14 h. ago Terrifying influence of Andrew Tate as teachers face rape threats by brainwashed boys

Warning: sensitive content on sexual abuse. As teachers sound the alarm on Andrew Tate's dangerous influence in classrooms, we speak to experts and educators to delve into the dark underbelly of the influencer's stardom

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36 h. ago Petrified FSU students take shelter under tables during shooting as alarms sound

Petrified Florida State University students hid under tables after a shooter opened fire at the Tallahassee campus on Thursday (17 April).

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55 h. ago About 15% of world’s cropland polluted with toxic metals, say researchers

Scientists sound the alarm over substances such as arsenic and lead contaminating soils and entering food systemsAbout one sixth of global cropland is contaminated by toxic heavy metals, researchers have estimated, with as many as 1.4 billion people living in high-risk areas worldwide.Approximately 14 to 17% of cropland globally – roughly 242m hectares – is contaminated by at least one toxic metal such as arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, nickel or lead, at levels that exceed agricultural and human health safety thresholds. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Residents of ‘the most beautiful village in England’ sound alarm over new car park plans

A planning application has been submitted for a car park in the attractive rural Cotswolds village of Bibury

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2 w. ago ‘It reminds you of a fascist state’: Smithsonian Institution braces for Trump rewrite of US history

Normally staid historians sound alarm at authoritarian grasping for control of the premier US museum complexIn a brightly lit gallery, they see the 66m-year-old skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex. In a darkened room, they study the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the national anthem. In a vast aviation hanger, they behold a space shuttle. And in a discreet corner, they file solemnly past the casket of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black boy lynched for allegedly whistling at a white woman in the US south.Visitors have come in their millions to the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s biggest museum, education and research complex, in Washington for the past 178 years. On Thursday, Donald Trump arrived with his cultural wrecking ball. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Doctors sound alarm over the risky sex act now linked to heart disease

Human papillomavirus ( HPV ) patients may be at an increased risk of developing heart disease and coronary artery disease, a study suggests.

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3 w. ago 'Energy drinks killed my superfit daughter' claims heartbroken mum, as scientists sound alarm over cardiac risk

Katie Donnell, from Florida in the US, took a caffeine supplement, followed by up to three energy drinks a day as well as the odd coffee, in order to fuel her workouts.

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3 w. ago US volcano 'set to erupt within weeks' as scientists sound alarm

Mount Spurr, a massive volcano in Alaska, has been emitting higher levels of gas since March 7, and scientists say it could erupt in weeks or months

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4 w. ago Trump White House could let federal agents search homes without warrants under Alien Enemies Act

Justice Department official says ‘terrorists don’t get to hide behind closed doors’ as legal experts sound alarm

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