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• House prices continue to fall — but by less than expected - The Times

  06-10-2023 21:17 via news.google.com
  
  House prices continue to fall — but by less than expected  The TimesHouse price falls expected into new year, Halifax says  BBCU.K. House Prices Slip for the Sixth Month in a Row  Mansion Global'Cause for concern' warning issued to anybody with Lloyds, Barclays, HSBC, NatWest mortgage  Birmingham LiveBuyer’s market fuels fastest fall in UK house prices in 14 years  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Verstappen on pole in Qatar as F1 title looms - BBC

  06-10-2023 21:06 via news.google.com
  
  Verstappen on pole in Qatar as F1 title looms  BBCWill Max Verstappen secure the F1 Championship during the sprint race in Qatar? | ESPN F1  ESPN UKMax Verstappen fastest in Qatar practice as he closes in on world championship  Bridport and Lyme Regis NewsMax Verstappen tops Qatar Grand Prix practice before qualifying  BBCQatar Grand Prix PREDICTIONS! Will Max Verstappen clinch the Championship? | ESPN F1  ESPN UKView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Manchester United vs Arsenal LIVE: Latest Women's Super League updates - The Independent

  06-10-2023 21:01 via news.google.com
  
  Manchester United vs Arsenal LIVE: Latest Women's Super League updates  The IndependentWSL LIVE: Manchester United vs Arsenal score, commentary & updates - Live  BBCEngland star Alessia Russo booed upon return to Man Utd after summer-switch to rivals Arsenal in WSL clash  Goal.comManchester United v Arsenal: Women's Super League – live  The GuardianMan Utd 1-1 Arsenal LIVE SCORE: Leah Galton LEVELS up WSL clash as Alessia Russo brutally BOOED by
  
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• ‘So grimy, so cheap’: New Zealand Matrix fan film becomes oldest active torrent in the world

  06-10-2023 21:00
  
  Director says it is both ‘bizarre’ and ‘nice’ that the film, recorded 20 years ago using a handy-cam and a karaoke microphone, has remained so popular
  Twenty years ago, a group of New Zealand martial arts students pooled their dollars, bought a pricey leather jacket and created a 16-minute Matrix-inspired fanfiction short in the backroom of an Auckland punk bar and the city’s low-lit alleyways.Over nine nights, the amateur film-makers and wannabe stunt actors shot t
  
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• US jobs growth surges past expectations with 336000 new posts - Financial Times

  06-10-2023 20:45 via news.google.com
  
  US jobs growth surges past expectations with 336000 new posts  Financial TimesBond yields rise after US jobs report smashes forecasts – as it happened  The GuardianHere's where the jobs are for September 2023 — in one chart  CNBCCanada September employment 63.8K vs 20.0K expected  ForexLiveView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Met police failing to protect children from exploitation, says damning report - The Guardian

  06-10-2023 20:29 via news.google.com
  Met police failing to protect children from exploitation, says damning report  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Bukayo Saka's replacement and Arsenal wonderkid called up to training ahead of Man City clash - Football.London

  06-10-2023 20:02 via news.google.com
  Bukayo Saka's replacement and Arsenal wonderkid called up to training ahead of Man City clash  Football.LondonBukayo Saka injury update: Arsenal forward 'in contention' to face Manchester City  BBCThis really *is* a final for Arsenal - and they absolutely have to beat Manchester City this time  Football365Mikel Arteta should not repeat mistake over 24-year-old Arsenal star despite Man City threat  Arsenal InsiderArsenal v Man City: Are Gunners in better po
  
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• Metro Bank shares rebound amid reports of £600m capital offer - The Guardian

  06-10-2023 19:35 via news.google.com
  Metro Bank shares rebound amid reports of £600m capital offer  The GuardianMetro Bank: What's going on and is my money safe?  BBCMetro Bank customers are urged not to take their money out as bosses say they need to raise £600million to bol  Daily MailShares in Metro Bank plunge - how concerned should customers be? - Latest From ITV News  ITVXHow Metro Bank's challenging week unfolded  Financial TimesView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• The Guardian view on the Labour conference: a chance to change the terms of debate | Editorial

