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    Council confirms £4m cost of living support

    Rotherham Council has confirmed how it will spend more than £4.3m in government funding to offer financial support to people most in need. At a cabinet meeting on Monday, councillors approved a spending plan for the latest allocation of the Household Support Fund (HSF). The fund – £4.387m for the 2025/26 financial year – will […] More

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    Scientists probe the mystery of Titan’s missing deltas

    For scientists who want to learn about the geological history of a planet, river deltas are a great place to start. Deltas gather sediment from a large area into one place, which can be studied to reveal climate and tectonic histories or signs of past life. That’s why NASA sent its most recent Mars rover […] More

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    Study identifies new method for improving lung growth and function in preterm infants

    Adding two weeks of continuous positive airway pressure for preterm infants in the hospital substantially improves lung growth and function, according to new research from Oregon Health & Science University. The study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, found that extending nasal continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, in preterm […] More

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    Scientists ‘hack’ cell entry to supercharge cancer drugs

    A new discovery could pave the way for more effective cancer treatment by helping certain drugs work better inside the body. Scientists at Duke University School of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and University of Arkansas have found a way to improve the uptake of a promising class of cancer-fighting […] More

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    Arsenal v Lyon: Women’s Champions League semi-final, first leg – live | Women’s Champions League

    Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Preamble Hello and welcome to minute-by-minute coverage of the Women’s Champions League semi-final clash between Arsenal and Lyon. Arsenal welcome Joe Montemurro back to the Emirates after his stint at the club from 2017 to 2021. There’s further familiarity between Montemurro […] More

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    New study reveals how cleft lip and cleft palate can arise

    Cleft lip and cleft palate are among the most common birth defects, occurring in about one in 1,050 births in the United States. These defects, which appear when the tissues that form the lip or the roof of the mouth do not join completely, are believed to be caused by a mix of genetic and […] More

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    Starmer and Trump discuss ‘productive’ trade talks, No 10 says

    Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump discussed “ongoing and productive” trade talks, No 10 has said, in their first call since the US president imposed tariffs on UK goods. The prime minister stressed his commitment to “free and open trade and the importance of protecting the national interest”, a Downing Street spokesperson said. They added […] More

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    Deep learning algorithm used to pinpoint potential disease-causing variants in non-coding regions of the human genome

    Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Medicine) have successfully employed an algorithm to identify potential mutations which increase disease risk in the noncoding regions our DNA, which make up the vast majority of the human genome. The findings could serve as the […] More

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    Why Apple is stuck in tariff tussle

    Annabelle Liang Business reporter Getty Images To leave or not to leave? China, home to more than a billion consumers, is Apple’s second-largest market Every iPhone comes with a label which tells you it was designed in California. While the sleek rectangle that runs many of our lives is indeed designed in the United States, […] More

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    ‘It’s a new world’: the analysts using AI to psychologically profile elite players | Soccer

    “The players didn’t show enough fight.” Listen to any pundit’s post-match reaction and you will hear variations of that soundbite. But can you analyse an athlete’s state of mind, based on their on-pitch body language? In an era when football is increasingly leaning on data to demonstrate physical attributes, statistics offering an accurate indication of […] More

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    A new record for California’s highest tree

    UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for pleasure in California’s High Sierra when he stumbled upon a new elevation record for the Jeffrey pine, which may now be the state’s highest-altitude tree. His serendipitous finding is published in Madroño, a journal of the California Botanical Society. Last September, at timberline along the south slopes […] More

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    Bristol Mamas hub has become a ‘lifeline’ for more than 38k families

    An organisation that began as a Facebook group has expanded to become a “lifeline” for many families. Mamas Bristol, based in an industrial estate in Bradley Stoke, South Gloucestershire, was established in 2018 by Paige Josham when she was trying to redistribute her children’s old clothes. The volunteer-run organisation has extended its services to help […] More

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    Cerebral palsy medications given to adults may not match needs

    Pain and symptom management are important parts of caring for adults living with cerebral palsy. However, these patients are often treated with medications that may not align with the underlying type of symptom they’re experiencing. This disconnect can lead to adults with cerebral palsy being prescribed medications that aren’t the correct treatment for the source […] More

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    Curious isolation: New butterfly species discovered

    In the heart of Canada’s Rocky Mountains, an unassuming yet remarkable butterfly has been quietly flying under our scientific radar for years. With a wingspan of an inch to an inch and a half, and wings that are brown on top and greyish brown with black spots below, this population was long thought to belong […] More

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    Tying light from lasers into stable ‘optical knots’

    Knots are generally understood to form due to twists and turns of long, flexible materials that keep shoes on your feet or frustrate your attempts at hanging holiday decorations. A beam of light doesn’t sound like a material that can create a knot. But it is. Imagine throwing several rocks into a pond all at […] More

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    European potato genome decoded: Small gene pool with large differences

    A research team has decoded the genome of historic potato cultivars and used this resource to develop an efficient method for analysis of hundreds of additional potato genomes. Potatoes are a staple food for over 1.3 billion people. But despite their importance for global food security, breeding successes have been modest. Some of the most […] More

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    Researchers demonstrate new class of quantum materials that are both metallic and one-dimensional

    The compound — Ti₄MnBi₂ — becomes only the second known metallic system with confirmed one-dimensional magnetism. A study by researchers from the University of British Columbia’s Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (UBC Blusson QMI) has found a rare form of one-dimensional quantum magnetism in the metallic compound Ti₄MnBi₂, offering evidence into a phase space that has […] More

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    Green hydrogen: A cage structured material transforms into a performant catalyst

    Clathrates are characterised by a complex cage structure that provides space for guest ions too. Now, for the first time, a team has investigated the suitability of clathrates as catalysts for electrolytic hydrogen production with impressive results: the clathrate sample was even more efficient and robust than currently used nickel-based catalysts. They also found a […] More

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    Why everyone is watching them closely

    Michael Race Economics reporter, BBC News Getty Images Stock markets around the world have been relatively settled this week after a period of chaos, sparked by US trade tariffs. But investors are still closely watching a part of the market which rarely moves dramatically – the US bond market. Governments sell bonds – essentially an […] More

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