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Friday briefing: What new research about the limits of the body mass index might tell us about obesity
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found that obesity among adults had more than doubled since 1990, and quadrupled among children and adolescents. As these figures continue to rise, experts are increasingly questioning how to better identify, manage and prevent obesity.This week, an …
‘Everyone thought it would cause gridlock’: the highway that Seoul turned into a stream
On a crisp December morning, office workers and tourists stroll along a tree-lined stream in central Seoul, pausing on stepping stones that cross its flowing waters. It’s difficult to imagine that just over 20 years ago, this was a vast elevated highway carrying 168,000 cars daily through the heart of …
National Trust project to plant almost half a million trees this winter
Some of the schemes are relatively modest, such as orchards planted with heritage varieties of fruit and nut trees, while others are much grander, thousands of trees linking up existing patches of woodland to create nature-rich forests.
Almost half a million trees are being planted in England this winter in …
Transatlantic slavery’s role in shaping Manchester to be explored in exhibition
Britain must build own vaccine manufacturing capability, says Matt Hancock
Britain must build its own vaccine manufacturing capability as a “critical” part of preparing for a future pandemic, the former health secretary Matt Hancock has told the Covid inquiry.
Hancock, a central figure in the UK’s response to the crisis, said the pandemic demonstrated the “vital need” for a sovereign …
Plans for Bible reading and Latin in Italian schools criticised as ‘retrograde’
Bible reading, Latin and learning poetry by heart could return to Italian primary and middle schools as part of a revamp of national curriculum guidelines criticised as “retrograde and “nostalgic”.
The education minister, Giuseppe Valditara, unveiled the guidelines, which predominantly affect children aged three to 14 and are expected to …
Syrians in Germany ask to be allowed to visit home and keep protected status
Syrians in Germany have called on the government to allow them to travel to their home country for short visits without risking their protection status, as questions mount over how the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime will affect the millions of Syrians who live in Europe.
More than a month …
UK grants licence for startup to send rocket into space from Shetland Islands
The UK has granted permission to send the first rocket into space from the Shetland Islands to a German startup that plans to launch a craft as early as this year.
Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said on Thursday it had awarded the vertical launch licence to Rocket Factory Augsburg …
Moon added to list of threatened cultural sites for first time
The moon has been placed on a list of threatened heritage sites, owing to fears of potential looting and destruction caused by planned commercial trips.
(WMF) usually includes vulnerable cultural sites on Earth. This year’s selection – the first since …Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket blasts off in challenge to Elon Musk’s SpaceX
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin company hailed “a new era” in commercial spaceflight on Thursday after its giant New Glenn rocket made a long-awaited successful maiden launch from Florida.
The spectacular early morning liftoff from Cape Canaveral space force station was a milestone moment for Bezos’s rivalry with fellow billionaire Elon …