18 h. ago Eight healthy babies born after IVF using DNA from three people

Genetic material from mother and father transferred to healthy donor egg to reduce risk of life-threatening diseases‘We’d never heard of it’: a woman tells of her daughter’s death of mitochondrial diseaseDoctors in the UK have announced the birth of eight healthy babies after performing a groundbreaking procedure that creates IVF embryos with DNA from three people to prevent the children from inheriting incurable genetic disorders.The mothers were all high risk for passing on life-threatening diseases to their babies due to mutations in their mitochondria, the tiny structures that sit inside cells and provide the power they need to function. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago ‘Our food, our heritage, our culture’: the chef highlighting Palestinian cuisine

For Sami Tamimi, preparing the food of his homeland is an act of resilience and keeping his culture aliveFood is both deeply personal and political for Sami Tamimi, the Palestinian chef and food writer, whose first solo cookbook is an emotional culinary ride down memory lane through the bountiful seasons of his homeland – and an effort to preserve the ingredients, techniques and traditions which have long been targeted by the Israeli occupation.Boustany: A Celebration of Vegetables from My Palestine is a masterclass on how less is so often more when it comes to creating food that connects with people and how the joy derived from cooking and sharing food can, in itself, be an act of resistance. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Almost 800 people killed in Gaza while trying to get food aid since end of May, says UN – Middle East crisis live

Majority of those killed were in the vicinity of sites run by the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation The number of people killed by strikes in Gaza on Friday has risen to seven, according to the region’s civil defence agency, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports.Nearly all of Gaza’s population has been displaced at least once during the more than 21-month war, which has created dire humanitarian conditions for the more than two million people living there. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Canadian police seize largest ever weapons cache in terrorism inquiry

RCMP arrested and charged four people who were trying to form an ‘anti-government militia’ and capture landPolice in Canada have arrested and charged four people, including active military members, who they allege were “planning to create anti-government militia” and to “forcibly take possession of land” in the province of Quebec.The scope of material uncovered by police, including explosives and assault rifles, marks the largest weapons cache ever seized as part of terrorism investigation. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Labour’s pension plans remind me of communist China, says Lloyds chief

Proposed £25bn megafunds will seek to create more long-term wealth for people

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1 week ago Mark Ruffalo calls out Joe Rogan’s criticism of Trump’s ICE raids: ‘It’s a little late now’

‘You are either not that smart or not that dumb,’ said the actor in a scathing post

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3 w. ago Sir Stephen Fry wants to create a TV drama series where people communicate without technology

The 67-year-old actor and broadcaster's idea is for emails and social media platforms, such as Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat, to be seen as the "uncoolest thing"

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3 w. ago Making concessions on benefit cuts 'not enough', says Scots Labour MP

Brian Leishman said "the real Labour thing to do" is "to create a welfare system that looks after people".

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3 w. ago Beatson Cancer Charity awarded £82,950 Young Start grant to support RadioTherapy podcast

Beatson Cancer Charity has received a Young Start award of £82,950 from The National Lottery Community Fund to continue the success of RadioTherapy – a podcast created by and for young people who have been diagnosed with cancer.

Economics

3 w. ago ‘Billionaires’ bonanza’: Labour derides Reform plan to offer tax exemptions to wealthy

Nigel Farage defends policy to top up poorest workers from £250,000 ‘landing fee’ on rich UK newcomersUK politics live – latest updatesBusiness live – latest updatesNigel Farage has defended his plans to attract wealthy individuals to the UK with a £250,000 fee for 10 years of residency and a special tax regime, as Labour called it a “billionaires’ bonanza”.In a press conference in London, the leader of Reform UK said he wanted to win back very wealthy people leaving the country, and encourage them to spend and create jobs in the UK. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago How Trump’s deportation push created 1 million MORE undocumented people who entered the country

The administration’s own policies ‘de-legalized’ more than 1 million people now vulnerable for removal from the country

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3 w. ago How Trump’s deportation push created 1 million MORE undocumented people

The administration’s own policies ‘de-legalized’ more than 1 million people now vulnerable for removal from the country

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on assisted dying: a momentous bill that needs further attention | Editorial

Kim Leadbeater has led a strong campaign, but concerns about the likely impact on vulnerable people remainThe central issue before MPs, as they decide how to vote on the latest version of Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying bill, is how to value individual autonomy relative to collective responsibility for vulnerable members of society when making regulations around the end of life. Should terminally ill people be allowed to end their lives with medical help? If so, under what safeguards? The question remains ethically, medically and legally complex.Technological and social changes enabling people to live much longer have created challenges around the resourcing of care and experiences of ageing and dying. There are profound questions about how we manage the final stages of life – and what we owe to those living through them. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Mark Ruffalo says billionaires and 'white people' are creating more problems than migrants

An A-list Marvel actor has claimed billionaires and 'white people' are creating more problems in the United States than illegal immigrants.

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