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One in eight people who were admitted to hospital with Covid-19 between May 2020 and March 2021 were subsequently diagnosed with myocarditis or heart inflammation, according to research on the long-term effects of the virus. The University of Glasgow and the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde conducted the largest study of its kind, monitoring 159 …

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Kerbal Space Program is a simulation game, released on Steam in early access in 2013, where players take on an embryonic space program manned by Kerbals. These little green humanoid things are pretty lovely, and one of the joys of the game is seeing these muppet characters face the game’s extremely deep physics system: if …

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Johnny Depp’s defamation suit against ex-wife Amber Heard is currently in its sixth and final week of proceedings. Depp is suing Heard for $ 50 million (£ 38.2 million), alleging that Heard hinted that he abused her in a 2018 Washington Post article on domestic violence. Although the article does not mention him by name, …

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Carlo Ancelotti has responded to Mohamed Salah’s claims that he is out of “revenge” when Liverpool face Real Madrid in the Champions League final this weekend. The Reds face the league giants in Paris on Saturday night with Salah out to avenge the 3-1 defeat his team suffered against Real four years ago. Salah was …

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The Queen welcomed the Emir of Qatar to Windsor Castle ahead of the controversial World Cup in the country later this year. The monarch stood up and shook hands with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani a day after using a golf cart to tour the Chelsea Flower Show. The queen, whose platinum jubilee national …

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A member of a gang of drug traffickers was found with £ 180,000 of cocaine hidden behind a trap in a white van. Paul Marrow, 62, of Rainford Road, Dentons Green, Merseyside, was part of a gang of eight people sending drugs north-east from Liverpool. Last month, director John Allock was jailed for 21 years …

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The UK government has confirmed that it will introduce legislation on Wednesday aimed at protecting the Irish language in Northern Ireland in the House of Commons. The Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill will provide measures to “promote and respect the diverse national, cultural and linguistic identities of Northern Ireland”. It also envisages “the recognition …

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Universities should be required to introduce policies at the end of the year to crack down on drink and needle spikes, amid concerns about increasingly blatant attacks on students. Michelle Donelan, the university minister, said she had seen the impact of the rise first-hand and that it was a horrible crime that she was determined …

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Damage to the organs of the body, including the lungs and kidneys, is common in people who were admitted to hospital with Covid, with one in eight people with heart inflammation, the researchers said. As the pandemic progressed, it became clear that some people who had Covid were left with continued symptoms, a condition that …

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Tomatoes modified for nothing could soon be sold to the BBC in England Genetically modified tomatoes contain more vitamin D, according to Euronews scientists Could Genetically Modified Crops Mean Healthier Foods Around the World? Sky News Reinforced tomatoes could help fight rickets and osteoporosis The Times Tomatoes edited by genes that increase vitamin D levels …

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