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Avatar: Last year’s biggest film is back – but this time it’s a video game | Science & Tech News
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Willy Wonka will get lots of bums on seats at the cinema this month, but it is hard to envisage him getting close to the box office takings amassed by last year’s Christmas number one. Avatar: The Way Of Water grossed a whopping $2.3bn (£1.8bn) following its long-awaited release 12 months ago, only topped on…
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Still no medical cannabis trials for NHS – five years on from legalisation | UK News
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Five years after medical cannabis was legalised, the government still hasn’t funded clinical trials that could see it being used on the NHS, Sky News has been told. The Home Office reclassified the drug in 2018 to allow specialist doctors to prescribe the drug under tight controls. But a year later the NHS watchdog NICE…
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‘Possible temple’ from 1,400 years ago uncovered by archaeologists near Sutton Hoo in Suffolk | UK News
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The remains of a “possible temple” from 1,400 years ago showing the “power and wealth” of the East Anglian kings have been discovered on farmland near Sutton Hoo in Suffolk. Excavations in the summer at Rendlesham revealed the foundations of three timber buildings, including the possible temple – and identified evidence of 7th century metal working. Two…
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Omegle shuts down after 14 years amid abuse claims | Science & Tech News
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Omegle, the video chat site which paired strangers, has shut down following claims of abuse against users. The app saw a surge in popularity during the pandemic but has faced allegations it matched children with paedophiles. The site has been mentioned in more than 50 cases against paedophiles in the last couple of years, according…
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Alzheimer’s diagnosis blood tests could be offered on NHS within five years, experts say | Science & Tech News
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Blood tests which help detect Alzheimer’s could be made available on the NHS within five years as charities join forces for a £5m project. Diagnosing the condition is often difficult and relies on drawing a sample of spinal fluid from the lower back – a process known as a lumbar puncture – or brain imaging.…
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Katie Hopkins and Tommy Robinson return to X – years after their Twitter accounts were banned | Science & Tech News
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Katie Hopkins and Tommy Robinson have had their accounts reinstated on X, formerly known as Twitter. Hopkins, a controversial commentator and former The Apprentice contestant, had been permanently banned from the social network in 2020 for breaching its rules on “abuse and harmful contact”. And Robinson, former leader of the far-right English Defence League, had…
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Moon is millions of years older than previously thought, study suggests | Science & Tech News
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The moon is 40 million years older than scientists previously thought, according to a new study. Researchers analysed crystals brought back by Apollo astronauts between 1969 and 1972 to pinpoint the time of the moon’s formation. During Apollo missions, astronauts gathered rocks, pebbles, sand and dust from the moon’s surface – and it was lunar…
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‘Extraordinary milestone’ as monkey with pig’s kidney lives for two years | Science & Tech News
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A monkey has survived more than two years with a pig’s kidney – with experts saying the “extraordinary” result gives hope for their use in humans. Twenty-one macaque monkeys were given organs from genetically modified Yucatan miniature pigs. Scientists made 69 genetic modifications to stop the kidneys being rejected and to prolong survival. These included…
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Study reveals how early humans left Africa 84,000 years ago | Science & Tech News
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Early humans migrated from Africa 84,000 years ago to populate the rest of the world by following river routes through Jordan – not going via the Red Sea as previously thought, according to a new scientific study. Scientists from the University of Southampton and Shantou University in China carried out field work in Jordan’s rift…
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More than a million lives saved from cancer in last 40 years | UK News
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More than a million lives have been saved over the last four decades in the UK due to advances in cancer care, analysis from Cancer Research UK has shown. Since the mid-1980s, UK cancer deaths have fallen by around a quarter, but if the rates had remained the same more than 1.2 million people would…