Saved by science – the cancer spotted by unrelated medical research | ITV News Anglia (East)
The latest news, sport and weather from ITV News Anglia on Friday 28 August 2026. On the programme:
– The woman urging people to sign up for hospital research after it helped save her life when cancer was spotted;
– The family of an Essex nurse devastated by the catastrophic flood disaster in Nepal;
– The port of Harwich targeted for drug smuggling as Border Force seize record hauls of ketamine;
– And as paddleboarding booms on the region’s waterways, a call to respect the wildlife around us.
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