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Former Ukip leader and others use term associated with ‘age-old antisemitic conspiracism’ to describe new home secretary Truss resigns – live news updates Jewish groups and campaigners have condemned commentators and media including Nigel Farage and GB News for calling Grant Shapps a “globalist”, a term which has associations with antisemitism and the far right. John Mann, the former Labour MP who is now a non-affiliated peer and is the government’s independent adviser on antisemitism, called for GB News to sack both Farage and another of its presenters, Dan Wootton, if they did not rescind the language. Continue reading… ​Former…

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Royal Entomological Society to sponsor 2023 garden in effort to show importance of range of insects Stag beetles and hornets will be among the stars of Chelsea flower show next year as horticulturalists encourage people to welcome invertebrates into the garden. Bumblebees and butterflies tend to get a lot of press, but in a 2023 garden sponsored by the Royal Entomological Society, less glamorous creepy-crawlies will take centre stage. Don’t use pesticides. Massey says: “It’s about creating balance. Ladybirds eat aphids, for example, both are valuable in their own right, but it’s about being patient – if you get aphids…

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Research sheds light to hereditary aspect of disorder in largest such study to date A host of genetic variants associated with dyslexia have been identified by researchers, shedding light on the hereditary aspect of the disorder. It is estimated that about 10% of the UK population, about 6.3 million people, are dyslexic. Previous research has suggested it has a heritable component, with studies suggesting genetics account for somewhere between 40% and 80% of the average differences between those with dyslexia and general population. Continue reading… ​Research sheds light to hereditary aspect of disorder in largest such study to dateA host…

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Supermarket salad is crowned winner of bizarre competition that attracted global media attention Liz Truss resigns – live news updates A wilting 60p iceberg lettuce from Tesco in a blond wig has been crowned the winner of a bizarre competition after outlasting Liz Truss’s tenuous grip on power. Seven days ago the Daily Star set up a webcam on the lettuce to see if it would have a longer shelf-life than the prime minister. To add to Truss’s humiliating resignation, the lettuce won. Cook 9,257 hard-boiled eggs Listen 108 times to the Beatles’ entire back catalogue of 213 songs Watch…

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