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The UK risks missing out on the coming AI boom – here’s how it can get back on track

The UK risks missing out on the coming AI boom – here’s how it can get back on track: Rachel Reeves, the UK chancellor of the exchequer, has been making cost-cutting announcements ahead of a crunch October budget to deal with what she says is a black hole in the country’s finances. Along with scrapping winter …

Riots in the UK: online propagandists know how to work their audiences – this is what we are missing

Riots in the UK: online propagandists know how to work their audiences – this is what we are missing: The frightening scenes of far-right extremists clashing with police and even rioting in British towns and cities in recent days have many wondering how to stop the spread of the propaganda that encourages racism, violence and …

Ethiopia’s peace pacts with the Oromo Liberation Front have failed: here’s what was missing

Ethiopia’s peace pacts with the Oromo Liberation Front have failed: here’s what was missing: Two attempts have been made over the past six years to broker peace between the Ethiopian government and the armed rebel group Oromo Liberation Front. The armed group was formed half a century ago with the goal of carving out an …

Trans guidance for schools: the voices of young people are missing

Trans guidance for schools: the voices of young people are missing: aerogondo2/Shutterstock After significant delay, the UK government has published draft guidance for schools in England on “gender questioning children”, from education secretary Gillian Keegan and women and equalities minister Kemi Badenoch. The guidance is non-statutory, meaning it is not legally enforceable, and the government …

Billions have been raised to restore forests, with little success. Here’s the missing ingredient

Billions have been raised to restore forests, with little success. Here’s the missing ingredient: Yaroslav Astakhov/Shutterstock Protecting and restoring forests is one of the cheapest and most effective options for mitigating the carbon emissions heating Earth. Since the third UN climate change summit, held in 1997 in Kyoto, Japan, different mechanisms have been trialled to …

The silence around vulval cancer means people are missing the signs that they have it

The silence around vulval cancer means people are missing the signs that they have it: DenisZav/Shutterstock Most people have heard of cervical, ovarian, and perhaps womb cancer, but there is one gynaecological cancer that is seldom mentioned: vulval cancer. That silence is deadly. According to Cancer Research UK, 69% of vulval cancers are considered preventable. …

Concrete in schools: how missing data and poor funding contributed to today’s closures

Concrete in schools: how missing data and poor funding contributed to today’s closures: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock In September 2022, schools in England were at risk of bankruptcy as their day-to-day spending threatened to overtake their regular income. A hasty autumn budget included additional revenue funds for schools, coming as a relief to many school leaders. …

Antarctica is missing a chunk of sea ice bigger than Greenland – what’s going on?

Antarctica is missing a chunk of sea ice bigger than Greenland – what’s going on?: Deadly heatwaves, raging wildfires and record global temperatures are upon us. But far from the flames, at the southernmost tip of the planet, something just as shocking is unfolding. It’s Antarctic winter, a time when the area of floating sea …

The NHS workforce plan is a good start – but a lot of detail is missing

The NHS workforce plan is a good start – but a lot of detail is missing: A long-term workforce plan for the NHS – which the UK government promised four and a half years ago – has finally been unveiled. Its arrival, days before the NHS turns 75, is welcomed. The ambitious plan sets out …

The Good Mothers: Disney’s groundbreaking drama tries to tell the stories of women in the mafia but important pieces of the puzzle are missing

The Good Mothers: Disney’s groundbreaking drama tries to tell the stories of women in the mafia but important pieces of the puzzle are missing: Disney+ The music accompanying the opening titles of the new Disney+ series The Good Mothers is a lullaby in the Calabrian dialect: Ninna, ninna, ninna, ninna, neda The wolf eats the …

ADHD: inattention and hyperactivity have been the focus of research – but emotional problems may be the missing link

ADHD: inattention and hyperactivity have been the focus of research – but emotional problems may be the missing link: japansainlook/Shutterstock Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common mental health disorders in children, affecting 7.2% of people under the age of 18 worldwide. Many of these children will still have ADHD in …

Migrant children in the UK are going missing from care – here’s how to protect them

Migrant children in the UK are going missing from care – here’s how to protect them: Amir Bajric/Shutterstock Separated children who arrive alone in the UK are being placed in hotels by the Home Office – and many of them are then going missing. On January 24 2023, the immigration minister announced that 200 unaccompanied …