25 m. ago Sadiq Khan tears into Donald Trump's immigration crackdown warning ICE raids taking America to 'dark place'

Mayor of London unleashed ferocious criticism of the hardline borders policy after two Americans shot dead by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) teams

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91 m. ago UK snow forecast as 15 major cities buried with blizzard bringing 19 inches

Snow and blizzard-like conditions could hit over a dozen major cities in the UK next week, weather maps show

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1 hour ago Scientists launch AI DinoTracker app that identifies dinosaur footprints

Researchers say artificial intelligence system matches human expert classification about 90% of the timeExperts have created an app that uses artificial intelligence to identify dinosaurs from the footprints left behind after they stomped across the land tens of millions of years ago.“When we find a dinosaur footprint, we try to do the Cinderella thing and find the foot that matches the slipper,” said Prof Steve Brusatte, a co-author of the work, from the University of Edinburgh. “But it’s not so simple, because the shape of a dinosaur footprint depends not only on the shape of the dinosaur’s foot but also the type of sand or mud it was walking through, and the motion of its foot.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Storm to 'sweep nation' as snow maps show 69 inches burying UK including major cities

Advanced weather modelling suggests a massive winter storm could hit the UK on February 9, bringing up to 69 inches of snow to Scottish hills with 90% of the country set to see snow

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2 h. ago Mapped: Where living standards are growing the fastest in the UK

Residents’ disposable incomes in 11 towns and cities in the UK has grown twice as fast in the past decade

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3 h. ago Number of people living in extreme heat to double by 2050 if 2C rise occurs, study finds

Scientists expect 41% of the projected global population to face the extremes, with ‘no part of the world’ immuneThe number of people living with extreme heat will more than double by 2050 if global heating reaches 2C, according to a new study that shows how the energy demands for air conditioners and heating systems are expected to change across the world.No region will escape the impact, say the authors. Although the tropics and southern hemisphere will be worst affected by rising heat, the countries in the north will also find it difficult to adapt because their built environments are primarily designed to deal with a cooler climate. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Scientists just mapped dark matter in better detail than ever

New data shows the invisible role that dark matter plays in structuring our universe, scientists behind it say

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4 h. ago Suffer from debilitating diarrhoea, cramps and bloating? This is the new pill that could banish your symptoms for good, why scientists are so hopeful and what happened to the patients who took it

IBS affects one in five UK adults - around 12 million. It can cause stomach cramps, bloating, nausea, wind, faecal incontinence, fatigue, diarrhoea and constipation, which can last for months

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5 h. ago Tents pitched indoors for warmth and makeshift radiators: Ukrainians are freezing to death | Janine di Giovanni

As a war correspondent I’ve seen this strategy used before. Putin is weaponising the savage eastern European winterIn the winter of 1993, during the siege of Sarajevo, people burned books and furniture to keep warm. Water froze in pipes. Electricity vanished for the duration of the war. Children slept in coats and hats, their breath visible in dark rooms. Cold itself became a weapon of war.I remember, when I was reporting from the Bosnian capital, seeing doctors operating by candlelight or wearing camping headlamps. I remember old people chopping wood in the park in the centre of the city until there were no trees left, then dragging it home on sledges. I remember the ground being too frozen to bury the many dead on the football pitch, which later became a cemetery. I remember a terrible, frozen day when I went to an old people’s home near a frontline and counted dead body after dead body, all frozen in their sleep. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago See dark matter like NEVER before: NASA reveals one of the most detailed maps of the elusive substance yet

Taken by the James WebbSpace Telescope, the map suggests the elusive substance acts as a hidden framework on which entire galaxies are built.

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5 h. ago Mysterious dark matter may be better understood through a new map of far

A new high-resolution map of distant galaxies may help scientists understand the mysterious dark matter holding the universe together

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5 h. ago Nato chief Rutte: ‘Keep on dreaming’ if you think Europe could defend itself without US – Europe live

Mark Rutte said Europe would need to spend ‘billions and billions of euros’ on defenceThe European Commission got also asked about the regular US criticism that it is “targeting” US big tech companies and that, in doing so, it undermines free speech.Digital spokesperson Regnier replied:“Again, we don’t target any company based of its origin. Now on your censorship point: I think if anyone dares to compare freedom of expression with child sexual abuse material or freedom of expression with undressing women digitally without their consent, then they are not fully aligned with Europe or absolutely not aligned with Europe. We don’t even live on the same planet. “No comments to be made on this US internal matter. But, of course, we deplore any loss of innocent lives.”“I have said innocent lives, but it’s not for us to judge, innocent or not innocent. Any life lost, we deplore it, in general, and it is, of course, for the justice system in the US to establish the facts.” Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Mystery of Egypt's Giza pyramids deepens as hidden megastructure 4,000 feet below is revealed

A team of scientists have shared a complete model of a hidden megastructure deep below Egypt's Giza pyramids, which they suggested was built by a lost civilization.

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6 h. ago Storm Chandra map: Where snow, wind and heavy rain will batter Britain this week

Several weather warnings have been issued, including amber warnings for south-west England for rain and the eastern coast of Northern Ireland for wind

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6 h. ago Exact number of alcoholic drinks a week that 'raise bowel cancer risk by 25%'

Scientists have pinpointed how many drinks per week could increase your risk of colorectal cancer

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7 h. ago ‘Complex political matters’ with Russia and US ‘unresolved,’ Zelenskyy says, hinting at more talks on Ukraine war this week– Europe live

Ukrainian president’s remarks come as Russia praises trilateral talks but warns against expectations of ‘significant results’The European Commission got also asked about the regular US criticism that it is “targeting” US big tech companies and that, in doing so, it undermines free speech.Digital spokesperson Regnier replied:“Again, we don’t target any company based of its origin. Now on your censorship point: I think if anyone dares to compare freedom of expression with child sexual abuse material or freedom of expression with undressing women digitally without their consent, then they are not fully aligned with Europe or absolutely not aligned with Europe. We don’t even live on the same planet. “No comments to be made on this US internal matter. But, of course, we deplore any loss of innocent lives.”“I have said innocent lives, but it’s not for us to judge, innocent or not innocent. Any life lost, we deplore it, in general, and it is, of course, for the justice system in the US to ...

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7 h. ago Latest Lanarkshire Philatelic Society meeting focuses on dark time in Scots history

Gathering had the title The Killing Time, which refers to the time when many Covenanters were forced to meet secretly in Conventicles - and, when caught, were usually executed.

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8 h. ago Scots braced for wild start to February as snow maps forecast two metres in one area

January's weather might have been a struggle at times, but there could be worse to come in early February.

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8 h. ago UK flood alerts mapped as huge parts of country under Met Office weather warnings

The Met Office has urged drivers, commuters and residents to prepare for travel disruption and the risk of flooding after issuing a yellow weather warning for Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning.

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8 h. ago Katie Price's family say they have been 'left in the dark' over shock marriage as photos reveal how new husband popped the question to ex with IDENTICAL room, ring and flowers just four months ago

The glamour model, 47, tied the knot with the businessman on Saturday following the pair's whirlwind 'one-week' romance.

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