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Deaths reported in Dallas, St. Louis amid major heat wave

Dr. Lauren Siewny, of Duke University Hospital, discusses ways to keep yourself cool during dangerous heat. She also talks about the symptoms of a heat-related illness. DALLAS – A U.S. postal worker and a 55-year-old woman died during a far-reaching heat wave that baked much of the country this week. The heat dome broke several […]

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‘We’ll be coming after you’

David Cowan Home Affairs Correspondent PA Media Jo Farrell is chief constable of Police Scotland Police Scotland is pursuing organised crime figures who are based abroad in connection with the central belt’s ongoing gangland feud. The force’s chief constable, Jo Farrell, has told BBC Scotland News officers are building intelligence to target the leaders of […]

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Weight loss jabs study begins after reports of pancreas issues

Getty Images Weight loss drugs could help turn the tide on obesity – but there are side effects A study into potential serious side effects of weight loss jabs has been launched after hundreds of people reported problems with their pancreas. The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and Genomics England are asking people on […]

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World’s oldest boomerang older than thought, but not Australian

Helen Briggs BBC environment correspondent•@hbriggs Maciej Biernacki The boomerang was found near stones, animal and human bones The world’s oldest boomerang is older than previously thought, casting new light on the ingenuity of humans living at the time. The tool, which was found in a cave in Poland in 1985, is now thought to be […]

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No phone signal on your train? There may be a fix

Mobile phone blackspots will be eliminated on several major railway lines and train tunnels by 2028, the body which runs Britain’s railway infrastructure has pledged. Network Rail, which is owned by the government, has signed a deal with two private telecoms firms in a move it claims will see 4G and 5G connectivity boosted on […]

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Synthetic Human Genome Project gets go ahead

Gwyndaf Hughes Science Videographer How the researchers hope to create human DNA Work has begun on a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life from scratch, in what is believed to be a world first. The research has been taboo until now because of concerns it could lead to designer babies or […]

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