Inquest hears of opportunities missed in teen death
The inquest is hearing from staff who were on duty when Chloe Longster was admitted to hospital.
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Google DeepMind boss wins Nobel for proteins breakthrough
Three scientists share the prize for their revolutionary work on proteins, the buildings blocks of life.
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'Our son died. Now we can use his sperm to have a grandchild'
An Indian court has cleared the way for a couple to use their dead son's frozen sperm.
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More bereaved parents offered baby-loss certificate
The certificates are a recognition of pregnancy loss before 24 weeks, also known as a miscarriage.
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A 24-hour party of pain - a day and night running round a track
In a quiet corner of London a small group of extraordinary runners complete laps of an athletics track for a day and a night. Why do they do it? And how far do they go?
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The challenges of identifying deepfakes ahead of the 2024 Brazil election
By Beatriz Farrugia, for DFRLab BANNER: Screencaps from a fake video featuring President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that was shared on July 1, 2024 by Kim Kataguiri, then a pre-candidate for mayor of São Paulo. (Source: Kim Kataguiri/Instagram) For the first time, Brazil will hold elections under electoral regulations that stipulates strict transparency rules […]
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'Godfather of AI' shares Nobel Physics Prize
Two scientists share the Nobel Prize for Physics for their work on machine learning.
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Water firms told to cut customer bills over poor performance
Water companies must reduce customers' bills over poor performance but it will have a small impact.
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My pilgrimage to the vanishing Sphinx snow patch
The Sphinx, a patch of snow thought to be the longest-lasting in the UK, has melted for the fourth consecutive year.
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Putin Rids Russia of a Troublesome Priest
The Kremlin dishes out a lesson in clerical obedience to a churchman with heterodox views on Ukraine. By Elisabeth Braw, for CEPA Three short years ago, Metropolitan Hilarion was still the Russian Orthodox Church’s second-in-command, in charge of relations with the rest of the world. The relatively young cleric, an internationally respected theologian with a doctorate from Oxford, […]
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The Kremlin’s Disaster Disinformation Exploits in Poland
By EUvsDisinfo Since mid-September, an uncharacteristically heavy rainfall has caused a series of floods across Central Europe. One country particularly affected by the unseasonal inundations was Poland. As Polish authorities declared a state of emergency, and rushed to rescue those already affected and evacuate people from potential danger, the Kremlin’s disinformation peddlers saw an opening to […]
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The Kremlin Decorates the Disinfo-Christmas Tree Early at the UN
By EUvsDisinfo During his speech at the UN General Assembly’s High level Week, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov kicked off the festive season early and decorated a veritable disinformation-Christmas tree with a selection of anti-Western, anti-EU, and pro-Kremlin talking points. Lavrov’s boss Putin could not come to New York because he is wanted for deporting Ukrainian children. Not wanting to […]
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Spacecraft launches towards asteroid knocked off course by Nasa
The mission aims to re-visit the asteroid Nasa diverted when it crashed a probe into it.
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We were not treated as parents, Covid inquiry told
Mum of premature twins says rigid restrictions on birthing wards during Covid were traumatic.
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We were not treated as parents, Covid inquiry told
Mum of premature twins says rigid restrictions on birthing wards during Covid were traumatic.
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Immunotherapy saved my life. Can research improve the odds for others?
Researchers are looking at making immunotherapy a much more effective treatment for cancer.
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Eye and ear checks to be offered to autistic students at school
An NHS scheme is bringing checks into special schools to help identify issues sooner.
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Fly brain breakthrough 'huge leap' to unlock human mind
A new map showing 50 million neural connections is a 'huge leap' to understanding our own brains.
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The places with the worst GP shortages revealed
Patient numbers per GP are twice as high in some areas than others, as list sizes jump 17% since 2015.
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The places with the worst GP shortages revealed
Patient numbers per GP are twice as high in some areas than others, as list sizes jump 17% since 2015.
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