  06-10-2023 19:30
  
  Keir Starmer’s task is to convert negative feelings about the Tories into positive reasons to want the opposition in powerLabour’s comfortable victory in this week’s Rutherglen and Hamilton West byelection, beating the Scottish National party on a swing of more than 20%, gives reasonable cause to expect that Sir Keir Starmer will next year replace Rishi Sunak in Downing Street. Labour has never controlled the Commons without a significant haul of Scottish seats.The prospect of
  
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• The Guardian view on outsourcing border controls: this is a dereliction of duty by Europe | Editorial

  06-10-2023 19:25
  
  The intolerably cruel crackdown on irregular migrants in Tunisia is an indictment of a deal struck with a dictatorial regimeAt last month’s Venice film festival, a fictional portrayal of African migrants seeking to reach Europe received widespread acclaim. Me, Captain charts the journey of two Senegalese teenagers as they navigate violence, extortion, detention and forced labour at the hands of corrupt police and traffickers in north Africa. It won a Silver Lion and standing ovations.The m
  
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• Dale Vince: Major Labour donor to stop funding Just Stop Oil - BBC

  06-10-2023 19:23 via news.google.com
  
  Dale Vince: Major Labour donor to stop funding Just Stop Oil  BBCDale Vince stops funding Just Stop Oil over 'pointless' further protests  The IndependentTop Just Stop Oil donor Dale Vince pulls cash and says more protests are 'pointless'  Sky NewsI helped fund Just Stop Oil, but no more. The ballot box will be more powerful than disruption  The GuardianGreen energy magnate to switch support from Just Stop Oil to Labour  The GuardianView Full cov
  
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• Security guard in court over alleged Holly Willoughby kidnap plot - latest - The Independent

  06-10-2023 19:16 via news.google.com
  
  Security guard in court over alleged Holly Willoughby kidnap plot - latest  The IndependentHolly Willoughby: Man in court over alleged kidnap plot  BBCHolly Willoughby: Man arrested over alleged kidnap plot  Sky NewsHolly Willoughby plot suspect Gavin Plumb is a 35 stone housebound ex-Pizza Hut worker who drank 36 pints...  The SunHolly Willoughby 'murder and kidnap' suspect is pictured leaving court: Shopping centre security guard 'had we  Daily
  
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• The unpopularity contest staged at the Conservative party conference | Letters

  06-10-2023 19:15
  
  Readers reflect on the Tories’ performance and decisions made during their party conference Shelley’s broader intention in his magnificent poem The Masque of Anarchy, written in response to the Peterloo massacre, is not always clear. At times he seems to be calling for violent revolution; at others, the message sounds more like peaceful protest against the triumvirate of oppression: “God, and King, and Law”.What he definitely did not mean was the kind of vicious xenophobi
  
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• The felled Sycamore Gap tree may rise again | Letters

  06-10-2023 19:15
  
  Readers respond to the attack on a renowned sycamore in Northumberland national park by a suspected vandalThe vandal of Sycamore Gap has robbed us of a much-loved landmark, a thing of beauty, a carbon store and a supplier of oxygen, but they have not killed the tree (‘More than just a tree’: recollections of Northumberland’s Sycamore Gap, 29 September).Below ground is a powerful root system, bent on staying alive. Dormant for the winter, it will wake up in spring and wonder whe
  
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• Drake to take break from music due to 'craziest problems' with stomach - as he releases new album featuring son Adonis - Sky News

  06-10-2023 19:12 via news.google.com
  
  Drake to take break from music due to 'craziest problems' with stomach - as he releases new album featuring son Adonis  Sky NewsRapper Drake taking break from music to focus on health  BBCDrake takes a break! Singer, 36, reveals hiatus to take care of stomach issues after dropping album For All Th  Daily MailDrake looking to take break from music saying 'I need to focus on my health'  Evening StandardView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Labour would oversee ‘biggest boost in affordable housing in a generation’

