London’s future flood defences plans as ‘sleeping giant’ Thames Barrier turns 40
It is 40 years since the late Queen opened the Thames Barrier, which has been closed 221 times to protect the capital from flooding.
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Queen’s University Belfast students stage sit in for Palestine
The students are demanding the removal of Hillary Clinton as the university’s chancellor.
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Susan Buckner, who starred as Patty Simcox in Grease, dies age 72
The US actress is best known for playing the effervescent cheerleader opposite the late Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta.
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Chimps – like humans – may be lifelong learners, researchers say
Study shows these great apes continue to learn and hone their tool-using skills well into adulthood.
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Whooping cough cases ‘could reach 40-year high’ in 2024, experts warn
Some people call it the ‘100-day cough’ because of the length of time it can take to recover.
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Stormy Daniels describes first meeting Trump during hush money trial
Jurors appeared riveted as Daniels offered a detailed and and at times graphic account of an encounter Trump has denied.
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UK and allies sanction Russian leader of ransomware gang
Russian national Dmitry Khoroshev has been sanctioned as part of a crackdown on cyber crime group LockBit.
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Wales First Minister denies he misled Covid inquiry over deleted messages
He said the lost information was a ‘real embarrassment’ but a message leaked to the Nation.Cymru news website casts doubt on Mr Gething’s version
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‘Speedy compensation needed’ for women affected by state pension communications
Compensation needs to be simple, clear and fair, Waspi campaigners told the Work and Pensions Committee.
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Police in Amsterdam and Berlin break up pro-Palestinian protest camps
Protests emulating those in the US have broken out at some European universities.
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Visit of Wuhan tourists to Larne ‘dispelled notion Covid could be contained’
A senior civil servant also said that Northern Ireland entered the pandemic with a ‘very tired’ health workforce.
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‘Malign actor’ behind MoD cyber attack, Sunak says
The Prime Minister declined to name those believed to have carried out the cyber attack, with some holding China responsible.
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Channel crossings continue as 2,000 arrive in wake of Rwanda laws
Children were among those pictured being brought ashore in Dover, Kent, on Tuesday.
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Octopus Energy valuation jumps to nine billion dollars as investors double down
Major shareholders hike stakes in energy giant further after Octopus was recently named UK’s largest electricity supplier
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Pro-Palestinian encampment cleared in Chicago as campus protests continue
Protests have erupted around the US.
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