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Tinder to launch new feature to reduce the number of hateful messages sent on the dating app 

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‘Are you sure you want to send?’ Tinder is launching new safety feature to reduce the number of hateful messages sent on the dating app Tinder is rolling out a new feature known as ‘Are You Sure’ to prevent offensive messages The new feature uses artificial intelligence to detect ‘harmful language’ The popular dating app … Read more

Grant Shapps says rail overhaul WON’T ‘instantly’ reduce ticket prices

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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps today admitted there would be ‘no instant changes’ to the price of train tickets as the biggest overhaul of Britain’s railways since privatisation almost three decades ago begins. Rail union leaders and politicians today attacked plans to reform the system, accusing the Government of merely ‘papering over the cracks’, while Labour … Read more

Grant Shapps says rail overhaul WON’T ‘instantly’ reduce ticket prices

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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps today admitted there would be ‘no instant changes’ to the price of train tickets as the biggest overhaul of Britain’s railways since privatisation almost three decades ago begins. Rail union leaders and politicians today attacked plans to reform the system, accusing the Government of merely ‘papering over the cracks’, while Labour … Read more

Border staff say airlines should send staff to help reduce immigration queues

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Border Force staff have said airlines should send employees to help reduce immigration queues after travellers faced three-hour waits to enter the UK – with red-list passengers unsegregated from others in the line.   Airport and airline staff should be deployed to ensure passengers have booked the necessary Covid tests and filled in their locator forms correctly prior to … Read more

Border staff say airlines should send staff to help reduce immigration queues

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Border Force staff have said airlines should send employees to help reduce immigration queues after travellers faced three-hour waits to enter the UK – with red-list passengers unsegregated from others in the line.   Airport and airline staff should be deployed to ensure passengers have booked the necessary Covid tests and filled in their locator forms correctly prior to … Read more

Mitochondrial DNA variations that reduce HEIGHT more common in Scotland, Wales and Northumbria

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Errors found in the mitochondrial DNA of certain people can lead to them being shorter than those without the variations, a new study has found. The team from the University of Cambridge used data on 358,000 people from the UK Biobank and created a new technique to study mitochondrial DNA and its relationship to human … Read more

Pets: Stroking a dog on a regular basis can ‘significantly’ reduce anxiety and enhance thinking

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Spending time regularly petting a therapy dog can ‘significantly’ reduce anxiety and enhance thinking skills in stressed-out students, an investigation has concluded. Experts from Washington State University found that stress management programs focussed on therapy dogs were more effective for struggling students. After completing a four-week-long program with animal therapy, students were found to have … Read more

Boris Johnson vows to help reduce the NHS backlog of 4.7m patients

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Boris Johnson vows to help reduce the NHS backlog of 4.7m patients whose treatment has been delayed by the pandemic PM will put NHS at centre of this week’s Queen’s Speech by introducing legislation to help repair damage caused by Covid pandemic State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday will also see publication of Bills to … Read more

Boris Johnson vows to help reduce the NHS backlog of 4.7m patients

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Boris Johnson vows to help reduce the NHS backlog of 4.7m patients whose treatment has been delayed by the pandemic PM will put NHS at centre of this week’s Queen’s Speech by introducing legislation to help repair damage caused by Covid pandemic State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday will also see publication of Bills to … Read more