  06-10-2023 19:06
  
  Exclusive: Deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner says party would get tough on developers‘I love campaigning – it’s like playtime’: Angela Rayner on her rising appealThe next Labour government will oversee the biggest boost in affordable housing in a generation by getting tough on developers and reforming planning rules, the party’s deputy leader has said.Angela Rayner, also the shadow housing secretary, said she wanted to “increase, not dec
  
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• SNP leader urged to rethink plans for independence after ‘seismic’ Labour win - The Guardian

  06-10-2023 18:51 via news.google.com
  SNP leader urged to rethink plans for independence after ‘seismic’ Labour win  The GuardianLabour MP Pat McFadden On Winning Back An SNP Seat In Scottish By-Election | Good Morning Britain  Good Morning BritainRutherglen and Hamilton West by-election result: Buck stops with me, says SNP leader Yousaf  BBCRutherglen and Hamilton West: Only populism can save SNP now  HeraldScotlandKeir Starmer's stunning success in Scotland has shortened Labour's
  
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• Cathy Ferguson, wife of former Manchester United manager Sir Alex, dies aged 84 - The Guardian

  06-10-2023 18:33 via news.google.com
  Cathy Ferguson, wife of former Manchester United manager Sir Alex, dies aged 84  The GuardianLady Cathy Ferguson: Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson's wife dies aged 84  BBCLady Cathy: Sir Alex Ferguson's wife of 57-years dies aged 84  The IndependentFerguson regret after Rangers challenge over Catholic wife  The Irish News Football news LIVE: Sir Alex Ferguson’s wife dies, Bukayo Saka in contention for Arsenal vs Man City, Paul...&nb
  
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• Liverpool announces it will bring buses back under public control - The Guardian

  06-10-2023 18:25 via news.google.com
  
  Liverpool announces it will bring buses back under public control  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Which British fish to buy if you want to eat sustainably

  06-10-2023 18:24
  
  A dozen species have been added to the ‘avoid’ list, including dover sole, pollack and prawns, but other options remainBritish diners have been warned off buying a dozen types of seafood – including dover sole – from the Irish Sea due to depleted fish populations. They joined the growing “red” or “avoid” list in the Good Fish Guide, which aims to help consumers make ocean-friendly choices.The guide, compiled by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS)
  
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• 'Manopause' guidelines: Councils, universities, police forces and fire services draw up 'male menopause' polic - Daily Mail

  06-10-2023 18:22 via news.google.com
  'Manopause' guidelines: Councils, universities, police forces and fire services draw up 'male menopause' polic  Daily MailThe male menopause: genuine condition or moneymaking myth?  The GuardianErectile problems, belly fat and constant tiredness – welcome to the 'male menopause'  The TelegraphNHS Trust to Give Men Suffering from 'Male Menopause' a Year of Paid Leave  Men's Health UKView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Ukraine war: Blood stains visible in the soil as village of Hroza mourns - BBC

  06-10-2023 18:03 via news.google.com
  
  Ukraine war: Blood stains visible in the soil as village of Hroza mourns  BBCUkraine: 'Every family' in village of Hroza affected by missile attack - BBC News  BBC News'Half the village is gone': Ukraine hamlet reels after missile strike  FRANCE 24 EnglishUkraine: The Latest - On the ground reaction to Kharkiv missile strike  The TelegraphWhat are Russian Iskander missiles?  The IndependentView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• UK weather: 26C for parts of UK - but heavy rain warning for Scotland - BBC

