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‘We don’t want to diverge’ from EU rules, Starmer says
S ir Keir Starmer said “we don’t want to diverge” from EU rules as he spoke at a conference of centre-left leaders in Canada. The more the UK and Brussels “share a future together” the less friction there will be between the two, he can be seen suggesting in footageContinue Reading
Alzheimer’s disease blood tests: here’s what they look for, and what they can tell you about your risk
Blood tests would offer a faster, less invasive way of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease. angellodeco/ Shutterstock Despite affecting 55 million people worldwide, Alzheimer’s disease still has no cure. But recent advancements in the field have seen a number of promising drugs that can slow the disease’s progression pass late-stage clinical trials.Continue Reading
The UK re-joining the Horizon research funding scheme benefits Europe too – the data backs it up
Amorn Suriyan / Shutterstock The UK has just rejoined the EU’s flagship research funding programmes, Horizon Europe and Copernicus. This is great news for science, the EU and the UK. The reasons are simple: science progresses through the individual efforts of scholars and through international cooperative research. The latter processContinue Reading
Junior doctors across England continue strike action
J unior doctors across England are continuing their strike action as the row with the Government over pay continues. Junior medics – who make up around half of the medical workforce – will continue to strike on Thursday and Friday after holding the first-ever joint strike with consultants on Wednesday.Continue Reading
Olivia Colman ‘held back tears’ in new dementia campaign
O livia Colman has told how she “held back tears” while lending her voice to a new short film to raise awareness of dementia. The Oscar winner, who played the daughter of a man with dementia who refuses assistance in the film The Father, is helping Alzheimer’s Research UK showContinue Reading
Fewer school leavers in UK accepted on university courses – Ucas
F ewer school leavers in the UK have been accepted onto a higher education course this year – and the number of disadvantaged 18-year-olds going to university has fallen, figures show. A total of 270,350 British 18-year-olds had been accepted onto a course some 28 days after students received theirContinue Reading
Al Gore says Rishi Sunak taking ‘wrong decision’ on climate
F ormer US vice president and climate change activist Al Gore said Rishi Sunak “is doing the wrong thing” by curbing green policies. The British Prime Minister is expected to water down environmental commitments in an apparent bid to create dividing lines with Labour ahead of a likely general electionContinue Reading
Braverman says green policies cannot ‘bankrupt’ people as Sunak mulls changes
R ishi Sunak appears set to water down key green commitments as ministers warned that net zero policies must not mean “bankrupting” citizens. With an eye on a general election expected next year, the Prime Minister risks triggering a bitter Tory row with the move, which has dismayed the environmentalContinue Reading
Nipah virus outbreak in India – what you need to know
There has been an outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in Kerala, India. Five people have caught the virus, two of whom have died. The authorities in the Kozhikode district, where the outbreak occurred, have instituted “containment zones” in the area and schools have been closed. Seventy-six people who cameContinue Reading
UFOs: how Nasa plans to get to the bottom of unexplained sightings
Raggedstone / Shutterstock As reports continue flying in about what were traditionally called UFOs (unidentified flying objects), Nasa is taking the topic very seriously. In fact, following the publication of a report from an independent committee of experts in fields including astronomy and aviation safety, the agency has even appointedContinue Reading