Martin.
The public inquiry isn’t about an
inquiry. It’s a f** cover-up.’
The protesters finally left when
approached by Commander Stu-
art Cundy, who is leading a sep-
arate police probe into the 2017
disaster which killed 72 people.
The disorder came minutes after
the second phase of the inquiry
restarted in Paddington, west
London, after a month’s delay.
It is examining the decision to
install flammable cladding.
Mr Kuszell later told the inquiry
he was sorry about the fire and
said employee Bruce Sounes, the
project architect, had no experi-
ence cladding residential blocks.
It was also heard that Studio E
was chosen without a procure-
ment process.
Mr Kuszell admitted his firm
would not have got the job if
there had been a contest.