  06-10-2023 17:53 via news.google.com
  
  UK weather: 26C for parts of UK - but heavy rain warning for Scotland  BBCMet Office 'danger to life' warning as UK split between warm weather and heavy rain  The Independent'Do not travel' warning ahead of heavy rain and life-threatening flooding  STV NewsTravel warning after amber alert for heavy rain in parts of Scotland  BBCTorrential downpours to batter Scotland as month's worth of rain to fall in a day  Daily RecordView Full coverage on Goo
  
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• US House Republicans fear loss of their 'rainmaker' Kevin McCarthy - Financial Times

  06-10-2023 17:19 via news.google.com
  
  US House Republicans fear loss of their 'rainmaker' Kevin McCarthy  Financial TimesNobody can control MAGA Republicans like Matt Gaetz anymore  The TelegraphWhy do eight radicals hold power over the entire US House of Representatives?  The GuardianKevin McCarthy is as responsible as anyone for his own downfall  The GuardianThe latest Trump movement shows the GOP is over  The IndependentView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Through a Ulez camera, I spy the vandal who chopped down Laurence Fox’s career. It looks a lot like him | Marina Hyde

  06-10-2023 17:02
  
  Following Lozza’s arrest for anti-camera vigilantism, we need to ask: doesn’t anyone recognise a martyr when they see one?Of all the buzz-phrases of 2023, the description of anti-Ulez-camera vandals as “blade runners” provokes the biggest eyeroll. Are you aware of this? People who chop down Ulez cameras because they disagree with the clean-air scheme have styled themselves “blade runners” – and a lot of the news media has simply gone along with it and st
  
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• Teenage boy hit by police car in Bolton - Sky News

  06-10-2023 17:02 via news.google.com
  
  Teenage boy hit by police car in Bolton  Sky NewsDaubhill: Teenager hit by police vehicle suffered 'minor injuries'  The Bolton NewsLIVE: Main road shut in both directions after fire at flat  North Wales LiveMain road taped off after boy, 16, hit by police vehicle in serious crash - updates  Manchester Evening NewsShop workers rush to help after boy, 16, struck by police vehicle  Manchester Evening NewsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Metro Bank: What's going on and is my money safe?

  06-10-2023 16:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bosses say there are no concerns about its finances after reports it was looking to raise millions.
  
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• People may suffer ‘long colds’ more than four weeks after infection, study shows - The Guardian

  06-10-2023 16:43 via news.google.com
  People may suffer ‘long colds’ more than four weeks after infection, study shows  The Guardian'Long colds' are a thing, like long Covid say experts  BBC'Long colds' just as common as long Covid, claim Queen Mary University of London scientists  The Telegraph'Long colds' just as common as long COVID and can leave 'prolonged symptoms'  Sky NewsImpact of 'long colds' may be underestimated, study finds  PulseView Full coverage on Google N
  
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• HS2: What has been built so far?

  06-10-2023 16:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A visual guide to the progress made on one of the most expensive rail projects in the world.
  
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• The Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro represent peak smartphone design - XDA Developers

  06-10-2023 16:00 via news.google.com
  
  The Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro represent peak smartphone design  XDA DevelopersGoogle will provide 7 years of spare parts for the new Pixel 8 series - GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.comIs Google overselling the Pixel 8's Video Boost feature?  SamMobile - Samsung newsSamsung Galaxy S23 FE vs Google Pixel 8: Which Android wins out?  TrustedReviewsHow Google's Pixel 8 changes everything for Android  ComputerworldView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Kanye West 'instructs wife Bianca Censori to never speak again' as rapper sets 'strict rules for her to obey' - LBC

  06-10-2023 15:56 via news.google.com
  
  Kanye West 'instructs wife Bianca Censori to never speak again' as rapper sets 'strict rules for her to obey'  LBCKanye West gave 'list of rules to live by' to Bianca including to 'never speak'  The MirrorEXCLUSIVE: Kanye West and Bianca Censori ARE married! 'Confidential marriage' documents finally prove that 'be  Daily MailKanye Wests made sure Bianca Censori has ‘no mind of her own  Geo NewsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Woman's bowel cancer disappears thanks to 'miracle' drug - BBC

