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Costing £40bn a year until 2030, Labour has decided its colossal net zero plan is worth the risk | Politics News
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There’s a reason previous governments baulked at the net zero challenge – it’s absolutely colossal, something Labour’s new Clean Power 2030 plan lays bare. Offshore wind generating capacity, which has taken 20 years to reach 14.8GW, must more than triple to about 50GW within just six years. The plan calls for a tripling of solar…
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‘Increasing risk’ of tropical infections as new blood donor monitoring launched | UK News
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A new warning system has been launched to monitor donated blood as fears grow of newly emerging viruses potentially reaching the UK. Health experts fear some diseases that are not currently present in the UK could pose a threat in the future due to climate change. NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) researchers will examine samples…
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There’s already a risk COP29 will end in failure – and damage of Trump 2.0 could yet spread | Science, Climate & Tech News
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World leaders who came for the start of the United Nations climate change conference COP29 in Azerbaijan are now heading home. And as the whine of private jet engines fades in the skies above the capital Baku, their teams of negotiators get down to the real work: trying, once again, to keep the global climate…
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Exercising on weekends only may cut risk of mental decline, study shows | UK News
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Exercising at the weekends only may be just as beneficial for slowing mental decline as working out throughout the week, researchers have said. A study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that exercising on just one or two days was more effective at reducing the risk of mild dementia than more regular workouts.…
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Simple tweak to cervical cancer treatment cuts risk of death by 40%, say researchers | Science & Tech News
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A new cervical cancer treatment cuts the risk of death by 40% according to a large-scale study. Researchers at UCL and its associated hospital, University College London Hospital, spent 10 years studying patients who were given a short course of chemotherapy before chemoradiation, which is a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. They found there was…
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Dengue fever: Popular European holiday hotspots at risk of being hit by tropical disease, warn UK scientists | Science & Tech News
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Scientists tracking the spread of dengue fever have named popular European holiday destinations they say are at risk from future outbreaks. The disease is carried by Asian tiger mosquitos, which are becoming more common in Europe, including parts of southern France, Italy and Spain. The mosquito was even spotted at the Paris Olympics this summer.…
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Mobile phone use doesn’t increase brain cancer risk, says research review | Science & Tech News
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A review of 63 studies has found no link between mobile phone use and an increased risk of brain cancer. Commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO), it found no rise in cases despite a huge increase in wireless technology over the last 20 years. The review was headed by experts from the Australian Radiation…
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UEFA insists there is no risk AI-assisted Champions League draw will be manipulated by cyber attacks | World News
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Champions League organisers have assured clubs and fans there is no possibility of the new AI-assisted draw for the men’s UEFA competition being manipulated tomorrow, with extra security in place to guard against cyber attacks. The traditional manual draw can no longer be solely relied on to determine fixtures as the competition has expanded from…
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‘Game-changer’ home kit can reveal risk of cervical cancer | UK News
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A quick and easy cervical screening test women can do at home could be rolled out on the NHS in a move described as a “game-changer”. The self-testing kit detects human papillomavirus (HPV), a group of viruses that cause no symptoms but can lead to cervical cancer. About 13 high-risk types of HPV are known…
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People taking weight loss drugs to get ‘beach body ready’ risk ‘dangerous consequences’, senior NHS doctor warns | UK News
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People are risking “dangerous consequences” by using “powerful” weight loss drugs to get “beach body ready”, a senior NHS doctor has warned. Professor Stephen Powis, NHS England’s national medical director, said he was concerned about medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy being used by people who are “otherwise healthy” and “just want to lose a…