Don't call it a 'super flu' – but the NHS is right to be worried this winter | Devi Sridhar

Don't call it a 'super flu' – but the NHS is right to be worried this winter | Devi Sridhar

An early flu season, a new variant and poor takeup of vaccines leave the already vulnerable health service in a dangerous positionProf Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University...

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The Guardian view on gene editing: breakthroughs need a new social contract | Editorial

The Guardian view on gene editing: breakthroughs need a new social contract | Editorial

Cutting-edge therapies exist, but the market cannot deliver them cheaply. Britain must build NHS capacity so that cures become collective goods, not expensive productsJust a small fraction of our...

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Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist | Michael Mann and Bob Ward

Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist | Michael Mann and Bob Ward

This is the latest in the relentless purge of climate researchers who refuse to be co-opted by the fossil fuel industryThe Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin would no doubt have understood and even...

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The Guardian view on adapting to the climate crisis: it demands political honesty about extreme weather | Editorial

The Guardian view on adapting to the climate crisis: it demands political honesty about extreme weather | Editorial

Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look at how the struggle to adapt to a dangerously warming world has become a test of global...

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Chance of ‘odd wintry flurry’ of snow in UK for a white Christmas – Met Office

Chance of ‘odd wintry flurry’ of snow in UK for a white Christmas – Met Office

South coast most likely to see snowflakes, though a full festive blanketing has been unlikely for decades now While ongoing showers might suggest this Christmas will be a washout, experts say a...

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Crayfish, weevils and fungi released in UK to tackle invasive species such as Japanese knotweed

Crayfish, weevils and fungi released in UK to tackle invasive species such as Japanese knotweed

Scientists working for government breed biological control agents in lab to take on species choking native wildlifeCrayfish, weevils and fungi are being released into the environment in order to...

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