3 h. ago Brits to be hotter than Bahamas this week as the fourth heatwave of summer hits

The latest summer sizzler is expected to cause school holidays getaway meltdown with 20million cars clogging up the roads as families scramble for staycations

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14 h. ago German aristocrat and model laments her 'Princess' title and says it caused her problems at school

Princess Eugenia of Hanover, who resides in Vienna, has many powerful, aristocratic connections, but says it hasn't always been easy growing up with a title.

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1 week ago Donald McDonald death: Play School star and ‘showbiz great’ dies aged 86

‘He was such a kind man and was always great fun,’ wrote friends and family

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2 w. ago Car smashes into primary school students as multiple bodies sprawled across road

Children have been injured after a car ploughed into a crowd of people outside a primary school in China, causing a scene of devastation that left stricken youngsters sprawled out over the floor

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3 w. ago Pupils in England face lost learning from flooding and extreme heat, study finds

School leaders call for action on adaptation measures as DfE research warns of potential impact of climate crisisChildren in England face prolonged “lost learning” caused by extreme heat and flooding at school, according to research on the potential impact of the climate crisis on education.School leaders and teachers said the scenarios published by the Department for Education made for grim reading and urged ministers to move quickly to improve school resilience. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Government says Harvard researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos brought 'biological materials'

Attorneys argued over whether a Harvard University researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos brought “biological materials” into the U.S. Kseniia Petrova, a Russian-born scientist conducting cancer research for Harvard Medical School, appeared in Massachusetts federal court Wednesday for a probable cause hearing, where government and defense attorneys argued over whether she brought “biological materials” into the U.S. She was returning from a vacation from France in February when she was...

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