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‘We have reached Omicron peak but more deaths are to come’ – Vallance

The current wave of Omicron Covid-19 cases may have peaked, the chief scientific adviser to the Government said but he warned of further rises in hospital admissions and deaths. Sir Patrick Vallance said that there are “consequences” for the very ...

30 Mar 2022 at 15:55

World’s most powerful particle accelerator comes back to life

The world’s most powerful particle accelerator – the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) – has sprung back to life after a three-year shutdown. After planned maintenance and upgrades, it has been turned back on and will shortly start another run of ...

22 Apr 2022 at 14:25

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Study reveals fanatical fantasy football players more likely to have worse mental health

A new study suggests people who spend the most time playing, researching and thinking about their fantasy football teams may have worse mental health than other players of the online game. According to Nottingham Trent University sport ...

15 Jan 2022 at 12:33

Supercomputers could be answer to greatest threat to human health

Scientists have made a “giant leap” using supercomputers to combat the greatest threat to human health posed by antibiotic resistance. Each year about 700,000 people are estimated to die because of antibiotic resistant bacteria, and ...

04 Jan 2022 at 03:55

Footprints of early dinosaur discovered on Welsh beach

Footprints discovered on a South Wales beach could have been made more than 200 million years ago by an early relative of a dinosaur, experts believe. Palaeontologists at the Natural History Museum believe the footprints – known as ...

31 Dec 2021 at 10:25

Discovery of UK’s largest sea dragon among ‘greatest’ palaeontological finds

Scientists have hailed one of the “greatest finds” in British palaeontological history after the largest fossilised remains of a prehistoric “sea dragon” were discovered in the Midlands. The ichthyosaur, approximately 180 million ...

10 Jan 2022 at 08:55

Government app will scan barcodes in push to get families buying healthier food

An updated Government app will use barcodes to encourage families to switch to healthier food as part of heightened efforts to tackle Britain’s child obesity crisis. The new feature, announced on Monday as part of the Better ...

10 Jan 2022 at 08:25

Mobile users warned of extra fees as roaming charges return

Mobile phone users are being urged to check if they face extra fees in the new year as roaming charges return to some networks in January. Two of the UK’s four biggest networks – EE and Vodafone – are reintroducing roaming ...

31 Dec 2021 at 13:25

Humpbacks making a comeback and Wally the walrus on tour: the UK’s seas in 2021

The UK’s seas have seen strong numbers of humpback whales, surprising sightings of dolphins and orcas and efforts to restore oysters and seagrass in 2021. But the Wildlife Trusts warn marine nature is being disturbed by ...

31 Dec 2021 at 01:25

Northern Ireland

Lifting student cap would require higher tuition fees or budget cuts, MPs told

Increasing the number of university places in Northern Ireland would require introducing higher tuition fees or taking money from another Stormont department, economy minister Gordon Lyons has told a committee of MPs. ...

06 Jul 2022 at 15:09

Glaciologist made CBE for world-leading climate change research

A ground-breaking climate change researcher hopes her work on ice sheets and sea-level rise will inspire more young people, especially women and girls, to go into environmental sciences. Tavi Murray, professor of ...

01 Jan 2022 at 12:25

World

China complains to US over Elon Musk’s ‘dangerous’ satellites

China is calling on the United States to protect a Chinese space station and its three-member crew after Beijing complained that satellites launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX nearly struck the station. A foreign ...

29 Dec 2021 at 09:25

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