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Maps created as part of Defra-funded Slimers project allowed test growers to halve amount of slug pellets usedFarmers believe they have a new weapon in their age-old battle against the slugs that dest...
Candidates like Count Binface are motivated to run for different reasons, but their role in politics is a longstanding tradition.
Experts cast doubt on conclusion of government-funded study of factory emitting forever chemicals near BlackpoolQuestions have been raised about the conclusions drawn by a government-funded study into...
Amid UK government proposals for a ban, experts discuss what other activities might really serve children wellWhen a Lancashire schoolgirl was asked what she would do if the social media ban for under...
Investigation: The entrepreneur was once the toast of London’s tech scene, a ‘global leader of tomorrow’ who starred on Dragons’ Den and promised untold riches for the startups she championed. But peo...
Exclusive: Telegram urged to clarify how it detects illegal incitement after attacks were coordinated using appTelegram is facing questions from Ofcom over how it detects and prevents illegal inciteme...
Exclusive: Richard Hermer’s office understood to be first in government to restrict use after recent riotsThe attorney general has told his office to no longer post on X, making it the first UK govern...
Reform UK leader used private meeting at Bank of England to urge governor to drop plans for state-run cryptocurrencyNigel Farage has been trying to block a Bank of England cryptocurrency plan that cou...
John Ray, 17th-century botanist who coined words petal and pollen, was a tutor at Cambridge when he created his first gardenHe coined the terms petal and pollen, helped to lay the foundations of moder...
Wessex Archaeology suspect they have uncovered a prototype for world-famous Stonehenge site in WiltshireA 5,000-year-old monument that was aligned with the summer and winter solstices and may have ser...
Head of National Cyber Security Centre says UK in ‘ongoing contest with capable adversaries’ and AI could add to threat The UK’s critical national infrastructure has been hit by more than 200 cyber in...
Drive to appeal to wealthy Americans is part of pivot away from previously announced all-electric strategyJaguar Land Rover has said it will make more hybrid cars as part of an effort to focus on grow...
After PM announces ‘Australia plus’ plan, we look at how it is likely to be enforced – and potential problems aheadHow will the under-16s social media ban work? – podcastUK parents: how do you feel ab...
Minnie the Minx and Macbeth feature in National Library’s exploration of how rainfall has shaped Scottish science, literature, history and identityIt seems fitting that, 250 years ago, one of Scotland...
Elon Musk's rocket firm has overtaken the retail and media empire in value after a surge in its share price.
No 10 is worried about retaliation from White House over restrictions on under-16s’ internet useMinisters have embarked on a concerted lobbying operation to prevent a backlash from the Trump administr...
Tech is helping to identify and save new specimens and could open ‘genomic goldmine’ of fungi dataThe rise of AI and digitisation could be a turning point in the “race against extinction” faced by bot...
Liz Kendall also wants Ofcom to report to parliament every year on how effectively social media firms are keeping under-16s off their platformsStarmer acknowledges some teenagers will get round these...
Some feel it is a concrete step to protect children, but others argue it is ‘trying to fix the symptoms and not the disease’Which apps will be blocked and how will it work?The UK government has announ...
The UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, has announced a social media ban for under-16s, as part of an online safety drive that aims to go even further than the world’s first ban, introduced by Australia...