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South Africa in the news: Warren Gatland warns Lions squad they’ll have to ‘get in the trenches’ for South Africa tour after naming 37-man roster… with Kyle Sinckler among the shock omissions: England star Kyle Sinckler was snubbed by the Lions as Warren Gatland told his players yesterday to prepare for trench warfare in South …
An army of sewer robots could keep our pipes clean, but they’ll need to learn to communicate: Pipebots will inspect the walls for cracks. Human Studio, Author provided Hidden from sight, under the UK’s roads, buildings and parks, lies about one million kilometres of pipes. Maintaining and repairing these pipes require about 1.5 million road …
Heatwaves often end with spectacular thunderstorms and lethal floods – but where and when they’ll strike is hard to predict: sam-whitfield1 / shutterstock If you’re in the UK, you may not have slept well this week. According to the weather gauges at the University of Reading, where I work, Tuesday 11 August was the third …