16 h. ago Israel top military lawyer arrested after she admitted leaking video of soldiers’ abuse

Rightwing politicians and pundits have called the soldiers accused of attack on Palestinian detainee ‘heroes’ and military investigators traitors Police in Israel have arrested and detained the military’s top legal officer after she admitted leaking footage of soldiers allegedly attacking a Palestinian detainee and then in effect lying about her actions to Israel’s high court.The military advocate general, Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, said in a resignation letter last week that she had authorised publication of the video to defuse attacks on military investigators and prosecutors working on the case. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Starmer feels the effects of setting high standards for his party in opposition

Despite pledges to run a squeaky clean administration the prime minister and some in his cabinet have been caught outThere is a theory in British politics, often attributed to Tony Blair, that you need to be careful about throwing a boomerang in opposition, because when you make it to power it could come back and hit you in the face.As opposition leader, Keir Starmer became adept at landing blows on the Conservatives. Over the Partygate scandal in particular, he called for Boris Johnson to quit over his rule-breaking. “You cannot be a lawmaker and a lawbreaker and it’s time to pack his bags,” he said. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago IBS sufferers could ease symptoms with specific diet, new NHS trial finds

The diet could be a "simple, enjoyable and highly effective first step" in managing the common condition, researchers said

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5 d. ago NHS trial finds 'simple' diet is 'highly effective' against IBS

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects the digestive system, causing stomach cramps, bloating and diarrhoea. It is usually a lifelong condition

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5 d. ago NHS trial finds specific diet 'highly effective' in easing IBS

A doctor involved in the research said it 'potentially simplifies care for both patients and healthcare providers'

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7 d. ago Popular Inverness restaurant Aye Eat releases statement after closing doors 'with immediate effect'

The business is now up for sale following a family bereavement.

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7 d. ago Chelsea problems laid bare as Enzo Maresca strives for two key things

Sunderland defeat highlights inexperience as Blues struggle with after-effects of Club World Cup

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2 w. ago 'Holy grail' blood test that can detect up to 50 types of cancer may be even more effective than thought, researchers discover

In an NHS trial British experts have discovered that the test correctly identified that more than a third of people thought to have a 'false positive' result.

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2 w. ago AI could save NHS staff 400,000 hours every month, trial finds

The trial found that AI-powered support saved staff an average of 43 minutes every day.

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2 w. ago Overconsumption and ruin: before and after images predict how tech could harm our planet

From Venice to the Iguaza Falls, an exhibition in London illustrates the hidden cost of our gadgets and devicesArtists have created visualisations of the impact of the climate crisis on some of the world’s most recognisable landscapes using scientific modelling, in a project to highlight the environmental effects of tech consumption.Venice in Italy, the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland, Iguazu Falls on the border of Argentina and Brazil, and the Seine River in Paris were among the locations explored to depict the potential impact of the climate crisis by the end of the century. The results are on display at an exhibition in London. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Overconsumption and ruin: before and after images visualise how tech could harm our planet

From Venice to the Iguazu Falls, an exhibition in London illustrates the hidden cost of our gadgets and devicesArtists have created visualisations of the impact of the climate crisis on some of the world’s most recognisable landscapes, in a project to highlight the environmental effects of tech consumption.Venice in Italy, the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland, Iguazu Falls on the border of Argentina and Brazil, and the Seine River in Paris were among the locations used to explore to potential impacts of the climate crisis by the end of the century. The results are on display at an exhibition in London. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Map reveal Spanish holiday hotspots battered by horror Storm Alice floods with Brit families’ half

STORM Alice has wreaked havoc across eastern Spain and the Balearic Islands for more than a fortnight with torrential rain, harsh winds and chaotic flash flooding, and there is no sign of the bad weather letting up. The unprecedented weather has hit the east coast from Valencia to Ibiza, claiming everything from cars to outdoor...

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3 w. ago ‘Lab to fab’: are promises of a graphene revolution finally coming true?

Two decades after the material was first produced, some UK firms have reaped its potential but others are strugglingAfter graphene was first produced at the University of Manchester in 2004, it was hailed as a wonder material, stronger than steel but lighter than paper. But two decades on, not every UK graphene company has made the most of that potential. Some show promise but others are struggling.Extracted from graphite, commonly used in pencils, graphene is a latticed sheet of carbon one atom thick, and is highly effective at conducting heat and electricity. China is the world’s biggest producer, using it to try to get ahead in the global race to produce microchips and in sectors such as construction. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Beethoven 5 Vol 4: Salvatore di Sciarrino album review – classical weight, contemporary subtlety

Jonathan Biss/Swedish Radio SO/Omer Meir Wellber(Orchid Classics)Biss pairs Beethoven’s fourth concerto with Sciarrino’s 21st-century miniature, creating a programme that is thoughtful and vividly expressiveTen years ago, immersed in his project to record all of Beethoven’s piano sonatas, Jonathan Biss began commissioning new works to pair with each of the composer’s five piano concertos. His recordings of these with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra reach their penultimate volume with the Concerto No 4 and Salvatore Sciarrino’s 15-minute Il sogno di Stradella, conducted by Omer Meir Wellber.Biss’s tempos are unhurried in the concerto, and while his playing fizzes when Beethoven asks it to, this exuberance isn’t a constant undercurrent; the first movement sometimes feels a little episodic. Yet the tension in the middle movement between the belligerent orchestra and the serene piano is highly effective, and the finale, genial without being playful, has enough weight to balance it ...

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3 w. ago Rangers board warned new manager sales pitch must be dynamite to land elite legend or master salesman

Greg Stewart played under both Derek McInnes and Steve Gerrard and isn;t convinced either would be an easy get for Ibrox chiefs

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