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A study of 86,000 older adults across Europe shows people who speak multiple languages tend to age more slowly than monolinguals.
How multilingualism can protect against brain ageing
A study of 86,000 older adults across Europe shows people who speak multiple languages tend to age more slowly than monolinguals.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
There are disparities in provision for children with special educational needs across England.
How wealth and postcode affect children with special educational needs
There are disparities in provision for children with special educational needs across England.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Early trial results for a multi-cancer blood test have sparked excitement, but the technology still fails to detect three in every five cases.
The cancer blood test making waves – and what the numbers really show
Early trial results for a multi-cancer blood test have sparked excitement, but the technology still fails to detect three in every five cases.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Two-thirds of the UK’s population eat less than one portion of beans each week.
From blood sugar to gut bacteria, how beans can improve your health
Two-thirds of the UK’s population eat less than one portion of beans each week.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
In his new book, This is for Everyone, the creator of the web argues for protection against the power and privacy invasion of big tech companies.
Tim Berners-Lee wants everyone to own their own data – his plan needs state and consumer support to work
In his new book, This is for Everyone, the creator of the web argues for protection against the power and privacy invasion of big tech companies.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The reggae singer used his music to speak out at issues that mattered.
The uncompromising politics of Jimmy Cliff
The reggae singer used his music to speak out at issues that mattered.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The fourth episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail uses the novel Emma to explore the writer’s views on friendship.
Jane Austen’s friendships defied social class – and empowered her writing
The fourth episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail uses the novel Emma to explore the writer’s views on friendship.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
What do sponge cake and Jane Austen have in common?

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The earliest mention of sponge cake is in Jane Austen’s letter to her sister
‘There’s an enormous amount of discussion about food in her novels and of course, in her letters.” What do sponge cake and Jane Austen have in common? For more fun facts, listen to Jane Austen’s Paper Trail, each episode uncovering a particular aspect of Austen’s life and the times she lived in. In the latest episode, explore who Austen’s friends were, the significance of these relationships in her life, and how she depicted female friendship in her novels. Listen to the latest episode wherever you get your podcasts Listen to the latest episode: https://pod.link/1844385976 Read the article: https://theconversation.com/jane-austens-friendships-defied-social-class-and-empowered-her-writing-270144 #janeausten #emma #janeausten250 #podcasts #podcastclips #baking #history
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November 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Capitalising on children’s existing multilingualism would be beneficial.
England’s national curriculum review misses opportunity to revitalise language learning
Capitalising on children’s existing multilingualism would be beneficial.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
We may be only beginning to understand how complicated sleep is.
Gut microbes may have links with sleep deprivation
We may be only beginning to understand how complicated sleep is.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Researchers, educators, young people and artists are collaborating to develop a ‘pedagogy of hope’ for creative climate change education.
How we created a climate change museum to inspire hope among eco-distressed students
Researchers, educators, young people and artists are collaborating to develop a ‘pedagogy of hope’ for creative climate change education.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Saudi Arabia has explicitly linked joining the Abraham accords to a plan for a Palestinian state.
Abraham accords: Israel’s latest push to improve Arab relations could stall over Palestinian statehood
Saudi Arabia has explicitly linked joining the Abraham accords to a plan for a Palestinian state.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Jair Bolsonaro is now expected to begin a 27-year prison sentence for trying to stage a coup in 2022.
Jair Bolsonaro arrested amid fears he planned to flee as coup trial nears conclusion
Jair Bolsonaro is now expected to begin a 27-year prison sentence for trying to stage a coup in 2022.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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November 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The realities of climate and land use change are jarringly obvious in Amazonia.
Why hosting the UN climate summit in the Amazon was so important, despite the disappointing outcome
The realities of climate and land use change are jarringly obvious in Amazonia.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:26 AM
The new series attempts to chart the fall of four major empires but doesn’t always get it right.
Does BBC Civilisations gets its four stories of collapse correct? Experts weigh in
The new series attempts to chart the fall of four major empires but doesn’t always get it right.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Makers of “high risk” AI systems will get more time to comply with the rules.
EU proposal to delay parts of its AI Act signal a policy shift that prioritises big tech over fairness
Makers of “high risk” AI systems will get more time to comply with the rules.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
More than 90% of adults worldwide are already infected with the Epstein-Barr virus.
Lupus may be triggered by a common virus – new research
More than 90% of adults worldwide are already infected with the Epstein-Barr virus.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The COVID inquiry focused on whether lockdowns came too soon or too late, but the more important question is could they have been avoided altogether?
Inquiry says COVID lockdowns could have been avoided – they’re right
The COVID inquiry focused on whether lockdowns came too soon or too late, but the more important question is could they have been avoided altogether?
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November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
These are the conversations the UK still refuses to have.
The three spectres hanging over Rachel Reeves’ make-or-break budget
These are the conversations the UK still refuses to have.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Chronic wounds affect millions of people worldwide, blighting their quality of life.
Red hair and fair skin gene may also play role in healing chronic wounds – new research
Chronic wounds affect millions of people worldwide, blighting their quality of life.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Child refugees could live their entire childhoods in Britain with no guarantee that they will remain in the place they have come to think of as home.
How new asylum policies will affect child refugees
Child refugees could live their entire childhoods in Britain with no guarantee that they will remain in the place they have come to think of as home.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
As adults interact with kids, they share views and create new knowledge. So what happens if screens take over that interaction?
How technology is reshaping children’s development – the good, the bad and the unknown
As adults interact with kids, they share views and create new knowledge. So what happens if screens take over that interaction?
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November 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The artist’s incredible skill once helped the painting to serve as a life-saving disguise.
How a desperate lie saved a Gustav Klimt portrait from the Nazis – and helped shape its record sale price
The artist’s incredible skill once helped the painting to serve as a life-saving disguise.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other. 👉 tcnv.link/n3e14zK
November 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM