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SINGAPORE TO IMPOSE GREEN FUEL LEVY ON FLIGHTS FROM 2026

Travellers will need to bear the cost of the transition towards green jet fuel, Singapore's transport minister said as he announced plans for a levy on flight ticket prices as the aviation industry seeks a viable funding model. "It will hurt our air hub and our economy and raise the cost of travel for passengers if we are overly ambitious with our sustainability goals," Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat said of the need for modest targets initially. Aviation produces about 2% of the world's emissions but is considered as one of the hardest sectors to decarbonise.

GAME-CHANGING CANCER SCREENING FOR LYNCH SYNDROME PATIENTS IN ENGLAND 

Thousands of people in England with Lynch Syndrome, a genetic condition that increases the risk of cancer, are to be offered "game-changing" screening on the NHS. The world-first programme aims to reduce the number of cancer cases and identify them earlier when the treatment is more successful. As a part of the NHS bowel screening programme, people with Lynch syndrome will be invited for bowel surveillance every two years.