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Lab-grown burgers and cricket salads ‘could be meal staples by 2054’
Lab-grown burgers and cricket salads could be meal staples by 2054, according to a study. The next 30 years will see consumers turn increasingly to laboratory-grown meat cultured from animal tissues – with the potential to reduce emissions, land use and water consumption, researchers from University of York-based FixOurFood programmeContinue Reading
Six Lives at the National Portrait Gallery shows Henry VIII’s wives lost the battle for a legacy
I have only caused a Twitter cancellation once in my life. It’s something I find mildly embarrassing to remember – me, the uppity twentysomething, drunk on the power of my smartphone – but, in my defence, it was a different time. A time when casting around for things to beContinue Reading
Private school or Russell Group university ‘may lead to better health’
Children who go to private school or a Russell Group university may have better health in mid-life, research suggests. A new study found that, by age 46, those who went to private school were more likely to be a healthy weight, have lower blood pressure and perform better on oneContinue Reading
Sergio Perez points finger of blame at Max Verstappen after contract question
Red Bull star Sergio Perez has blamed teammate Max Verstappen for making him look worse than he actually is. The Mexican is currently sitting in fifth place in the Drivers’ Championship, though he remains an almighty 86 points behind his Dutch teammate. Perez has underwhelmed in his last three GrandContinue Reading
Billionaire Tory donor John Caudwell switches allegiance to Labour
The billionaire founder of Phones4U who donated £500,000 to the Tory party in 2019 has switched his support to Labour in a fresh blow to Rishi Sunak’s stuttering election campaign. John Caudwell has said he will be voting for Labour citing his amazement at Sir Keir Starmer’s transformation of theContinue Reading
Reeves to reiterate Labour pledge to cut down energy bills
A Labour government would help families save up to £300 off energy bills by 2030 and tackle the root causes of the cost-of-living crisis, shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to say on Wednesday. Ms Reeves will accuse the Conservatives of being “staggeringly out of touch with the struggles facingContinue Reading
NHS cyber attack: Man’s life-saving heart surgery cancelled by London hospital after Synnovis hack
A heart patient has been left fearing for his health after his life-saving operation was cancelled due to a major cyber attack on London NHS hospitals. Russell Ashley-Smith, 81, is waiting for complex open heart surgery at King’s College Hospital in Denmark Hill, without which he may only have upContinue Reading
Astronomers witness sudden awakening of black hole in galaxy far away | News
Astronomers believe they may have witnessed a massive black hole wake up and become active in a far-away galaxy. The cosmic event was first spotted in 2019 when a US telescope detected an “unusual brightness” around 300 million light-years away. Data showed the “calm” galaxy in the constellation Virgo hadContinue Reading
Billionaire who donated £500,000 to Tories in 2019 announces he is voting Labour
A billionaire who previously donated £500,000 to the Conservatives has said he will be voting for Labour, and encourages others to do the same. John Caudwell, founder of Phones4U, was one of the biggest donors to the Tories ahead of the 2019 general election, when he gave half a millionContinue Reading
Jack Draper carries winning streak into Queen’s to set up Alcaraz showdown
Jack Draper made a winning return to home soil as he defeated Mariano Navone 6-3 6-2 to start his campaign at the Queen’s Club and extend his winning streak to six matches. The world No. 31 dominated on serve in his first meeting with the Argentine, who is ranked twoContinue Reading