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Health

UK relaxes blood donation rules for gay men and sex workers

A review says blood screening tests are now accurate enough that gay men only need to abstain from sex for three months before giving blood

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Health

Monthly injections could replace daily pills for people with HIV

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The great polar mystery: closing in on the truth

Earth

The great polar mystery: closing in on the truth

Culture

Dark web crackdown as two biggest markets are taken offline

Technology

Dark web crackdown as two biggest markets are taken offline

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Earth

California climate case turns up the heat on fossil fuel giants

Comment

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Earth

Throwaway culture: The truth about recycling

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Health

Prenatal test spots genetic anomalies linked to miscarriage

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Life

The day Hope the whale stole the show

Culture

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Technology

Hailing e-Volvos as imminent saviours of the planet is nonsense

Comment

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Health

What is chemsex and why is the UK government worried about it?

The UK government wants to address chemsex, which usually involves drugs like miaow miaow or GHB. Clare Wilson explains the health concerns around the trend

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Health

Hundreds charged in huge opioid and healthcare fraud crackdown

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Earth

Use waste rather than crops for biofuels, says UK report

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Life

Whales sneak into shallow water to eat salmon from hatcheries

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Physics

Mathematics has a bad hair day

Culture

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