TSM, if you are not at IOT then there is no good news. Do read the rest of the briefs. The information is very positive (ie not rumour) and there will be no new pilots in to training before Jul 12.
The age cutoff remains 25-11+ so you are still in with a chance but you will be in competition with many more applicants for the first course.
As you don't seem to have read up about the training pipeline, did you hoist on board the revised educational requirements?