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Asian tiger mosquitoes carrying dengue fever could be common in England within decades | UK News
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Asian tiger mosquitoes carrying dengue fever could be common in England by the middle of this century, according to government health experts. The insects have spread across large parts of Europe in recent years because of warmer conditions – and tend to live in urban areas and feed during the day, putting people at greater…
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Gonorrhoea and syphilis STI diagnoses in England hit record levels, latest figures show | Science & Tech News
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The number of gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses was the highest on record last year, new figures show. Annual figures from the UK’s Health Security Agency (UKHSA) show gonorrhoea diagnoses increased to 82,592 in 2022, an increase of 50.3% compared with 2021 (54,961). This is the highest number of diagnoses in any one year since records…
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diagnoses, England, figures, Gonorrhoea, hit, latest, levels, News, record, Science, show, STI, syphilis, Tech
Gonorrhoea and syphilis STI diagnoses in England hit record levels, latest figures show | Science & Tech News
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The number of gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses was the highest on record last year, new figures show. Annual figures from the UK’s Health Security Agency (UKHSA) show gonorrhoea diagnoses increased to 82,592 in 2022, an increase of 50.3% compared with 2021 (54,961). This is the highest number of diagnoses in any one year since records…
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Britcoin: Future of a digital pound ‘more likely than not’, Bank of England official says | Business News
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New technologies could help to open up a “new frontier” for payments and the way in which money is used, a Bank of England boss has told MPs. Work on a digital pound, regulated by the Bank of England, was delayed by the “pressure of other business” in September and October last year, the deputy…
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Researchers reveal ‘significant’ findings about dinosaurs which roamed south of England 125 million years ago | UK News
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Semi-aquatic dinosaurs which roamed southern England 125 million years ago inherited the brain capacity from their ancestors to catch the fish they survived on, according to new research. Scientists from the University of Southampton and Ohio University reconstructed the brains and inner ears of two spinosaurs, which they say helps reveal how these large predatory…
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FTX collapse shows crypto is ‘too dangerous’ not to regulate, Bank of England deputy governor says | Business News
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Cryptocurrency trading is “too dangerous” to remain outside mainstream financial regulation and could pose “a systemic problem” without action, the deputy governor of the Bank of England has warned. Speaking for the first time since the founder of the crypto trading platform FTX was arrested and charged with massive fraud, Sir Jon Cunliffe told Sky…
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Over a quarter of local authorities in England are covered by oil and gas licences – could fracking come to your area? | Climate News
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People in England can find out if fracking could come to their area by entering their postcode in a new interactive map, which illustrates the regions covered by oil and gas licences. Over a quarter of local authorities are covered by existing licences to explore for oil and gas, which could involve fracking, according to…