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Crops steal genes from other species to accelerate evolution – study

Crops steal genes from other species to accelerate evolution – study

Crops steal genes from other species to accelerate evolution – study

22 April 2021

New research shows that grasses can incorporate DNA from other species into their genomes through a process known as lateral gene transfer.


MPs approve Commons motion declaring Uighur Muslim genocide

MPs approve Commons motion declaring Uighur Muslim genocide

MPs approve Commons motion declaring Uighur Muslim genocide

22 April 2021

The move is a further sign of the growing outcry over the situation in China.


This is ‘decisive decade’ to limit climate change impact, Biden warns

This is ‘decisive decade’ to limit climate change impact, Biden warns

This is ‘decisive decade’ to limit climate change impact, Biden warns

22 April 2021

Boris Johnson also addresses leaders summit, calling for ambition from countries to tackle the climate crisis.


More than 400,000 social care staff not vaccinated, figures suggest

More than 400,000 social care staff not vaccinated, figures suggest

More than 400,000 social care staff not vaccinated, figures suggest

22 April 2021

Some 80.4% of eligible staff working at older adult care homes had received the jab by April 18, according to NHS England.


European Commission denies it has started legal action against AstraZeneca

European Commission denies it has started legal action against AstraZeneca

European Commission denies it has started legal action against AstraZeneca

22 April 2021

Ireland’s Health Minister earlier said the case had been launched over the company’s ‘complete failure’ to meet its contractual agreements.


More than 2,000 Co-op staff impacted by store management overhaul

More than 2,000 Co-op staff impacted by store management overhaul

More than 2,000 Co-op staff impacted by store management overhaul

22 April 2021

The convenience chain is cutting four layers of managers in each shop to three across its 2,600 stores.


Ex-Tory leader wants China ‘called to account’ over treatment of Uighur Muslims

Ex-Tory leader wants China ‘called to account’ over treatment of Uighur Muslims

Ex-Tory leader wants China ‘called to account’ over treatment of Uighur Muslims

22 April 2021

Protesters gathered in central London ahead of a House of Commons debate.


Gangsters locked up for ‘brazen’ knife murder in front of child

Gangsters locked up for ‘brazen’ knife murder in front of child

Gangsters locked up for ‘brazen’ knife murder in front of child

22 April 2021

Joshua White, 29, was killed in an attack by three men in Hackney, north-east London, in April 2019.


I am not a racist, Tommy Robinson tells libel trial

I am not a racist, Tommy Robinson tells libel trial

I am not a racist, Tommy Robinson tells libel trial

22 April 2021

The English Defence League founder is being sued by schoolboy Jamal Hijazi.


Student leaders call on competition watchdog to take action over fee refunds

Student leaders call on competition watchdog to take action over fee refunds

Student leaders call on competition watchdog to take action over fee refunds

22 April 2021

The letter to the Competition and Markets Authority comes after many students have been told to stay away from campus until mid-May at the earliest.


‘Human swan’ to take flight for world-first circumnavigation of mainland Britain

‘Human swan’ to take flight for world-first circumnavigation of mainland Britain

‘Human swan’ to take flight for world-first circumnavigation of mainland Britain

22 April 2021

Sacha Dench aims to highlight the Cop26 climate conference being held in Glasgow later this year.


Learner drivers express ‘huge wave of relief’ at passing tests amid backlog

Learner drivers express ‘huge wave of relief’ at passing tests amid backlog

Learner drivers express ‘huge wave of relief’ at passing tests amid backlog

22 April 2021

Driving tests resumed in England and Wales on Thursday.


Salmon export figures are ‘very, very wrong’, industry body says

Salmon export figures are ‘very, very wrong’, industry body says

Salmon export figures are ‘very, very wrong’, industry body says

22 April 2021

An error in the Treasury’s measurement makes it ‘impossible’ to judge the impact of Brexit, producers say.


Majority of schools will ‘prioritise exam-style papers when deciding grades’

Majority of schools will ‘prioritise exam-style papers when deciding grades’

Majority of schools will ‘prioritise exam-style papers when deciding grades’

22 April 2021

The survey findings come after this summer’s GCSE and A-level exams were cancelled for the second year in a row.


Starmer toasts Welsh Labour with brewery visit

Starmer toasts Welsh Labour with brewery visit

Starmer toasts Welsh Labour with brewery visit

22 April 2021

The Labour leader visited a brewery in Wrexham with Welsh Labour chief Mark Drakeford.


Vaccines slash Covid infections ‘and are likely to cut transmission’

Vaccines slash Covid infections ‘and are likely to cut transmission’

Vaccines slash Covid infections ‘and are likely to cut transmission’

22 April 2021

Just one dose of either the Pfizer/BioNTech or AstraZeneca vaccines cuts infection, experts say.


Nearly half of adults drinking more than a year ago, study finds

Nearly half of adults drinking more than a year ago, study finds

Nearly half of adults drinking more than a year ago, study finds

22 April 2021

Men were more likely to report an increase in alcohol consumption than women, the research found.


Police dog and handler honoured after tracing hit-and-run suspects

Police dog and handler honoured after tracing hit-and-run suspects

Police dog and handler honoured after tracing hit-and-run suspects

22 April 2021

The pair successfully found two men in the incident last May.


UK faces moment of reckoning to protect key tech of the future, GCHQ chief warns

UK faces moment of reckoning to protect key tech of the future, GCHQ chief warns

UK faces moment of reckoning to protect key tech of the future, GCHQ chief warns

22 April 2021

Jeremy Fleming is expected to say the freedom of the internet is under threat, as well as the security of future technologies.


Johnson’s former communications chief criticises ‘class bias’ in Whitehall

Johnson’s former communications chief criticises ‘class bias’ in Whitehall

Johnson’s former communications chief criticises ‘class bias’ in Whitehall

22 April 2021

Lee Cain left Downing Street in November amid a bitter power struggle.


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