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Washing machines’ microplastic filters ‘untested’
Flickr/Trepelu Globally, an estimated 50 billion garments are cleaned in washing machines each year Filters can cut the volume of ocean-bound microplastic fibres released by…
Why Japan can’t shake sexism
Alamy (Credit: Alamy) Gender equality keeps making headlines in Japan for all the wrong reasons. Why is that and what will it take for things…
Can we trust AI if we don’t know how it works?
Getty Images What’s it thinking? Will AI become too clever for us? We’re at an unprecedented point in human history where artificially intelligent machines could…
The underrated British hero who built a jet engine
Getty Images Whittle became frustrated with the government during his jet development Eighty years ago, a piece of world-changing technology emerged from a semi-derelict garage…
US accuses Visa of debit card monopoly
The US has filed a lawsuit against Visa, accusing the financial giant of illegally stifling competition to maintain a monopoly over the debit card market.…
See a brand new view of the Lewis chessmen
The Lewis chessmen have been redisplayed in a case which allows visitors to see their backs for the first time. The display at the National…
Coronavirus: Gambling addicts ‘at greater risk during lockdown’
Kyle Picknell is a recovering gambling addict. He detailed his experiences in an unflinchingly honest recent article,, external detailing how the habit had cost him…
Welsh rugby: Who sits on the WRU board?
A new-look Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) board to run the national game will be in place for 2024. The governing body has revamped the top…
China’s Moon landing and UK firms struggling to recruit staff
EPA/China National Space Administration China lands craft on Moon’s far side The far side of the Moon – often called the “dark side of the…
Baby cared for by nurse ‘wrapped in dirty towel’
CheshireConstabulary The Thirwall inquiry is investigating the NHS response to serial killer Lucy Letby A baby girl allegedly attacked by Lucy Letby was found wrapped…