Around 80% of teenagers in England already receive the HPV vaccine.
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Current vaccination and screening programmes mean England is already on track.
A scene from Outlander.
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Productions such as Braveheart and Outlander present a narrow version of Scottish cultural identity.
Brandless on Gaza.
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Lessons from firms who’ve supported other causes.
If the vaccine is offered, children would be given two doses.
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In one country where the chickenpox vaccine is already routine, cases have fallen by 97% since it was first introduced.
Energy efficient lightbulbs are useful – but more radical actions are available.
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Everyone surveyed opted for the least impactful climate actions, regardless of their level of knowledge or worries.
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Depo-Provera is not usually used for more than two years. Here’s why.
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AI may not have consciousness, but it exercises power in ways that affect our sense of who we are.
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ISAs, benefits and mortgage support are all rumoured to be mentioned in chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s next autumn statement.
Until the outbreak of hostilities in Gaza, China and Israel had enjoyed relatively warm relations.
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China and Israel used to enjoy warm relations. But recently there has been a sharp rise in online antisemitism in China.
Myanmar military cracks down on peaceful protesters in Taunggy, Shan state.
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Nearly three years after seizing power, the military junta in Myanmar has lost control of most of the country.
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New laboratory experiments add analytical rigour to the search for ancient biomolecules
Olive trees that have died after becoming infected with Xylella fastidiosa .
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The meadow spittlebug can transmit a deadly bacterium – many plants in Britain could be at risk.
The Welsh government has announced plans to make Wales a ‘nation of sanctuary’.
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The Welsh government has taken steps to ensure that the Welsh language plays a more prominent role in welcoming refugees and migrants.
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The US military has been experimenting with AI-powered robots that are also equipped with weapons.
Many flame retardant additives have been banned.
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Flame retardants were developed to prevent house fires and help save lives. But they come with some serious health risks.
Mounjaro has already been approved in the UK to manage type 2 diabetes.
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People who are obese, as well as those who are overweight and have weight-related issues, may soon be able to ask their doctor for a prescription.
Recent teachers’ protest in Colombo.
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Sri Lanka is just one of a number of countries in which IMF loan conditions appear to be mainly burdening supporters of the opposition.
New research debunks the stereotype that autistic people lack the motivation to form meaningful social connections.
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Autistic people are not only more likely to feel lonely but are also more likely to experience it more acutely than non-autistic people according to new research.
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A mathematician explains the important difference between absolute risk and relative risk.
A volcanic eruption at Litli Hrutur on the Reykjanes peninsula, some 30km south of the capital Reykjavik, Iceland in July 2023.
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Evidence suggests magma is close to the surface in south-west Iceland, prompting evacuations.