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The virus that changed life as we know it
Getty Images The first case of coronavirus in Scotland was confirmed only three weeks ago. Since then a remarkable chain of events have unfolded creating…
YouTube restricts teenager access to fitness videos
YouTube is to limit recommendations of certain health and fitness videos to teenagers, including those which “idealise” certain body types. It says 13 to 17-year-old…
Why do people enjoy taking part in chilli-eating contests?
Getty Images A contestant takes part in a chilli pepper-eating competition in China For some people putting chillies in a meal can ruin it completely,…
Why Australia is in hysterics over a ‘navy twerking’ dance
@alexbrucesmith/Twitter The dance troupe twerking in front of new Australian warship HMAS Supply A video of dancers twerking in hotpants at an Australian military event…
Cambridge University ‘bust myths’ about family, sex and work
Getty Images About 90% of English women in the 18th Century worked outside the home, like this shellfish seller painted by William Hogarth in the…
Nigerian woman paints nails for three days
Falope Gbenga and Gibson Ogunkunle Lisha Dachor says she attempted the record for teen mothers in Nigeria A Nigerian woman says she has painted over…
Wimbledon qualifying: Billy Harris and Anna Brogan one win away from main draw
In the women’s competition, Miyazaki was eliminated with a 6-3 6-4 loss to China’s Yuan Yue, with Bains losing 3-6 6-3 6-2 against Switzerland’s Viktorija…
How airline seats became key tech products
Chris Baraniuk It’s estimated that one third of the world’s airline seats are made in Northern Ireland In a warehouse building in a quiet town…
Ashmolean Museum pays £4.5m to keep renaissance painting in UK
PA Media The work had been in a private British collection for more than 200 years A museum has raised almost £4.5m to save a…
Trump victory a blow to climate action, experts say
Donald Trump’s return to the White House will have a hugely negative effect on climate change action in the short-term but the longer term impact…