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Columbus was probably Spanish and Jewish, DNA study suggests
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Columbus was probably Spanish and Jewish, DNA study suggests

A 20-year genetic investigation of the remains of Christopher Columbus has turned conventional historical wisdom on its head by concluding that the explorer whose voyage to the New World changed the course of global history may have been a Spanish Jew rather than a son of Genoa.

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October 14, 2024
Hundreds take part in charity World Conker Championships
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Hundreds take part in charity World Conker Championships

Conkers were once more in swinging action as competitors descended on a pub near Peterborough for the World Conker Championships yesterday.

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October 14, 2024
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‘Superwoman is dead’: professionals advise against aiming for perfect work-life balance

Women should stop striving for work-life balance to avoid living in a constant state of guilt, the ITV presenter Charlene White has said.

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October 14, 2024
Met launches investigation after man in 30s shot dead
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Met launches investigation after man in 30s shot dead

Police launched a murder investigation yesterday after a man was shot dead in east London.

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October 14, 2024
US election How Harris win could depend on Democrats overseas
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US election How Harris win could depend on Democrats overseas

On a chilly afternoon in central London, the battle for the US presidential election is being waged with no less fervour than if the campaigners were on the other side of the Atlantic.

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October 14, 2024
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Assisted dying bill 'no use' to people with Parkinson's

An assisted dying bill that would only allow help for people with less than six months to live would be no use at all to many people who are facing intolerable suffering, according to a retired high court judge.

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October 14, 2024
Strategy to halt the decline of hedgehogs in UK launched
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Strategy to halt the decline of hedgehogs in UK launched

Wildlife charities have launched the first national hedgehog conservation strategy to halt the species' decline across Britain.

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October 14, 2024
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NHS guidelines on prostate cancer PSA tests 'driving late diagnosis'

Men at a higher risk of prostate cancer should be given the option to have a test by their GP even if they have no symptoms, a charity has said, as it warned current NHS guidelines were \"driving late diagnosis\".

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October 14, 2024
Mission to moon of Jupiter will explore 'world that might be habitable'
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Mission to moon of Jupiter will explore 'world that might be habitable'

Nasa is poised to send a spacecraft to a frosty moon of Jupiter, where extraterrestrial life may eke out an existence in an enormous ocean hidden beneath its ice-covered surface.

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October 14, 2024
Elation at SpaceX as booster rocket is 'caught' as it falls
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Elation at SpaceX as booster rocket is 'caught' as it falls

Elon Musk's SpaceX company achieved a milestone yesterday by catching the massive booster stage from its Starship rocket in a pair of robotic arms as it fell back to the firm's launchpad in southern Texas.

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October 14, 2024
‘Echo of today’ Eerie parallels in film about Lennon and Ono in US
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‘Echo of today’ Eerie parallels in film about Lennon and Ono in US

From sit-ins for peace to avant-garde happenings and covert surveillance of revolutionary sympathies, the world of John Lennon and Yoko Ono can seem removed from that of our own. But a new documentary about the couple exposes the eerie similarities between the 1970s and now, its Oscar-winning director has said.

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October 14, 2024
Met urged to investigate death of British woman in Spain
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Met urged to investigate death of British woman in Spain

The family and friends of a British IT executive who fell to her death from an apartment block in Spain on the evening of her 50th birthday have called on the Metropolitan police to intervene in a Spanish police investigation into the fatality.

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October 14, 2024
Tributes paid to Alex Salmond's 'colossal contribution' to politics
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Tributes paid to Alex Salmond's 'colossal contribution' to politics

John Swinney has paid tribute to Alex Salmond's \"colossal contribution\" to Scottish and UK politics as allies of the former first minister mourned his sudden death on Saturday.

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October 14, 2024
"'She's bang on' Ex-Tories prefer Badenoch over more of the same Jenrick"
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"'She's bang on' Ex-Tories prefer Badenoch over more of the same Jenrick"

Winning back voters lost in the summer's disastrous general election performance will be top of the to-do list for the newly installed Conservative party leader when they are appointed in a little over three weeks' time.

