Baroness Jowell, 70, has disclosed that she has brain cancer. The Labour peer and former minister was given the diagnosis in May and has pledged to help others with the disease. She wrote on Twitter: “Thank you for so much love and support on my birthday. More people living longer better lives with cancer is my birthday pledge.” Her daughter-in-law, Ella Jowell, the food writer known as Deliciously Ella, praised her “bravery, optimism, love and support for others”. Top role at Nato for head of Britain’s armed forcesThe head of Britain’s armed forces has been elected to one of the most senior posts in Nato, the government has announced.

Source: The Times September 18, 2017 01:07 UTC