Summer picks: what’s the reality behind the ‘Love Island smile’? – podcast | Science
As the 10th series of the ITV show finishes, viewers may have noticed the perfectly straight, white teeth of the contestants. But are there risks...
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What’s happening in Scotland’s ruling party, the SNP? – video explainer | UK news
Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s longest-serving first minister, made a surprising move earlier this year by resigning, leaving political observers puzzled. However, the unexpected developments did not...
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What’s behind the rise in dog attacks? – podcast | News
Deaths and serious injuries sustained in dog attacks are rising rapidly in the UK. So far this year seven people have been killed in such...
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Sofas, smiles – and scandal: what’s going on at ITV’s This Morning? – podcast | News
Daytime TV is supposed to be sunny, lighthearted and varied, and for decades ITV’s This Morning won awards for fulfilling that role. At the heart...
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What’s the best cheese for melting? | Cheese
What are the best cheeses for melting, and how do I know how they will behave under heat?Andrew, Gamboa, PanamaWe probably first need to define...
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Wagyu beef and sea urchin: what’s on the menu when the G7 meets in Japan | Japan
G7 leaders will need gargantuan appetites when they meet in Hiroshima, where they will be treated to multi-course menus featuring regional produce that have reportedly...
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From dealing with Musk to fixing Twitter Blue: what’s in the next CEO’s in-tray? | Twitter
Elon Musk has described it as a “painful” job that anyone would be “foolish” to accept. But Twitter’s current chief executive says he has found...
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The call to put ‘a price on nature’ can be appealing – but it misunderstands what’s at stake | Jeff Sparrow
“When [a] crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the idea that are lying around.” Nowhere has Milton Friedman’s dictum applied with more...
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Billions gone: what’s behind the disappearance of Alaska snow crabs? | Marine life
Just off Alaska’s coast, the east Bering Sea usually teems with snow crabs, their spindly legs scuttling across an almost frozen ocean realm. Those legs,...
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What’s Love Got to Do with It? review – slick Richard Curtis-esque Britcom | Toronto film festival 2022
At the same festival where Billy Eichner just attempted to revive the once-lucrative Apatow formula of sweet and salty with his queer comedy Bros, Shekhar...