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I’m a plant scientist. The devastating effects of the UK’s drought are still to come
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email While wildfires dominated the headlines this summer, the effects of extreme heat and drought are also visible on a much smallerContinue Reading
How to master the basics of personal finance – from budgeting to planning your future
From managing unexpected bills to how best to handle getting a raise at work, getting to grips with your money is key to financial security. A person’s financial picture is rarely smooth for long and having knowledge of how the basics work this Financial Awareness Day on August 14 canContinue Reading
Arabian oases were centres selling branded products 3,200 years ago, archaeologists find
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email An oasis in Northwestern Arabia was once a popular centre 3,200 years ago, where “brands” of distinct, much sought-after pottery wereContinue Reading
Rob Rinder’s father David dies aged 73 from ‘poorly understood’ condition
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent email Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Rob Rinder has paid tribute to his “beautifully flawed and loving” father David, who has died this week agedContinue Reading
FPL team news LIVE as Haaland fitness latest and Arsenal defensive dilemma
All the latest Premier League team and injury news as as FPL managers face big last-minute decisionsContinue Reading
Energy price cap hike set to send July inflation surging
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Minister defends Home Office booklet urging asylum seekers not to rape women
Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletter Get the latest political headlines with our free email Get the latest political headlines with our free email A minister has urged people not to make “full generalisations” about asylum seekers after the government published aContinue Reading
What does Labour’s GCSE resit shake-up mean for young people and parents?
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The education secretary has laid out plans to change the GCSE resit system as she pledged to end the “treadmillContinue Reading
Scientists reveals some trees are actually worsening urban air quality as climate warms
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Some trees emit potentially toxic vapours that could increase urban ozone pollution, according to a new study that could change theContinue Reading
Sue Gray: Working in Keir Starmer’s No 10 was ‘unbearable’
Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletter Get the latest political headlines with our free email Get the latest political headlines with our free email Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff has described working inside Downing Street as “definitely unbearable” in herContinue Reading