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US and Chinese officials to meet as tensions mount over Russia

US president Joe Biden is sending his national security adviser for talks with a senior Chinese official in Rome as concerns grow that China is amplifying Russian disinformation in the Ukraine war and may help Russia evade punishment from economic ...

13 Mar 2022 at 15:55

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New test to detect Parkinson's developed thanks to Scottish woman who can 'smell' disease

Scientists have harnessed the power of a woman’s hyper-sensitive sense of smell to develop a test to determine whether people have Parkinson’s disease. The test has been years in the making after academics realised that Joy Milne could smell the ...

11 Sept 2022 at 23:33

UK drinking water is safe, insists Environment Secretary Therese Coffey

Drinking water is safe, Environment Secretary Therese Coffey has said, despite the recommended safe allowance for toxic “forever chemicals” in drinking water being nearly 100,000 times greater in the UK than the US. Called forever chemicals ...

04 Apr 2023 at 12:59

Environment Agency launches probe after ‘serious chemical spill’ into canal

The Environment Agency (EA) has launched an investigation into a company following a “serious chemical spill” into a West Midlands canal. The public body described the incident in Walsall as “unacceptable” and warned it would take “robust ...

15 Aug 2024 at 11:45

Major incident declared after toxic chemical spill in West Midlands canal

A major incident has been declared following a toxic chemical spillage in a canal in the West Midlands. Walsall Council said the Environment Agency was testing the canal water for sodium cyanide and other chemicals in the affected area. ...

14 Aug 2024 at 06:55

Firms making millions by closing UK plants due to green loophole – campaigners

UK firms have been making millions in unused carbon credits by closing or idling factories due to a loophole in a Government decarbonisation scheme, according to campaigners. Greenpeace’s Unearthed investigation unit analysed the UK ...

23 Oct 2023 at 11:13

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Turkish doctor detained for proposing chemical weapons probe

Police arrested the president of the Turkish Medical Association after she called for an inquiry into allegations that the Turkish military used chemical weapons against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, media reports in Turkey ...

26 Oct 2022 at 10:50

Scientists develop pill that destroys solid cancer tumours in early research

Scientists have developed a pill that appears in pre-clinical research to “annihilate” all solid cancer tumours and leave healthy cells unaffected. Researchers at City of Hope, one of the US’ largest cancer research and ...

01 Aug 2023 at 23:48

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Watchdog blames Syria’s air force for deadly chlorine attack

The global chemical weapons watchdog has said its investigators found “reasonable grounds to believe” Syria’s air force dropped two cylinders containing chlorine gas on the city of Douma in April 2018, killing 43 ...

27 Jan 2023 at 12:50

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Last US stockpile of deadly VX agent destroyed in Kentucky

The last stockpiles of a deadly chemical agent in the US have been safely eliminated, according to Kentucky officials in charge of destroying the Cold War-era weapons. The final M55 rocket containing VX nerve ...

20 Apr 2022 at 21:55

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New test to detect Parkinson's developed thanks to Scottish woman who can 'smell' disease

11 Sept 2022 at 10:33

Toxic industrial chemicals found in run-off water in woodland near landfill

Toxic chemicals have been found in water spilling from a South Wales landfill through a woodland used by children and dog walkers, raising concerns about pollution to people, animals and the environment. ...

03 May 2023 at 14:49

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