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Beautiful morning
February 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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‘Groundbreaking’ potential cure for sickle cell in England approved for NHS use
‘Groundbreaking’ potential cure for sickle cell in England approved for NHS use
Clinical trials find one-time gene therapy exa-cel offers ‘functional cure’ in 96.6% of patients A “groundbreaking” £1.65m treatment offering a potential cure for people in England living with sickle cell disease has been approved for use on the NHS, the…
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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David Miliband warns rise of ‘alternative facts’ threatens global vaccination drive
David Miliband warns rise of ‘alternative facts’ threatens global vaccination drive
Potential changes to US policy under Trump could also hamper aid efforts to most vulnerable, says former UK foreign secretary The rise of “alternative facts” and the end of automatic deference to doctors is creating dangers for global efforts to…
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Heh
A linguistics professor was lecturing his class. "In English, a double negative is a positive. In some languages, like Russian, a double negative is still a negative. But, there is no language wherein a double positive can be a negative."

A voice from the back of the room piped up, "Yeah, right."
January 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I would really love for the EU as a block to step up with focused investments in future technologies so that we can remain competitive on the global stage
January 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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US dwarfs EU AI infrastructure push with $500 billion investment
US dwarfs EU AI infrastructure push with $500 billion investment
The sum is 250 times larger than the EU's AI Factories initiative.
www.euractiv.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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The UK parliament has joined Bluesky, with proper verified domains and everything:

@houseofcommons.parliament.uk
@houseoflords.parliament.uk
@ukparliament.parliament.uk
@commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
December 10, 2024 at 2:52 PM
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Over a year since its illegal felling, we're making sure the legacy of the Sycamore Gap tree lives on 🌳

When the Sycamore Gap tree was felled last September, we recovered 49 saplings from its roots as part of our 'Trees of Hope' initiative - one to represent each foot in height of the tree.
November 29, 2024 at 1:28 PM
A great start to the weekend in London. The girls are visiting their school friends, and I am shopping and drinking coffee at 21 grams in lovely #Chiswick.
#london #londoncoffe
November 29, 2024 at 10:37 AM