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Gardeners urged to ditch bug sprays that contain nasty chemical blamed for killing off bees
Suburban bumblebees are suffering from a toxic pesticide also found in pet flea treatments and many treated garden centre plants but banned from farms
Highest number of deaths in police custody for ten years
There has been a worrying rise in the number of deaths in police custody. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has reported that 23 people sadly died in 2017. Of that number 17 had suffered some form of restraint or force by officers. It should be noted that is not a necessarily a direct link to why they died. Among the 23 people highlighted by the latest statistics are cases such as Rashan Charles and Edson da Costa in London. Those...
Fossils that usually takes millions of years to create can now be done in a matter of hours
Researchers created "easy-bake fossils" in just 24 hours by heating materials like bird feathers, lizard limbs and leaves at high pressure
Finding alien life a step closer after breakthrough by Scottish scientists
A tool has been developed that measures the level of excitement generated by any potential signal from aliens
Govt planning to stockpile medicines, food and “blood” in preparation for Brexit no-deal
Stockpiles of medicines, medical devices and "substances of human origin" thought to be blood will be collected in preparation for a Brexit no-deal, the Health Secretary has said today. Matt Hancock, the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, confirmed that provisions were been put in place by the department, adding that there will "obviously be a cost for this". He said medicines and medical devices will be stockpiled as well as substances of human origin, which under...
A ‘prehistoric hippo’ roamed seas off the coast of Japan 16 million years ago
They spent most of their lives walking across the sea bottom of deep, offshore waters
Greece inferno hell ‘could happen in Britain’ warn fire safety experts
The warning came after flames fanned by strong winds devastated the seaside village of Mati, killing 60 people and devouring homes and cars
Hero NHS medics hand medals back in protest over Home Office’s ‘hostile environment’ policies
Heroic doctors who worked in West Africa during the crisis in 2014 - 2015 gathered to protest the 'border police' policies which NHS workers are expected to carry out
Government fails to publish promised report on social housing
The Government has failed to publish the long-awaited Green Paper on social housing before summer recess, despite repeated promises to outline and consult on plans to tackle the current crisis. This preliminary report was due to set out what the Government intends to do to improve social housing, and mental health charity Mind was hoping to see it specifically address the issues faced by people with mental health problems living in, or waiting for, social housing. Vicki Nash, Head of...