  06-10-2023 15:52 via news.google.com
  
  Woman's bowel cancer disappears thanks to 'miracle' drug  BBC'Miracle' bowel cancer drug makes patient's tumour disappear with doctors 'blown away'  The MirrorWorld-first breakthrough on bowel cancer one year after Dame Deborah's death  The MirrorView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Nobel Peace Prize awarded to jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi for 'fight against oppression of women' - Sky News

  06-10-2023 15:52 via news.google.com
  
  Nobel Peace Prize awarded to jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi for 'fight against oppression of women'  Sky NewsNobel Peace Prize: Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize  BBCIranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi awarded Nobel Peace Prize - BBC News  BBC NewsThe Nobel Peace Prize Is in Need of Saving  BloombergOpinion | Amid Nobel Peace Prize 2023 Buzz Today, A Look at Why China Disapproves of the Globally Reco
  
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• Green energy magnate to switch support from Just Stop Oil to Labour

  06-10-2023 15:45
  
  Dale Vince says he will concentrate his efforts on getting Tories voted out of government at next electionDale Vince: I helped fund Just Stop Oil, but no moreDale Vince, the green energy magnate, has said he is to stop funding direct action climate groups such as Just Stop Oil and instead funnel money towards getting the vote out for Labour at the next general election.The Ecotricity founder, who has funded a string of disruptive environmental protest groups, has supported Just Stop Oil since it
  
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• Sunak Stealth Raid Will Be Biggest UK Tax Rise Ever, Study Shows - Bloomberg

  06-10-2023 15:16 via news.google.com
  
  Sunak Stealth Raid Will Be Biggest UK Tax Rise Ever, Study Shows  BloombergRishi Sunak ‘responsible for biggest income tax rise in at least 50 years’  The GuardianUK set for biggest tax rise in at least 50 years with £40bn raid – analysis  Evening StandardJeremy Hunt's stealth tax raid to cost families £40bn  The TelegraphView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• New Mexico footprints are oldest sign of humans in Americas, research shows - The Guardian

  06-10-2023 15:11 via news.google.com
  New Mexico footprints are oldest sign of humans in Americas, research shows  The GuardianHumans got to America 7,000 years earlier than thought, new research confirms  The ConversationConfirmed: The Oldest Human Footprints in North America Are at Least 21500 Years Old  ScienceAlertNew tests confirm antiquity of ancient human footprints in New Mexico  The HinduScientists Confirm Earlier Human Arrival in Americas  Greek ReporterView Full coverage o
  
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• We're proof you CAN be 'fat but fit' (and why it's better than being slim but anti-gym) - Daily Mail

  06-10-2023 14:52 via news.google.com
  We're proof you CAN be 'fat but fit' (and why it's better than being slim but anti-gym)  Daily MailWhat 'healthy obesity' really means according to the experts  The IndependentThe 'fit but fat' research finally validates what women like me knew: being obese does not mean unhealthy  inewsThe Cause of Type 2 Diabetes May Not Be What You Think  diaTribe FoundationThe truth about being fat but fit  The TimesView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Bridgerton's Adjoa Andoh gives season 3 update and teases deeper story arc for Lady Danbury - Digital Spy

  06-10-2023 14:47 via news.google.com
  
  Bridgerton's Adjoa Andoh gives season 3 update and teases deeper story arc for Lady Danbury  Digital SpyBridgerton is coming back - and fans can expect a 'scandalous' season  Marie Claire UKBridgerton Season 3 Release: Will It Actually Premiere In 2023?  The DirectView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Boy dies in fresh Russian strike as Kharkiv reels from attack that killed 52

  06-10-2023 14:14
  
  Zelenskiy condemns ‘Russian terror’ after missiles hit apartments in Kharkiv city on day after scores killed in HrozaRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesA 10-year-old boy has been killed and more than 20 people wounded after a Russian missile attack on a block of flats in the centre of Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials have said.The strike on the city’s densely populated downtown area took place at 6.46am on Friday. Rescuers found the boy’s body under debris. Two Isk
  
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• Family generations and marooned floating homes: Friday’s best photos

  06-10-2023 14:04
  
  The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading...
  
