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Neanderthals have long been portrayed as our goofy, bully cousins. Now, groundbreaking research, while not confirming the stereotype, has revealed surprising differences in the brain development of modern humans and Neanderthals. The study involved inserting a Neanderthal brain gene into mice, ferrets and “mini-brain” structures called organoids, grown in the lab from human stem cells. …

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Key events Show only key events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature As ITV’s Chris Ship reports, there has been no update on the Queen’s health for around five hours: More on BBC coverage by Mark Sweney and Jim Waterson: The BBC has suspended programming on its main channel to switch to general news …

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Ukraine has retaken more than 700 square kilometers (270 square miles) of territory and more than 20 villages, a top general has announced, as its troops launch a counteroffensive in the south and east of the country. Brigadier General Oleksiy Gromov told a briefing that Ukrainian armed forces had advanced up to 50 km (31 …

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Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced that the ban on fracking will be lifted as part of plans to speed up the UK’s domestic energy supply. Ms Truss said lifting the moratorium, introduced by the Conservatives, would allow developers to apply for planning permission for fracking and get gas flowing as soon as six months. …

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Borrowing the money to pay for the freeze on energy bills will add tens of billions of pounds to an already sizeable mountain of public debt – public sector net debt continues to climb above £2 trillion. Simon Clarke, the Equalization Secretary, said he believes current debt levels are “perfectly sustainable” as he said the …

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The pound was near its weakest since 1985 on Thursday, reflecting the scale of the economic challenge facing new British Prime Minister Liz Truss as she prepares to unveil an emergency energy package. Truss is due to give details in the morning of state intervention to protect households and businesses from rising energy bills. Government …

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10 dead, 18 injured in mass stabbing in Saskatchewan, Canada The second suspect in a stabbing that killed 10 and injured 18 people in rural Canada over the weekend has died of self-inflicted wounds after police drove his truck off the road. Myles Sanderson, 30, died after being captured around 3:30 p.m. CST Wednesday near …

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The latest suspect in recent mass stabbings in and around a Canadian reserve has died after running off the road, police have confirmed. Myles Sanderson, 32, was found near the town of Rosthern in central Saskatchewan when officers responded to reports of a stolen vehicle driven by a man armed with a knife, Royal said. …

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There was the obligatory pre-match footage of Lucas Moura’s Ajax winner and then the big-screen declaration of Tottenham’s magnificent stadium, one that is built to host these kind of Champions League nights. “We’re back.” For so long, it looked like the big comeback from a two-season absence would go down smoothly, even when Marseille were …

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10 dead, 18 injured in mass stabbing in Saskatchewan, Canada Myles Sanderson, a suspect in the stabbing that killed 10 and injured 18 people over the weekend in rural Canada, has been arrested. Officials say the 30-year-old was captured around 3:30 p.m. CST Wednesday near the town of Rosthern, Saskatchewan. “There is no longer any …

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