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June 17, 2022

Almost 100,000 face long waits for cardiac surgery

Almost 100,000 people with serious heart problems, including some "living on borrowed time", are enduring long waits for potentially life-saving NHS care because hospitals are so busy.

3 mins

Discovery of polar bears living without sea ice raises hopes for species survival

With sea ice in the Arctic declining rapidly, polar bears have become the furry face of the climate crisis, with experts suggesting they could be all but extinct in a matter of decades as the platforms from which they hunt melt away.

2 mins

The anguish is over, says wife of journalist, as two bodies are found in Brazil

Police in the Brazilian Amazon have found the bodies of two men in the area close to where the British journalist Dom Phillips and the Indigenous activist Bruno Pereira went missing 10 days ago.

3 mins

Crime surge Police losing narco war as coca crops flourish

In the crime-infested border region where Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira disappeared, rumours abound over what happened at Puerto Amelia in January.

2 mins

Silver foil found on Mars is litter from rover's landing

Nasa's Perseverance rover typically beams back evocative images of bleak dusty landscapes, red-hued sandstorms and Martian rock samples. So its operators were surprised to receive an image on Monday of a shiny silver object resembling a discarded crisp packet wedged between two rocks.

1 min

Impossible Job? How Lord Geidt Lost Patience With Boris Johnson

It is a cliche that the hardest job in politics is being the leader of the opposition - but when a vacancy at the heart of the government went unfilled for five months, Labour insiders joked that it was, instead, the role of Boris Johnson's ethics adviser.

3 mins

Tariffs Safeguard for steel industry 'in line with WTO law'

In his letter replying to Lord Geidt's resignation the prime minister said he wanted advice on the use of tariffs for "protecting a crucial industry", which "might be seen to conflict with our obligations under the WTO".

2 mins

Court was wrong to block Rwanda deportation flight, claims deputy PM

A last-minute court ruling that prevented the first asylum seekers being forcibly removed to Rwanda was wrong and has strengthened the case for overhauling Britain's human rights laws, Dominic Raab has said.

2 mins

Colours Make Cities Happier And Calmer, Study Reveals

Having bright colours and plenty of greenery in our cities can make people happier and calmer, according to an unusual experiment involving VR headsets.

2 mins

Spacey in court to face charges of sexual assault

The actor Kevin Spacey has appeared in a London magistrates court charged with sexual assault against three men, which his lawyer said he "strenuously denies".

1 min

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