Starmer's "Plan for Change": Ambitious Targets Raise Concerns
Keir Starmer will announce a new plan for change on Thursday, including ambitious targets to improve education, reduce NHS waiting lists, and build 1.5 million new homes; however, local councils and NHS leaders express concerns about the feasibility of these targets.
Starmer's "Plan for Change": Ambitious Targets Raise Concerns
Keir Starmer will announce a new plan for change on Thursday, including ambitious targets to improve education, reduce NHS waiting lists, and build 1.5 million new homes; however, local councils and NHS leaders express concerns about the feasibility of these targets.
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52% Bias Score
Space Colonization: A Reality Check
Kelly and Zach Weinersmith's "A City on Mars" challenges the overly optimistic view of space colonization as a solution to climate change, arguing that leaving a warming Earth for Mars would be akin to escaping a messy room for a toxic waste dump; the book won the £25,000 Royal Society Trivedi scien...
Space Colonization: A Reality Check
Kelly and Zach Weinersmith's "A City on Mars" challenges the overly optimistic view of space colonization as a solution to climate change, arguing that leaving a warming Earth for Mars would be akin to escaping a messy room for a toxic waste dump; the book won the £25,000 Royal Society Trivedi scien...
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28% Bias Score
Frank's "Novels of the 20th Century": A Critical Exploration
Edwin Frank's new book, tracing the evolution of the 20th-century novel from Dostoevsky to Sebald, reveals how the form adapted to the changing relationship between self and society, particularly after World War I, while expanding globally.
Frank's "Novels of the 20th Century": A Critical Exploration
Edwin Frank's new book, tracing the evolution of the 20th-century novel from Dostoevsky to Sebald, reveals how the form adapted to the changing relationship between self and society, particularly after World War I, while expanding globally.
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36% Bias Score
Pufferfish Inflate to Deter Predators, Create Elaborate Sand Art to Attract Mates
Male pufferfish create large, symmetrical sand patterns up to two meters wide to attract females; they inflate by buccal pumping water into their stomachs, a process taking five hours to reverse.
Pufferfish Inflate to Deter Predators, Create Elaborate Sand Art to Attract Mates
Male pufferfish create large, symmetrical sand patterns up to two meters wide to attract females; they inflate by buccal pumping water into their stomachs, a process taking five hours to reverse.
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56% Bias Score
Trump Nominates Vaccine Skeptic to Lead CDC
Donald Trump nominated David Weldon, a doctor with a history of questioning vaccine safety, to lead the CDC, prompting celebration from anti-vaccine groups amidst rising threats from vaccine-preventable diseases.
Trump Nominates Vaccine Skeptic to Lead CDC
Donald Trump nominated David Weldon, a doctor with a history of questioning vaccine safety, to lead the CDC, prompting celebration from anti-vaccine groups amidst rising threats from vaccine-preventable diseases.
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44% Bias Score
Tenbury Wells Faces Existential Threat from Climate Change-Induced Flooding
Tenbury Wells, a low-lying town in Worcestershire, suffered severe flooding this week, causing significant damage to businesses and raising concerns about the town's future viability due to climate change-exacerbated flooding; a tractor incident worsened the damage, and the cost of flood defenses re...
Tenbury Wells Faces Existential Threat from Climate Change-Induced Flooding
Tenbury Wells, a low-lying town in Worcestershire, suffered severe flooding this week, causing significant damage to businesses and raising concerns about the town's future viability due to climate change-exacerbated flooding; a tractor incident worsened the damage, and the cost of flood defenses re...
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48% Bias Score
Higher Stamp Duty Costs Prompt Rush to Complete Property Sales in England and Northern Ireland
New stamp duty rules in England and Northern Ireland, effective next April, will increase costs for many homebuyers, with the average buyer paying £2,500 more and London first-time buyers facing an additional £11,250, prompting a pre-deadline rush.
Higher Stamp Duty Costs Prompt Rush to Complete Property Sales in England and Northern Ireland
New stamp duty rules in England and Northern Ireland, effective next April, will increase costs for many homebuyers, with the average buyer paying £2,500 more and London first-time buyers facing an additional £11,250, prompting a pre-deadline rush.
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20% Bias Score
From Fearing Singledom to Embracing Independence
A woman chronicles her journey from fearing being the last single friend in her group to embracing and celebrating her singlehood, highlighting societal pressures and the importance of self-acceptance.
From Fearing Singledom to Embracing Independence
A woman chronicles her journey from fearing being the last single friend in her group to embracing and celebrating her singlehood, highlighting societal pressures and the importance of self-acceptance.
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52% Bias Score
Supreme Acquires Typhoo Tea Brand in £10.2 Million Rescue Deal
Supreme, a London-listed vape and battery company, purchased the 121-year-old British tea brand Typhoo for £10.2 million after Typhoo filed for administration due to declining sales, mounting debt, and a factory break-in resulting in £24 million in exceptional costs.
Supreme Acquires Typhoo Tea Brand in £10.2 Million Rescue Deal
Supreme, a London-listed vape and battery company, purchased the 121-year-old British tea brand Typhoo for £10.2 million after Typhoo filed for administration due to declining sales, mounting debt, and a factory break-in resulting in £24 million in exceptional costs.
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24% Bias Score
Lennon Wins 2024 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize
Ferdia Lennon won the 2024 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for his comic novel, Glorious Exploits, set in Syracuse in 412 BC, which features two potters using Athenian prisoners as actors in a production of Medea; a Gloucestershire Old Spot pig will be named after the novel.
Lennon Wins 2024 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize
Ferdia Lennon won the 2024 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for his comic novel, Glorious Exploits, set in Syracuse in 412 BC, which features two potters using Athenian prisoners as actors in a production of Medea; a Gloucestershire Old Spot pig will be named after the novel.
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24% Bias Score
Reform UK's Rise in Scotland Could Reshape Holyrood
Reform UK gained 7% in Scotland's July election, outperforming Conservatives in 25 seats; recent by-election results (12%-25% first preferences) and polls (10%+) suggest they could win 8-12 MSP seats in the next election, potentially becoming the third-largest party and significantly impacting gover...
Reform UK's Rise in Scotland Could Reshape Holyrood
Reform UK gained 7% in Scotland's July election, outperforming Conservatives in 25 seats; recent by-election results (12%-25% first preferences) and polls (10%+) suggest they could win 8-12 MSP seats in the next election, potentially becoming the third-largest party and significantly impacting gover...
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40% Bias Score
UK Home Office eVisa Failure Risks New Windrush Scandal
The UK Home Office admits that many people with the right to live and work in the UK cannot access their eVisas, potentially leading to a Windrush-style scandal as the digital immigration system is launched at the end of the month; those affected are primarily low-income people of color on the 10-ye...
UK Home Office eVisa Failure Risks New Windrush Scandal
The UK Home Office admits that many people with the right to live and work in the UK cannot access their eVisas, potentially leading to a Windrush-style scandal as the digital immigration system is launched at the end of the month; those affected are primarily low-income people of color on the 10-ye...
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56% Bias Score