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October 14, 2024
HS2 'light' Osborne backs alternative for northern link
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HS2 'light' Osborne backs alternative for northern link

George Osborne has thrown his weight behind a proposal nicknamed \"HS2 light\" that would provide new high-speed train links between Manchester and Birmingham.

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October 14, 2024
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Budget Increase in employer NICs not ruled out

The business secretary has said Labour's manifesto pledge not to raise national insurance applied to employees but he did not rule out raising employers' contributions in the budget.

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October 14, 2024
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BBC World Service important for global democracy, says Davie

The BBC director general will warn that the retreat of the World Service because of funding cuts has helped Russia and China broadcast \"unchallenged propaganda\".

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October 14, 2024
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Essex & Suffolk Water tells drinks makers they cannot increase usage

Small-drinks manufacturers in Suffolk have been told to keep a lid on their water usage for most of the next decade, amid concerns at their supplier that they would be unable to meet rising demand.

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October 14, 2024
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UK immigration system inflicts mental health harm, say doctors

Top doctors have identified Britain's immigration system as a \"public mental health concern\" that inflicts harm on asylum seekers, and risks \"re-traumatising\" those already affected by psychological distress.

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October 14, 2024
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Temperatures to rise this week but only briefly, says Met Office

Parts of England could feel a 10C bump in temperatures as a short period of fine weather is predicted for midweek.

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October 14, 2024
Post Office may resume court cases over branch shortfalls
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Post Office may resume court cases over branch shortfalls

The Post Office has recently explored resuming the practice of taking branch owner-operators to court, as mounting losses from shortfalls in its network of 11,500 outlets hit £12m a year.

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October 14, 2024
‘Huge risk of hunger’ UN expert raises fears of starvation in Lebanon
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‘Huge risk of hunger’ UN expert raises fears of starvation in Lebanon

Hunger and malnutrition rates could rise “exponentially” in Lebanon if Israel follows through with threats to escalate the current military operation, which has so far killed more than 2,000 and displaced as many as a million people, according to a leading UN expert.

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October 14, 2024
‘We fear Gaza will be forgotten’
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‘We fear Gaza will be forgotten’

Despair grows as focus turns away

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October 14, 2024
Passing the baton: the debut of a three-armed robot conductor
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Passing the baton: the debut of a three-armed robot conductor

She is not long on charisma or passion but keeps perfect rhythm and is never prone to temperamental outbursts. Meet MAIRA Pro S, the next-generation robot conductor who has made her debut in Dresden.

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October 14, 2024
Fancy talking to a dodo? AI project lets you ask museum exhibits about their lives
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Fancy talking to a dodo? AI project lets you ask museum exhibits about their lives

If the pickled bodies, partial skeletons and stuffed carcasses that fill museums seem a little, well, quiet, fear not. In the latest coup for artificial intelligence, dead animals are to receive a new lease of life to share their stories - and even experiences of the afterlife.

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October 14, 2024
Housing targets are unrealistic and unfair, English councils say
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Housing targets are unrealistic and unfair, English councils say

Councils have raised the alarm over what they describe as unrealistic government targets for new housing, saying these penalise local authorities when the fault often lies with developers sitting on sites that already have planning permission.

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October 14, 2024
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UN: Israeli tanks have forced way into base

The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said two Israeli tanks had destroyed a gate and forcibly entered a base in the south of the country as Israel's ground operation against Hezbollah moved deeper into Lebanese territory.

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October 14, 2024
Safety fears as Starmer pledges to slash red tape for investors
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Safety fears as Starmer pledges to slash red tape for investors

Keir Starmer will promise to slash red tape and \"rip out the bureaucracy that blocks investment\" as he hosts hundreds of global business executives at a major summit in central London today.

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October 14, 2024
Cuts risk wiping out UK's black scholarship
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Cuts risk wiping out UK's black scholarship

Redundancies and course closures risk wiping out black scholarship in the UK, leading academics have warned.

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October 14, 2024
Money hacks How to navigate the small print on savings accounts
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Money hacks How to navigate the small print on savings accounts

Check for bonuses Providers are jostling for position at the top of the best-buy tables - but the best-paying accounts often come with caveats that can catch out unwary savers.

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October 12, 2024