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Whiskers on an elephant’s trunk may help it feel and balance objects – study
Scientists say their research is the first detailed study of elephant whisker anatomy.
Britain can rejoin EU any time, says Michael Barnier
The former Brexit negotiator said that the UK is well aware of the conditions required for re-entry and emphasised that "the door is open."
First Dates’ Merlin receives all-clear result from bowel cancer
‘It’s all clear’
BT boss Jansen bags £1.8m bonus as group plans to slash workforce
Philip Jansen secured the annual bonus despite the firm’s sweeping cost-cutting plans raising the alarm among unions.
Tories raise £12m in three months thanks to boost from billionaire treasurer
Conservative donations far outstripped those to rival parties, but Labour has been promised £5 million before the next election.
Sunak urged to put Johnson’s honours list ‘through the shredder’
The Liberal Democrats said giving the green light to Boris Johnson’s peerage recommendations would be a reward of ‘failure’.
Cancer patients face worsening treatment delays due to lack of staff
A report has shown staff shortages meant people were waiting longer than necessary to start chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
Tories approach to debt relief for poorer nations ‘not good enough’, MPs say
The International Development Select Committee said the current approach of ‘market-based solutions’ to the problem is ‘not good enough’.