88 m. ago Judi Dench backs campaign to protect London’s green spaces from developers

Actor says it is ‘more important than ever’ to safeguard city’s parks as report finds more than 50 are at riskDame Judi Dench has called for greater protections for London’s parks and green spaces, as research finds more than 50 of the city’s parks are at risk from development.The Oscar-winning actor has long loved trees, and in 2017 fronted a BBC documentary about her love for them. She plants a tree every time a close friend or relative dies, including for her late husband, Michael Williams, who died in 2001, and the actor Natasha Richardson, who was killed in a skiing accident in 2009, and one for her brother Jeffery Dench, who died in 2014. Continue reading...

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89 m. ago Ads for sunbed firms banned for misleading and irresponsible safety claims

Long-standing advice from the NHS and Cancer Research UK says there is no safe or healthy way to get a tan using UV radiation.

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2 h. ago Researchers find drug could delay rheumatoid arthritis by years

Rheumatoid arthritis affects about 400,000 people aged 16 and over in the UK

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4 h. ago Drug '50 times stronger than morphine' found in prisoner's body, inquest hears

The hearing heard from an inmate who said it was 'easy enough' to get hold of drugs at the time

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6 h. ago The world is facing irreversible water ‘bankruptcy’. Billions of people are at risk

Nearly three-quarters of the global population reside in nations deemed "water insecure" or "critically water insecure", UN researchers said

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6 h. ago Another hearing delay for a Florida congresswoman accused of stealing COVID

A federal judge in Miami has rescheduled a hearing for a Florida congresswoman charged with conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds

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7 h. ago Nigel Farage takes Keir Starmer to court to 'defend democracy' as Reform UK gets go

Nigel Farage's party said it was taking action to 'defend democracy' after more than a dozen councils asked to delay contests due on 7 May.

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7 h. ago Research campaign to improve cancer survival backed by Motherwell & Wishaw MSP

The campaign focuses on cancers of the brain, liver, lung, oesophagus, pancreas and stomach – collectively known as the less survivable cancers – which continue to have the poorest survival rates in Scotland and across the UK.

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9 h. ago Meet the world's smartest COW! Brown Swiss named Veronika has worked out how to scratch her back with a stick

Veronika, a brown Swiss cow from the Austrian village of Carinthia, shocked researchers with the first documented case of a cow working out how to scratch itself with a stick.

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10 h. ago Red drink can help prevent most heart problems and 'clear arteries'

Research suggests the red-hued beverage could help support arterial health and lower risk of heart disease

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10 h. ago UK greenlights China’s new London embassy after years of delay, ‘signaling shift toward pragmatic China policy’

UK greenlights China’s new London embassy after years of delay, ‘signaling shift toward pragmatic China policy’  Global Times

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11 h. ago Australian Open ball kid vomits on court causing delay to Stefanos Tsitsipas clash

Stefano Tsitsipas' first-round victory over Shintaro Mochizuki at the Australian Open had to be temporarily halted after a ball kid fell ill, vomiting on the court

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12 h. ago Educational background key indicator of immigration views in UK, study finds

Research comparing UK and US finds people with fewer qualifications more likely to support rightwing movementsRightwing movements are struggling to gain support among graduates as education emerges as the most important dividing line in British attitudes towards politics, diversity and immigration, research has found.A study from the independent National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) found people with qualifications below A-level were more than twice as likely to support rightwing parties compared with those with qualifications above. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Manchester and Heathrow named as UK's worst airports for winter delays with three in 10 flights disrupted

The research reveals that Manchester and Heathrow are the worst for airport disruptions this winter, with nearly three in 10 flights delayed or cancelled.

Society

15 h. ago Families urged to have conversations with relatives now after “red flag” warnings over Christmas

More than a third of Brits are worried elderly relatives may now need extra care after noticing worrying changes over the Christmas period, new research has revealed.

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17 h. ago Meet the world's smartest COW! Brown Swiss named Veronika has worked out how to scatch her back with a stick

Veronika, a brown Swiss cow from the Austrian village of Carinthia, shocked researchers with the first documented case of a cow working out how to scratch itself with a stick.

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17 h. ago Researchers say Antarctic penguin breeding is heating up. That’s a problem

It poses a significant threat to two species facing extinction by the end of the century, a new study reveals

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18 h. ago Global midwife shortage raises rates of maternity intervention, report warns

World is short of a million midwives, report finds, with adequate access potentially saving 4.3m lives a year A global shortage of nearly a million midwives is leaving pregnant women without the basic care needed to prevent harm, including the deaths of mothers and babies, according to new research.Almost half the shortage was in Africa, where nine in 10 women lived in a country without enough midwives, the researchers said. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Psychologists develop method to quantify ‘toxic masculinity’ in men

Researchers emphasise need to separate problematic masculinity from constructive forms of masculinity

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19 h. ago ‘I’d give anything just to see her again’: owners’ grief for their beloved pets

As a study says a pet death can hurt as much as that of a relative, three people describe their emotionsGrief over the death of a pet could be as chronic as that for a human family member, according to research. The study, published in the academic journal PLOS One, suggests grieving pet owners can suffer from prolonged grief disorder (PGD).PGD is a mental health condition that can last months or even years, and often involves intense longing and despair, and problems socialising and going about daily tasks. Currently, only those grieving the loss of a person can be diagnosed. Continue reading...

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