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• Ministers ‘misrepresented’ UK climate advisory body, say scientists

  06-10-2023 14:00
  
  Government challenged to explain claim that UK will need 25% of energy to come from fossil fuels in 2050UK politics live – latest updatesThe UK government has “misrepresented” the Climate Change Committee (CCC) by wrongly claiming it said we would need a quarter of our energy to come from fossil fuels by 2050, scientists have said.In order to justify signing off new oil and gas licences in the North Sea, ministers have said the country will still require a quarter of its energy
  
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• Rugby World Cup 2023: what to look out for this weekend

  06-10-2023 13:55
  
  Italy look to put pressure on France, Wales aim to avoid another Georgia shock, and a maths test for Ireland and ScotlandMuch has been made of the fact Antoine Dupont could be back next week if given the all clear by the surgeon on Monday to resume contact training days after having surgery on a fractured cheekbone. Less attention has been paid to the fact that for that to be at all relevant, France still need to qualify and the easiest way to ensure that is to beat Italy on Friday evening. They
  
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• Over 500 Fish Have Rapidly Evolved In A Single Lake Thanks To Hybridization - IFLScience

  06-10-2023 13:42 via news.google.com
  
  Over 500 Fish Have Rapidly Evolved In A Single Lake Thanks To Hybridization  IFLScienceStudy of mud cores from Lake Victoria suggests diversification of cichlid fish led to their success  Phys.orgA continuous fish fossil record reveals key insights into adaptive radiation  Nature.comCichlid fish seized an ecological opportunity to diversify  Nature.comView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Russia signals intent to quickly revoke ratification of nuclear test ban treaty - Reuters

  06-10-2023 13:37 via news.google.com
  
  Russia signals intent to quickly revoke ratification of nuclear test ban treaty  ReutersNuclear watchdog chief raises concerns after Putin’s hint on Russian tests  The GuardianGravitas: Putin preparing for a nuclear offensive? Russia's new nuclear missile can hit US  WIONNo enemy stands chance to survive if Russia launches retaliatory nuclear strike: Putin  Anadolu Agency | EnglishView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Shocking video shows driver lose control on motorway

  06-10-2023 13:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police cameras capture the moment a driver loses control of his car on the M25 at night.
  
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• Feeding seaweed to cows can cut methane emissions, says Swedish report

  06-10-2023 13:00
  
  Study proposes government commission more research into environmental benefits of cattle feed additivesSweden is one step closer to making the use of methane-reducing cow feed additives such as seaweed government policy after experts recommended further investigation into the area.A report by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency into reduced methane emissions says development in the field has been “rapid in recent years” and is among “a number of new interesting additive
  
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• A hot weekend: Temperatures to rise across England and Wales

  06-10-2023 12:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In contrast, Scotland has a cooler forecast, with 100-150ml of rain expected and a warning of flooding.
  
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• UK gardeners: tell us about flower planting in public spaces where you live

  06-10-2023 12:31
  
  We would like to hear from people in urban areas in the UK who are transforming slices of barren land into flower gardensPeople in some of the UK’s urban areas are taking it upon themselves to plant seeds in public spaces and transform slices of barren land into flower gardens.We would like to hear from people in the UK who have recently helped revamp neglected flower beds in their community. Why did you do it and how did it make you feel? Continue reading...
  
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• How is the ADHD medication shortage in the UK affecting people?

  06-10-2023 12:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People with the condition say they face uncertain times as their supplies run out or run low.
  
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• HotSat-1: UK spacecraft maps heat variations across Earth - BBC

  06-10-2023 11:47 via news.google.com
  
  HotSat-1: UK spacecraft maps heat variations across Earth  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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