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Autism detection breakthrough
It looks for biomarkers and hoped soon all children on spectrum will be diagnosed quickly
Want to be intelligent? You need to hope your parents are
The DNA we inherit from our parents accounts for over two-thirds of the difference in intelligence between individuals, suggests a study
Police probe suspected “arson attack” after woman dies in South East London fire
Sixty firefighters tackled the blaze at a townhouse in Woolwich, south east London
Roy Moore sues for $93m for this Sacha Baron Cohen prank:
Former US right wing senator Roy Moore is suing TV prankster Sacha Baron Cohen, as well as Showtime and CBS which air his Who Is America? show in a $93m lawsuit after a hilarious sketch which mocked the former conservative judge’s sex offence allegations. The lawsuit says that the show “falsely painted, portrayed, mocked and with malice defamed Judge Moore as a sex offender, which he is not.” Several women came forward to allege sexual harassment when he was in...
Men arrested on drug & dangerous driving offences after man died in North East London car crash
The Range Rover driver and his three passengers were arrested over dangerous driving and drug offences after emergency services were called at 2.13am.
Labour pulls away from Tories in new poll
Depsite the mounting pressure on Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, his party is pulling away in the polls. A poll, by Survation, has given Labour an extra one per cent taking the party to 41 per cent, while the Tories are down to 37 per cent, a reduction of one point. The poll, carried out between 31st Aug and 1st Sept, also placed the Liberal Democrats and UKIP on six per cent each. However, a YouGov survey from a few days...
Poll reveals a second referendum would be a landslide for Remain
During yesterday’s PMQs the PM declared there is no way she would call for a second referendum on Brexit. The UK has made its decision. However, new polling figures suggest the nation has changed its voting intentions, with Remain winning by a huge margin. The findings were published in an academic-led report by research bodies NatCen and The UK in a Changing Europe. 2,048 subjects were interviewed between June 7 and July 8. Polling expert, John Curtice, authored the findings,...
Bee venom could cure an annoying human health condition
A protein found in the insect's poison dampens down inflammation, according to new research
The biggest birds in your garden are high up the pecking order
A study of bird feeders found larger species monopolised the best food and spent longer feeding than smaller birds, who fed quickly and on lower value food