World is entering ‘era of global boiling’, UN warns as July is the hottest month on record
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe warning lights have been on for weeks but now it is official: July 2023 is set to be the hottest month…
Nigerian chess prodigy makes a move for social change
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn the suburb of Kubwa, outside Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, an 8-year-old chess prodigy wants to make her mark by using the board…
Couples are staying together as they can’t afford to break up
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCouples are staying together as they can’t afford to break up, new research has found. Read More
Five-year-old who fatally shot baby brother was high on cocaine while infant had marijuana in system, prosecutors say
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA five-year-old boy who fatally shot his baby brother in the US was high on cocaine while the toddler had marijuana in…
British Airways apologise to passengers-for serving KFC after ‘forgetting food’ on 12 hour flight
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBritish Airways passengers were served Kentucky Fried Chicken on a flight back to the UK from the Caribbean after problems with the catering service….
Hepatitis B and C could cause ‘significantly higher cancer risk’ than smoking daily pack of cigarettes
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePeople living with hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) could be just as likely or more likely to develop cancer than…
Cheap Chinese batteries are flooding Britain – and they’re a danger
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDrop your phone and the main worry will be a cracked screen and the prospect of reading your messages through a spider…
UK: Obesity levels rising as fifth of households face food insecurity, MPs warn
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSoaring obesity levels are being exacerbated by a fifth of households struggling to get hold of good quality food at reasonable prices,…
UK: ‘Concerning’ rise in people dying in or following police custody, watchdog says
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number of deaths in or following police custody has seen a “concerning” increase over the past year, surpassing the average recorded…
Cacti ‘keeling over and dying’ in Arizona’s record-breaking heat
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTemperatures have soared so high in Arizona that cacti are keeling over and dying, a botanical garden has revealed. Read More