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Summer might be coming to a close but apparently the UK can still look forward to some decent barbecue weather. For meat eaters that probably means plenty of burgers and charred red meat, neither of which have got a great reputation for being healthy fare thanks to their links to heart disease and cancer.
It gets worse. A new study has added to the growing body of research associating red meat with type 2 diabetes. So should we be avoiding red meat altogether? Registered dietician and medic Duane Mellor takes a look at this new science and finds that things are a little more complicated than they may at first seem.
A team of scientists from the universities of Leeds, Edinburgh and Edinburgh Napier have created a rather pretty visual tool to illustrate global pollution trends. But don’t let the lovely colours of the “air quality stripes” fool you – they’re a stark reflection of a major threat to human health across the globe.
If you were to design a new logo for the Museum of London what would it be? I’m guessing that a pooping pigeon might not be what immediately springs to mind. But the museum says a pigeon at stool is an effective metaphor for a city of dualities where “grit and glitter have existed side by side”. It might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but somehow I find it quite heartwarmingly honest.
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Katie Edwards
Commissioning Editor, Health + Medicine
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Duane Mellor, Aston University
Do you have to say a fond farewell to your favourite ham sarnie or bacon butty? An expert sets the record straight
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Kirsty Pringle/data from http://airqualitystripes.info/
Jim McQuaid, University of Leeds; Kirsty Pringle, The University of Edinburgh; Sam Illingworth, Edinburgh Napier University
Scientists have designed a powerful visual tool to make the invisible threat of air pollution more visible.
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The London Museum’s new logo.
London Museum
Philip Howell, University of Cambridge
The pigeon was chosen because it has remained for a thousand years ‘an impartial and humble observer of London life’.
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Science + Technology
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Seirian Sumner, UCL
Scientists know why there aren’t as many wasps around this year - but we don’t have much data on what is happening long term.
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Timothy Koskie, University of Sydney
If Pavel Durov is successfully prosecuted, it could lay the groundwork for further legal action against larger tech companies.
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Amro Al-Said Ahmad, Keele University
Cloud computing powers services from transportation and healthcare to streaming services.
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World
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Ian Parmeter, Australian National University
Both sides have stepped back from the precipice of all-out war, but this doesn’t mean the danger is over.
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Thomas Gift, UCL
Presidential nominee Kamala Harris gave some further details about her background and the policies she would support in her speech.
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Richard Toye, University of Exeter
The secret of the successful speeches at the Democratic National Convention lies in three words with origins in ancient Greece: ethos, pathos and logos
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David Hastings Dunn, University of Birmingham
Project 2025 was referenced in speeches at the Democratic convention in Chicago as a plan for the Republicans if elected.
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Health
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Helen Owton, The Open University
Cricket is physically and mentally demanding and draining – and it has a suicide problem. Here’s why.
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Politics + Society
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Stephen Barber, University of East London
They’re already tacking to the right but the six leadership contenders would be better off copying Starmer’s playbook.
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Education
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Will Shield, University of Exeter
If your child tells you about any anxieties or worries, don’t dismiss them or avoid the subject.
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Arts + Culture
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Paul Tucker, University of the West of Scotland
People from working-class backgrounds need to be more visible in the TV industry across all levels to create more culturally diverse output.
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Anna Walker, The Conversation
The best things to watch, visit and read this week, as recommended and analysed by academic experts.
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Business + Economy
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Heejung Chung, King's College London
If the coffee giant’s CEO can perform the role just as well from home, then the three-hour flight may be little more than a performative gesture.
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Ania Zalewska, University of Leicester
Chancellor Rachel Reeves wants pension funds in the UK to invest in the same way as they do in Canada. But can it work?
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