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Wales nabs five spots in Harden’s 2026 list; AI waterjet targets prostate cancer; Tudor pub nears reopening; Labour to exclude trans women from women’s conference events
Wales nabs five spots in Harden's Best UK Restaurants 2026
Harden's diner-driven guide crowns Lancashire's Moor Hall at No. 1, but Wales pockets five places among the glitterati. Leading the Welsh charge is Gareth Ward's pocket-sized Gwen in Machynlleth at No. 24, praised as intimate and unforgettable, and pointedly more accessible than Ward's original, Ynyshir in Eglwys Fach, which lands at No. 62 with theatrical marathon dining and a bill to match. Home at Penarth takes No. 76 with surprise menus and local sourcing, The Whitebrook in Monmouthshire sits at No. 88 with foraged flair despite the odd grumble, and Conwy's The Jackdaw rounds out the list with Welsh cuisine at its best and a playful wine-by-distance list. London, naturally, hoards the most slots, but Harden's 35th edition still proves regional gems can deliver meals so polished the receipt comes with tasting notes.
UK trial tests AI-guided waterjet surgery for prostate cancer
The Royal Marsden has recruited Europe's first patient to a trial of Aquablation, a robotic, AI-guided high-pressure waterjet mapped by real-time ultrasound, aiming to remove early, localized prostate cancer while sparing nerves and bladder muscles. The study plans to enroll 280 men across seven countries and more than 25 centers, with four UK sites involved, and will test whether Aquablation can match or beat radical prostatectomy while slashing risks like infection, incontinence, and erectile dysfunction. It is sponsored by Procept BioRobotics. Meanwhile, the UK screening debate simmers. The National Screening Committee's draft rejects population-wide PSA testing, suggesting biennial screening only for men with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations. Health Secretary Wes Streeting, surprised, has hauled the science back for review, with data from a Prostate Cancer UK study that pairs PSA with rapid MRI expected within two years. For once, an AI pitch that aims to improve performance without wrecking quality of life.
Tudor pub in East London inches toward reopening
Officials will decide on Tuesday, December 9 whether a boarded-up 500-year-old East London pub finally trades plywood for pints after decades of vacancy. Proof that in London, even the pubs outlast most political promises, and they do it without an expenses account.
Labour to exclude trans women from National Women's Conference events
Labour's NEC approved a policy, following April's Supreme Court ruling that the Equality Act defines sex as biological sex, that bars trans women from keynotes, policy debates, votes, and elections to the national women's committee. Access would still be allowed to exhibition areas, fringe meetings, and an evening reception. The party says the next conference will be in 2026 and frames the move as legal compliance aimed at tackling women's under-representation. Labour for Trans Rights called the decision terrible, arguing it cuts committed trans members out of party democracy. Former EHRC chair Baroness Falkner accused Labour of abandoning women's rights and said ministers are sitting on EHRC guidance out of fear of their own MPs. Bridget Phillipson has yet to publish the guidance, while the government says it is making sure it is watertight. In classic Westminster fashion, principle is being administered by timetable, committee, and carefully worded footnote.
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