Richard Branson, next to White Knight Spaceship 2.
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Sudden changes in space weather, such as solar flares, for example, could have significant health implications for crew and passengers.
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove addresses the Convention of the North in Leeds in March 2024.
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English councils have neither the ongoing funding or the staffing needed to effectively deliver on the government’s economic development promises.
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A man from Florida was found to have tapeworm cysts in his brain.
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While Ukraine’s fortunes on the battlefield have been mixed, its operations in Crimea and the Black Sea have been rather more successful.
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Children are bearing the brunt of austerity. From obesity to infant mortality, child health is affected by sustained under-investment. What can be done to reverse the decline?
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What if there’s no experiment to work out which theory of consciousness is correct?
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Simple tips to improve your chances of having your mortgage application accepted.
Sewage spills highlight the urgent need to upgrade the UK’s ageing sewer network.
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The UK’s Victorian-era sewer network is at breaking point.
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People in their 20s and 30s are more likely than any other age group to experiment with AI pornography.
Polish forces triumphed over a larger Russian force at the Battle of Stoczek, February 1831.
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Waning support from Poland’s allies meant the war descended to an attritional struggle, giving Russia the advantage it needed to win.
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Publishers are starting to develop guidelines around the use of generative AI in photos.
Vixen Tor on Dartmoor in Devon is one of many access islands where right to roam laws prevent people reaching an area without trespassing or arriving by helicopter.
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Right to roam campaigners are protesting about thousands of ‘access islands’ of wilderness in England that are surrounded by private land. Outdated countryside access laws need an overhaul.
Baron Cobham and family around the dinner table, 1567.
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During the Tudor period, religious beliefs shaped people’s attitudes towards food and food waste.
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Affirmative consent involves a ‘yes’ rather than the absence of a ‘no’.
Swedish old-growth forest.
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Research suggests these forests could disappear by the 2070s.
Cosy games exploded in popularity during the pandemic.
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Cosy, personal games, as I discovered, can change the lives of the people who make them and those who play them.
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Putting Finland’s precipitous drop in suicides in context.
Male anglerfish are tiny compared to females.
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Does size matter? In the animal kingdom, yes.
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A new study suggests that talking speed is a more important indicator of brain health than difficulty finding words.
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Robo-advisers and AI are making investing accessible to everyone, but there are also risks to consider.