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Summer Covid wave ‘building’ after rise in hospital admissions
A summer Covid wave is “building”, scientists have said following a rise in hospital admissions amid the rise of the ...
The benefits of a low-sugar diet, and the foods to eat and avoid
We are constantly told not to consume too much sugar. But not all sugar is bad. Naturally occurring sugars provide ...
Justin Trudeau suffers shock by-election defeat in Liberal stronghold
The defeat in St Paul’s is likely to prompt conversations within the Liberal Party about his leadership. Fred DeLorey, a ...
New strain of monkeypox causes miscarriages and spreads rapidly without sexual contact, experts warn
On a Zoom call with journalists on Tuesday, the researchers confirmed that clade 1b is spreading through touch, something which ...
Ed Stone, scientist who led the Voyager space missions through the solar system and beyond – obituary
The twin plutonium-powered spacecraft first visited Jupiter and Saturn, and Voyager 2 remains the only probe to have made fly-bys ...
How milk became the new culture war dividing America
“This isn’t heroin. Some people are going to get it regardless. All you’ve done by banning it is make it ...
‘You people have a high pain threshold’
A Freedom of Information request to NHS England disclosed that in 2022-23, the stillbirth rate for babies of black mothers ...
Just Stop Oil plans summer of airport protests
A spokesman for the Airport Operators Association (AOA), the trade body for UK airports, said that Just Stop Oil’s activists ...
Date, time and midsummer traditions to celebrate
The summer solstice, otherwise known as the longest day of the year, falls on June 20 – marking the return ...
How Françoise Hardy seduced swinging London
The front page splash of Melody Maker on May 22 1965 didn’t hold back. “Jackie leads chicks chart invasion!” it ...
