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• Health checks offered to residents near one of England's worst illegal waste sites

  Dedicated health checks, including asthma and blood pressure assessments, are being offered to people living near one of England's worst illegal waste sites.

• Blood tests that could spot early signs of cancers to be trialled on thousands of NHS patients

  Blood tests that could spot the early signs of a range of the most common cancers are to be trialled on thousands of NHS patients.

• Just 13% of UK teenage girls active every day, WHO figures show

  Experts have warned that more needs to be done to boost the exercise levels of UK teenagers - with just 13% of teenage girls active every day.

• Cyber attacks affect UK meat processing industry, top security official says

  Cyber attacks have affected the UK meat processing industry, a top security official has said in the wake of hacks that hit supermarkets across Europe.

• MPs urge online retailers to stop selling AI toys over child harm fears

  AI toys with built-in chatbots could expose children to psychological harms and inappropriate material, according to MPs and peers who are urging Amazon and eBay to stop selling them.

• Australia's social media ban challenged by Reddit and rights group in court

  Australia's landmark social media ban for under-16s faces challenges in court over accusations that it amounts to censorship and creates privacy issues.

• Plans revealed for AI data centre at former power station in North Yorkshire

  Energy giant Drax has announced plans to build an AI data centre on 4.5 hectares of land at its North Yorkshire site.

• Greenpeace deploys boulders in North Sea to 'protect porpoises'

  Greenpeace says it has formed an underwater barrier with boulders in the North Sea to prevent "destructive fishing" in an area created to protect porpoises.

• Sky News expands Arc XP partnership for a new app and website

  Sky News has expanded its partnership with media platform Arc XP to provide the technology underpinning its new app and website.

• Majority of funds stolen in cryptocurrency hack replenished, Binance says

  Around 90% of stolen cryptocurrency assets following a hack on a major exchange has been replenished, according to Binance.