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UK Environment
Labour unveils plans to plant young trees in prisons and turn army ranges into bogs
Government land, including prison estates and military training ranges, is to be repurposed as nature havens under a programme the…
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UK Health
UK researchers create method to single out people at highest risk of obesity-related diseases
A new artificial intelligence tool capable of predicting a person’s 10-year risk of developing 18 different obesity-related conditions could help…
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UK Health
Drug chats on TikTok among youths may predict overdoses, say experts
Comments left on TikTok posts about drug addiction could help experts forecast fatal overdoses, according to new research from Stanford…
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UK Business
Middle East energy crisis could cost UK economy £35bn even in most optimistic scenario, think tank warns
The UK economy could shrink by £35bn as a direct result of the energy crisis triggered by the Iran war,…
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UK Education
Demand grows for post-GCSE support package for deprived pupils
A coalition of 14 social mobility organisations is pressing the government to introduce a dedicated “student premium” for disadvantaged 16-…
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UK Crime
Greggs removes self-service units from stores plagued by shoplifting
Greggs has removed self-service display cabinets from a number of its stores in response to a surge in shoplifting, becoming…
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UK Crime
Maggie’s family mourn baby girl killed in Yorkshire dog attack
A three-month-old girl who died after being bitten by a dog has been remembered by her family as bringing them…
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UK Business
Developed world’s largest worker tax hike recorded in UK after Reeves Budget
Britain saw the biggest tax hike on workers among advanced economies last year, according to new data from the Organisation…
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UK Education
Inquiry exonerates Bristol school over delaying visit by Jewish MP
An independent inquiry has found no evidence of antisemitism at a Bristol secondary school that postponed a visit by its…
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UK Business
Sovereign AI Fund reveals inaugural investments in 7 startups
The UK government has named the first seven startups to benefit from its £500 million Sovereign AI Fund, a cornerstone…
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