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When EarlCharles Spencer delivered his powerful eulogy for the late Princess Diana, he pledged to protect her sons – whom he referred to as “blood family” – from the anguish that regularly drove his sister “to tearful despair.”

A proposed White House rule would give political appointees unprecedented control over scientific funding. One physicist, who helped discover the Higgs boson, explains how the rule would’ve stifled that breakthrough.

The environmental damage bill racked up by the highest-consuming 10% of the world’s population has reached up to $5.7tn a year – larger than the economy of every country except the US and China, a study has found.

Labour MPs are not aiming to increase taxes to finance more benefits, according to Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds.

A judge from a United Nations criminal tribunal tricked a young woman into coming to the UK to work as her slave while she pursued a PhD in law at the University of Oxford, a court has heard.

Researchers found patients exhibiting symptoms of Covid months after their initial infection often had low levels of iron in their blood

A specific frequency of the light used for 15 minutes led to a 27 per cent reduction in blood sugar levels after taking glucose, and it reduced maximum glucose spiking by 7.5 per cent

Experts believe that Disease X could result in 20 times more deaths than Covid - as it appears on WHO's shortlist of priority diseases, along with viruses like SARS, Ebola and Zika

The strike - set for Valentine's day - is expected to see thousands of delivery workers walk out to draw attention to the low pay and insecure conditions faced by drivers

The pharmaceutical firm reported pre-tax profits of £5.5 billion for 2023, up from £1.8 billion the previous year

A court heard how the woman had a 'fixation with violence' and filmed herself slaughtering the stolen pet - before allegedly murdering a man and dumping his body in a river

Professor Peter Openshaw, a virus expert at Imperial College London, is warning of a 'major surge' as the JN.1 variant spreads and described the virus strain as 'devious'

Mary Earps, Millie Bright and Lauren Hemp joined diverse figures from Sajid Javid, Tim Martin, Tony Blackburn and the Archbishop of Canterbury on the New Year Honours List

The UK is currently grappling with a severe bout of coronavirus - wth the latest wave causing some of the most severe symptoms since the vaccine rollout. Are you worried about it?

New system will help doctors to assess treatments for the neurological condition, writes Dr Miriam Stoppard

The discovery of two potential planets that could look like ours but much older has sparked discussion about what extra-terrestrial life could look like if it has evolved much longer than that of planet earth

A Harvard professor attracted outrage and ridicule when he claimed a number of tiny spherules found in the Pacific were in fact from an interstellar system

Since 11 May 2010, a member of the Bullingdon Club has been either Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary, or Chancellor for 4122 days – over 11 years continuously

Dr Miriam Stoppard shares important research from the universities of Oxford and Leicester, looking into the crushing cognitive symptoms of Long Covid

With the new Covid variant Pirola now spreading 'in most regions in the UK', experts are urging people to wear face coverings in indoor public areas again - and thousands of you agree

Chilling video footage of a cartel member leading a group of teenagers to their deaths was sent to their parents, who have shared the footage in a bid to counter claims from the government there was no kidnapping

A new risk assessment tool has been introduced by scientists which could potentially serve as an initial screening instrument for dementia, categorising people into "risk groups"

Three new mutated Covid variants have been detected in the UK - Eris, BA.2.86 or 'Pirola' and Omicron subvariant 'BA.6' - with the UK Health Security Agency warning cases are on the rise

With the UK being declared a hotspot for cases of new Covid mutation 'Pirola', experts are urging people to wear face coverings in indoor public places again - do you agree?

There are approximately 50 million people living with dementia worldwide but research suggests making lifestyle changes in your 40s and 50s, even 30s, may help to lower your risk