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Cambridge risks losing ‘unbelievable talent’ amid PhD funding cut
The University of Cambridge risks “losing unbelievable talent” owing to a drop-off in funding for PhDs, the vice-chancellor has cautioned. Prof Deborah Prentice, who took [more…]
Children still being sent far from home for mental health care in England
Children and young people in England with serious mental health problems are still being sent for treatment many miles away from their homes because bed [more…]
UK conservation goals insufficient to save ants and bees, says expert
The UK’s targets to stop the destruction of the natural world are so inadequate that they could be met even if all the country’s bees, [more…]
Bereaved parents launch court challenge over UK benefit ‘discrimination’
Two bereaved parents have filed a case at the European court of human rights, claiming that the UK government’s treatment of them is discriminatory. Jyotee [more…]
UK rail passengers face ‘significant’ disruption as weekend strike goes ahead
Passengers will face “significant” disruption on busy rail routes this weekend as train managers stage another strike in a dispute over rest day working. Members [more…]
Trudeau says Trump is serious about wanting to annex Canada
Donald Trump’s recent fixation on absorbing Canada is “a real thing”, Justin Trudeau has told business leaders, warning that the US president wants access to [more…]
US-Panama relationship was ‘very strong’. Then Trump upended the diplomatic playing board
When Panama’s then president Juan Carlos Varela was invited to the White House in June 2017, Donald Trump said the Panama canal was doing “pretty [more…]
Sudanese military reports sweeping gains in battle for capital
Sudan’s brutal civil war appears to be approaching a decisive phase as the country’s military reported sweeping gains in the symbolic battle for the capital. [more…]
River near Buenos Aires turns bright red after suspected industrial dye leak
A small river in greater Buenos Aires was dyed a deep and worrying shade of red on Thursday after what is thought to have been [more…]
Canada intercepts people trying to cross border in ‘incredibly cold’ conditions
More than a dozen people have been caught making the hazardous crossing into Canada, renewing focus on the closely watched – and seasonally perilous – [more…]
