2 h. ago Scientists successfully grow human teeth in a lab for first time

Researchers at King’s College London say the breakthrough could lead to patients regrowing lost teeth in future.

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39 h. ago Warwick Davis' family issue emotional statement ahead of inquest into wife Samantha's death

Samantha Davis, the wife of actor Warwick, died at the age of 53 at University College Hospital in London on March 24 last year. An inquest into her death is due to take place on April 14

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50 h. ago Family of Warwick Davis’ late wife hope inquest will ‘provide answers’

Samantha Davis died aged 53 at University College Hospital in London on March 24 last year.

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61 h. ago Trump is pushing students towards Britain – ministers, don’t let your immigration obsession stand in the way | Polly Toynbee

Beleaguered UK universities have a golden opportunity. If the government passes it up, it risks billions in revenue Shocking stories told at a US universities conference in San Diego described Donald Trump’s assaults on research grants, academics and students. Foreign students face deportation for infractions as minor as parking or speeding tickets. A reported 500 student visas have been suddenly revoked – with some students sent to deportation centres, and others told to “self-deport”. With a million foreign students warned by their universities not to travel abroad for fear of never getting back in, that’s a strong deterrent to others deciding whether to study in the US.Jo Johnson, former minster for universities, King’s College London visiting professor and chair of the Lords education committee, listening to this list of persecutions, spoke to me from San Diego. “The UK should be extending the warmest of welcomes, a safe port in a storm,” he says. Concerns about immigration numb...

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3 d. ago Cory And Imperial College London Join Forces To Advance Carbon Capture

Cory And Imperial College London Join Forces To Advance Carbon Capture  Carbon Herald

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4 d. ago Cory Group and Imperial College London partner on CCS innovation

Cory Group and Imperial College London partner on CCS innovation  gasworld

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5 d. ago University Challenge fans rage 'it's annoying me already' just minutes into show after spotting contestant's 'insufferable' habit

Monday's episode of the BBC Two quiz show saw host Amol Rajan welcomed Warwick University and University College London as they played in the quarter finals.

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8 d. ago Blair tells Starmer NOT to hit back at Trump's tariffs as US stocks see biggest 2

Blair was speaking to students at King's College University in London on Friday, just days after President Trump unveiled major tariffs in possibly the biggest shake-up of world economics on record.

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9 d. ago Clean energy startups secure £150m investment boost with Net Zero Technology Centre’s support

Clean energy startups supported by Aberdeen’s Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) have raised £150 million in private investment, reflecting growing confidence in renewable energy, hydrogen, and carbon capture.

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1 week ago Kurt Cobain’s guitar from Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged show to go on display in UK

The Martin D-18E, played at renowned performance five months before singer’s suicide, sold for £4.8m in 2020The world’s most expensive guitar, which Kurt Cobain played in one of Nirvana’s most acclaimed performances – the MTV Unplugged in New York show – is to be displayed in the UK for the first time.The Royal College of Music in London has been loaned the Martin D-18E by its owner, Peter Freedman (the chair of Røde microphones), who bought the guitar for $6m (£4.8m) in 2020, making it the most expensive guitar ever sold at auction. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Charity set up by Doddie Weir invests £4m in bid to accelerate MND research

The Discovery Network has approved grants for four multi-institutional teams of researchers.

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1 week ago Kurt Cobain’s Unplugged guitar to go on show at London’s Royal College of Music Museum

Kurt Cobain’s Unplugged guitar to go on show at London’s Royal College of Music Museum  Kerrang!

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2 w. ago Met officer dismissed for texting escorts and sex workers on police phone

Pc Shabul Miah was dismissed without notice at an accelerated misconduct hearing in central London on Friday.

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2 w. ago University College London: New master’s degrees redefining sociology

University College London: New master’s degrees redefining sociology  Study International

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2 w. ago Further welfare cuts expected as Rachel Reeves prepares to deliver spring statement – UK politics live

Keir Starmer will face Kemi Badenoch at PMQs before the chancellor delivers her spring statement John Healey, the defence secretary, has been doing an interview round this morning because overnight the Treasury briefed journalists that Rachel Reeves will announce an extra £2.2bn in defence spending from April in the spring statement. (Presumably that was the story the Treasury press office were hoping would be leading the news bulletins this morning, not the new benefit cuts).In its news release, the Treasury said:The chancellor will announce a further £2.2bn funding increase for defence from April, as she warns that Britain has to “move quickly in a changing world”.The funding will be invested in advanced technologies so that Britain’s armed forces have the tools they need to compete and win in modern warfare. This includes guaranteeing the investment to fit Royal Navy ships with Directed Energy Weapons by 2027. These weapons can hit a £1 coin from 1km away and take down drones at ...

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2 w. ago 'An angel among us': Hundreds attend vigil for student, 20, killed in van crash on The Strand

Aalia Mahomed, 20, was killed in the accident near the King’s College London campus last Tuesday

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2 w. ago Sex and gender ID conflation ‘isn’t helpful’ for data collection, Streeting says

Health Secretary Wes Streeting told the Commons that the ‘conflation of sex and gender identity isn’t helpful’ for data analysis.

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2 w. ago Prostate cancer check doubles proportion of men who keep erectile function

NeuroSafe preserves the nerves running through the prostate’s outer layers, which are thought to be responsible for producing erections.

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3 w. ago Doctors’ best friends: dogs will help sniff out bacteria for cystic fibrosis sufferers

Imperial College project could lead to less invasive testing and combat increase in antibiotic resistanceJodie is a canine with special ­powers, scientists have discovered. The golden labrador can smell and ­identify ­particular bacteria and could soon play a key role in helping researchers develop a programme in which dogs could sniff out individuals infected with dangerous microbes.The project, recently launched by scientists at Imperial College London, could be vital in the battle against antibiotic resistance as well as the treatment of patients with lung ­disease and other conditions, they say. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza and destroy its only cancer hospital

Israeli forces have destroyed Gaza's only specialized cancer hospital as ground forces advance deeper into the Gaza Strip

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