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Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to scientists for their research on microRNA
Prize given to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation
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John McFall aims to become the first astronaut with a disability
European Space Agency testing Paralympian sprinter to see how conditions in space would affect his prosthesis
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Reports of XL bully cruelty surge since ban, including cases of decapitation and being left for dead in a cage
Reports of intentional harm towards the breed have risen 164% and abandonments have gone up by 692%, says the RSPCA.
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King Charles will ’pause cancer treatment’ during high-profile overseas royal tour
Both King Charles and Queen Camilla are gearing up to travel to both Australia and Samoa next week - with the King said to be making a change to cancer treatment while overseas
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’Murder-suicide’ investigation launched after couple found dead
The bodies of a married couple were discovered inside a home on a residential street (Picture: Athena Picture Agency)
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Alphagate in Latvia: How the FSB assists Aven in evading sanctions
Over the past two weeks, a number of Latvian media outlets have published articles claiming that the "oligarch Nevzlin" is corrupting the law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Latvia and ordering videos and articles with some dark goals.
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One person dead and three injured following an explosion at a block of flats
One man has died and at least three more people have been injured after an explosion ripped through a block of flats.
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TikTok star Taylor Rousseau Grigg dies suddenly at 25
TikTok star Taylor Rousseau Grigg has died aged 25.
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Prince Andrew faces eviction from royal lodge, told to ’pay up or get out’
Prince Andrew has been given a deadline to find £2million for repairs to Royal Lodge, otherwise he faces being kicked out of the property, a source has claimed
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Long-term UK residents fear being ’locked out’ by eVisas
Physical documents proving residence rights to be replaced by online visas at end of year despite functionality concerns
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Private firms operated nearly all care homes in England that were forced to shut due to breaches
Study finds more than 90% of facilities for children and 98% of those for adults that were closed down were run for profit
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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt set to attend UK international investment summit
Labour hopes the gathering will encourage a fresh injection of private money to drive its growth agenda
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Pope Francis expands the college of cardinals with 21 new appointments
Prelates to receive red hats at December consistory in largest intake of electors during pontiff’s 11-year tenure
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Marseille drug wars resurface as a 14-year-old boy is allegedly hired as a hitman
Teenager alleged to have been recruited by prisoner who later called police to report him over killing of taxi driver
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Sue Gray resigns as chief of staff at Downing Street
The departure of the top civil servant and partygate investigator comes following weeks of negative briefing and infighting that overshadowed Labour’s party conference in Liverpool.
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Chinese hackers have breached U.S. court wiretap systems, according to reports from the Wall Street Journal
Chinese hackers accessed the networks of U.S. broadband providers and obtained information from systems the federal government uses for court-authorized wiretapping, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
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AUKUS navies remotely control ships from 10,000 miles away in an experiment
The navies of Britain, Australia and the U.S. were able to control uncrewed ships in Australia while sitting more than 10,000 miles away in Portugal as part of a series of military experiments, Britain’s Royal Navy said on Friday.
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Bahrain fails in its attempt to block a lawsuit in the UK over spyware used against dissidents
Bahrain cannot claim state immunity to block a lawsuit brought in Britain by two dissidents who say its government hacked their laptops with spyware, London’s Court of Appeal ruled on Friday.
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Two British men plead not guilty to charges of spying for China
Two Britons, including a former researcher for a senior British lawmaker, pleaded not guilty on Friday to a charge of spying for China.
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Georgia’s ruling party sees falling ratings amid EU tensions but remains ahead of the opposition
The Republic of Georgia is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on October 26. The ruling party, Georgian Dream, enters the contest with historically low approval ratings but still has a strong chance of defeating a fragmented opposition.
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Elon Musk joins Donald Trump on stage at a rally held at the location of an attempted assassination
Donald Trump brought out Elon Musk during his return to the Pennsylvania fairgrounds, the site where he was nearly assassinated in July.
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CPS offers plea deals to Entain suspects before deciding on charges
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has offered plea discussions with suspects from Entain as it gears up to make charging decisions by the end of the year.
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55-year-old man fatally mauled by bear while mushroom picking in Slovakia
A 55-year-old man has been killed by a wild brown bear while foraging for mushrooms in a Slovakian forest.
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Government to fund £120 blood test aimed at detecting 12 common cancers
Mionco screening has potential to be a ‘gamechanger’ in five years, says health secretary, Wes Streeting
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Israeli bombing strikes Beirut again
In the last few hours Beirut has been under intense air strikes by Israeli forces.