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Musician T Bone Burnett is trading his dystopian sensibilities for some warm-hearted acoustic music

At an age when many contemporaries contemplate retirement, musician T Bone Burnett has made big changes in his life and art.

18/04/2024

Coventry Building Society agrees potential takeover of Co-op Bank for £780m

Coventry Building Society has agreed a potential takeover of rival high street lender The Co-operative Bank for up to £780 million, the companies have announced. The two groups have been in discussions over a possible merger for several months.

18/04/2024

Starbucks is introducing a cold drink cup made with less plastic

Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks stores have created a problem: growing amounts of plastic waste from the single-use cups that Frappuccinos, Refreshers, cold brews and other iced drinks are served in

18/04/2024

Scientists hopeful for ‘new era’ of blood cancer treatment after breakthrough

Existing drugs could be repurposed following the discovery, according to researchers, who have also developed a new compound using their findings.

18/04/2024

Ancient humans hid in Saudi Arabian lava tube for over 7,000 years

A lava tube in Saudi Arabia served as shelter to ancient humans for over 7,000 years, archaeologists have said in a new study.

18/04/2024

Eleven-year-old girl’s fossil find leads to discovery of largest known sea reptile

A fossil find by 15-year-old Ruby Reynolds in the UK has led to the discovery of a new giant sea reptile species that could have been over 25m in length.

18/04/2024

Stop giving dementia patients antipsychotic drugs to avoid risk of strokes and broken bones, says research

Experts say side effects linked to antipsychotics for dementia patients “may be more severe than previously understood”

18/04/2024

Cloning makes three: Two more endangered ferrets are gene copies of critter frozen in 1980s

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says two more black-footed ferrets have been cloned from the genes used for the first clone of an endangered species in the U.S. These three slinky predators are genetically identical to a single animal frozen back…

17/04/2024

Boston Dynamics unveils ‘creepy’ robot to replace Atlas

Robotics firm Boston Dynamics has unveiled its latest humanoid bot just a day after pulling the plug on its industry-leading Atlas machine. The new all-electric Atlas replaces the hydraulic version, which gained headlines in recent years for its…

17/04/2024

AI chatbot ‘could be better at assessing eye problems than medics’

Researchers said that while the model does not ‘seem capable’ of replacing ophthalmologists, it could ‘provide useful advice’ to non-specialists’.

17/04/2024

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