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Solar system with three Earth sized planets discovered just 160 light years away
Adds to evidence rocky planets are common throughout the universe
“We’re not going to be intimidated” EU’s Brexit negotiator tells May
Theresa May had just battled through possibly the hardest 24 hours of her premiership, only for her plans to be snubbed by the EU. May had dealt with a major rebellion, from within her own party, and somehow managed to put together a Brexit plan to take to the EU, only for it to be turned down. The PM hoped that a temporary customs arrangement would be accepted by the EU, but Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator, said it...
Boris Johnson warns of ‘Brexit meltdown’ in leaked recordings
Boris Johnson has warned that there will be a Brexit meltdown in Britain with exit talks approaching a "moment of truth". The Foreign Secretary has recently called for "guts" in negotiations with the EU and has dismissed concerns over the Irish Border in public. But recordings from a private dinner seem to paint a different picture. BuzzFeed News revealed today that the Brexiteer said: “You've got to face the fact there may now be a meltdown. OK? I don't want...
GMB Union members overwhelmingly reject Jeremy Hunt’s pay offer
87% of GMB’s NHS members in England, have voted to reject the three-year pay deal for NHS and ambulance workers GMB, the union for NHS and ambulance workers, has announced members have overwhelmingly rejected the NHS pay offer. In total, 87% of GMB’s NHS members turned down the deal - which amounts to three more years of real terms pay cuts for over half of NHS Employees. The deal, an average of 6.5% over three years, will mean a real...
Police have arrested two teenagers after moped attack that left woman fighting for life
Cops say the 24-year-old victim hit her head after she was punched in Edgware.
Black death was around in the Bronze Age
A pair of 3,800-year-old skeletons buried together in Russia test positive for a strain of the plague-causing bacterium Yersinia pestis that is ancestral to the strain that caused the Black Death
People could soon be given a jab of friendly bacteria to protect against post-traumatic stress disorder
The probiotic-based immunisation could also be used to treat anxiety and depression.
Dolphins ‘know each other by name’
Researchers found that male dolphins retain individual vocal labels rather than sharing a common call with their cooperative partners
Work now takes up 42% of our lives
The nation’s employees believe work now takes up 42 per cent of their life, according to research. Researchers carried out a detailed study of 2,000 adults in employment and found we all want more downtime. Half of those polled agreed waking up in the morning and dreading the day ahead at work is a sure-sign you need to address your work-life balance. And one third agreed struggling to sleep and finding yourself regularly in a bad mood are other common...