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Record number of protesters will be in UK prisons this Christmas
A record number of people who have taken part in protests will be in prison in the UK this Christmas, raising concern about the ongoing crackdown on dissent.
Forty people, aged from 22 to 58, will be behind bars on Christmas Day for planning, or taking part in, a variety …
Friday briefing: Will the Gisèle Pelicot case finally change how we view violence against women?
Stonehenge may have been erected to unite early British farming communities, research finds
Five thousand years after the first monument was created at
, it continues to give up dramatic new secrets – such asthe “jaw-dropping” revelation
earlier this year that its central stone had been transported more than 700km to Salisbury plain from the very north of …There’s little evidence of a ‘brain microbiome’ | Letter
Contrary to what is implied in your article (
The brain microbiome: could understanding it help prevent dementia?, 1 December
), the weight of expert opinion in medical microbiology rejects the existence of a “brain microbiome” in the sense of a resident microbial community in healthy human brains. While …Spate of high-profile US death penalty cases fuels public outrage and anger
A spate of high-profile death penalty cases in 2024 have prompted an unprecedented outburst of public anger and frustration, as several condemned prisoners with credible claims of innocence have fought their pending executions in the court of public opinion.
Profound qualms about the reliability of death sentences have been raised …
AI learns to distinguish between aromas of US and Scottish whiskies
Notch up another win for artificial intelligence. Researchers have used the technology to predict the notes that waft off whisky and determine whether a dram was made in the US or Scotland.
The work is a step towards automated systems that can predict the complex aroma of whisky from its …
Two California house cats die from bird flu as three more appear to be infected
bird flu
, as officials confirmed the disease in two other cats who drank recalled raw milk and died. …Most pregnant women and unborn babies who contract bird flu will die, study finds
Caused by influenza A viruses, a severe strain of bird flu known as highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) is spreading …
Cooper Flagg: the 17-year-old ‘cold-ass white boy’ breaking the basketball discourse
Five months ago USA Basketball convened an inter-squad scrimmage in Las Vegas before the Paris Olympics, and the standout player was a gawky teenager from Maine.
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Clouds on horizon as EU members meet to discuss relationship with UK
Nearly five years after the Brexit divorce, the EU is thinking again about its estranged ex-member across the Channel. The union’s 27 leaders will discuss its relationship with the UK on Thursday, for the first time since the election of Keir Starmer, who wants to reset relations and end the …