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Radio 4,24 Sep 2025,30 mins

Doctors treat Huntington's disease for the first time

Six O'Clock News

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Doctors have made a huge breakthrough in tackling the genetic disorder Huntington's disease, with initial results showing a significant slowing in the progress of the condition. Plans to extend the high-speed rail network between Liverpool and Manchester have been delayed and won't now be announced at the Labour Conference. The Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, has accused President Trump of being Islamophobic, after Mr Trump told world leaders at the United Nations that he thought London's mayor wanted to "go to sharia law". And how four astronauts heading on a trip around the Moon as early as February next year hope to see things no human eye has seen before.

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