UK facing long, tough flu season, NHS chiefs warn

Nick TriggleHealth correspondent Getty Images The UK is facing a long, drawn-out flu season, the boss of the NHS in England is warning. Sir Jim Mackey said there is “no doubt” this winter will be one of the toughest the health service has faced. It comes as flu rates have started climbing early this year,…

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Astronomers discover dying stars eating their planets

A new study from astronomers at UCL (University College London) and the University of Warwick suggests that aging stars may be destroying the giant planets orbiting closest to them. When stars like the Sun exhaust their hydrogen fuel, they begin to cool and expand, transforming into red giants. For our Sun, this dramatic phase is…

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BMA rejects fresh offer to end doctor strikes

The British Medical Association has rejected a fresh offer from the government to end the long-running dispute with resident doctors in England. Health Secretary Wes Streeting had proposed covering the cost of exam fees and expanding training places more quickly than planned and wrote to the union on Wednesday giving it until the end of…

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The Universe may have already started slowing down

The universe may not be speeding up after all. According to a new study, its expansion could actually be slowing down, challenging one of modern cosmology’s most fundamental ideas. The findings, published November 6 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, question the long-accepted belief that a mysterious force known as “dark energy” is…

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