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Bishop Auckland mother among 28 ‘poisoned’ by fake Botox

Philippa Goymer BBC North East Investigations BBC Nicola Fairley was given anti-wrinkle injections containing fake Botox and ended up in hospital with botulism In recent weeks, 28 people in the north-east of England have been left with potentially fatal botulism after having anti-wrinkle injections believed to have been fake. Such reactions are usually so rare…

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Will Mark Zuckerberg’s Trump gamble pay off?

“It feels like we’re in a new era now,” said Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, as he announced sweeping changes to the firm’s social-media platforms in a video on January 7th. Two weeks ahead of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, Mr Zuckerberg outlined an overhaul of Meta’s content-moderation policy that meets many of the demands of…

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Assisted dying bill: what happens next?

Oscar Bentley Political reporter EPA-EFE/Shutterstock The draft law that would legalise assisted dying in some circumstances in England and Wales has cleared all of its initial stages in the House of Commons. MPs voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in principle back in November by a majority of 55….

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Invisible quantum waves forge shape-shifting super-materials in real time

Researchers can now observe the phonon dynamics and wave propagation in self-assembly of nanomaterials with unusual properties that rarely exist in nature. This advance will enable researchers to incorporate desired mechanical properties into reconfigurable, solution-processible metamaterials, which have wide-ranging applications — from shock absorption to devices that guide acoustic and optical energy in high-powered computer…

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FC Barcelona Ace Leaves Club On Three-Year Deal

An FC Barcelona star has agreed to leave the club on a three-year contract with a Spanish rival … More according to SPORT, which cited anonymous sources. Getty Images An FC Barcelona star has left the club on a three-year contract with a Spanish rival as first reported by SPORT, which cited anonymous sources, but…

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