David Hughes

💥 🧬 🧪 Gene Therapy for Rare Genetic Disease

Child unable to produce the normal form of a crucial liver enzyme called carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase 1 (CPS1) - improved after treatment that was created in 6 months

Who would have guessed

China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.

China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show

Higher education continues to deteriorate, as academic standards and academic freedoms are so easily discarded

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Rosie Jones: ‘Social media is full of hate more than ever’ The British comedian is the star of a groundbreaking new sitcom, ‘Pushers’. She tells Ellie Harrison about the joys of working with a disabled cast and crew, and why the show is more vital than ever i...

Rosie Jones crystallises the feeling many of now feel with regards to the Labour Government

‘I thought that under Labour every disabled person would be treated fairly – unfortunately, here we are’

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Starmer challenges Badenoch to explain she didn't say 'one word' about grooming gang scandal when in government, @peterwalker99.bsky.social reports - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Been off here a while, so only just seen. Hope weeks h.ave got better since. Tune though

A fire broke out backstage in a theatre. The clown came out to warn the public; they thought it was a joke and applauded. He repeated it; the acclaim was even greater. I think that's just how the world will come to an end: to general applause from wits who believe it's a joke. —Søren Kierkegaard, from Either/Or, Part I

Kierkegaard

IT firm behind Post Office scandal bags government contracts for £24.6m | Good Law Project Labour MPs called for a block on new contracts for Fujitsu Services while in opposition. But while sub-postmasters wait for compensation, a Labour home secretary has signed-off on multimillion-pound d...

📢 UPDATE: the Home Office has signed ANOTHER contract with Fujitsu Services, this time worth £3.7m over the next 5 years.

Sub-postmasters are still waiting for compensation and the government had a choice of 32 other suppliers. So why choose Fujitsu again?

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The true scale and impact of benefit cuts for ill and disabled people NEF analysis shows the cuts will hit ill and disabled people by almost £2bn more than what has been widely reported

THE TRUE SCALE AND IMPACT OF BENEFIT CUTS FOR ILL AND DISABLED PEOPLE

NEF analysis shows the cuts will hit ill and disabled people by almost £2bn more than what has been widely reported
neweconomics.org/2025/03/the-...

To paraphrase George Orwell
"The people outside looked from Labour govt to Tory Govt, and from Tory Govt to Labour Govt, and from Labour Govt to Tory Govt again; but already it was impossible to say which was which. "

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Measles… Coming to a City Near You? There’s been a lot of news coverage about measles recently, including a growing outbreak in western Texas. Why are we seeing rising case counts and outbreaks, and does it mean an outbreak is more l…

Worrying data on the growing measles outbreak in Texas which has only 1 in 5 students vaccinated with the MMR. However as this data shows Texas is not the only state far below recommended vaccination rates of 95% and other states are very much at risk of the measles outbreak. 🧪

Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns.

100% of his salary is paid by WA state.

Elon fired him. Share his story.

Ex-Reform UK Wales leader accused of taking Russian bribes The ex-MEP and former UKIP Wales leader made favourable statements about Russia for money, a court hears.

Ex-Reform UK Wales leader accused of taking Russian bribes

And the surprise is?
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Liz Truss threatens to sue Keir Starmer unless he "ceases and desists" from alleging she crashed the economy.

In other news, here's Liz Truss making the exact same allegation against Gordon Brown

Pensioners could miss out on Winter Fuel Payment this year Tens of thousands of pensioners might not get their Winter Fuel Payments this year because of a backlog in processing claims.

Tens of thousands of pensioners are unlikely to receive their Winter Fuel Payments before the end of the year as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been grappling with a growing backlog of new claims for Pension Credit, analysis by BBC Verify suggests

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In today's episode of 'reasons why Elon Musk is a total wanker', we find that much like the unfollowing thing that used to separate me from people like the pink one, it also appears to work in reverse. I discovered I was following Andrew Tate! I did not do this myself! I never would.

With the changing situation in Syria, will Putin be forced to decide between continued conflict in Ukraine, or keeping Assad in power?

Graphical abstract

The Thorin Neanderthal (Top) View of the mandible in situ when found in September 2019. (Bottom) Virtual reconstruction of the jaw and dental elements of Thorin in tilted (upper left), anterior (upper right), and lateral (bottom right and left) views.

Evidence Of At Least 2 Lineages Of Late Neanderthals In Europe

Long genetic and social isolation in Neanderthals before their extinction 🏺🧪
Ludovic Slimak, @tommyhigham.bsky.social et al
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It's possible "Thorin" of Mandrin Cave may have been one of the last Neanderthals.

The reconstructed face of Krijn, the oldest Neanderthal found in the Netherlands, displayed at the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden on September 6, 2021. Bart Maat/ANP/AFP via Getty Images

We weren't always alone, and often we got along juuust fine.

Fossil and gene discoveries paint an ever-more-intertwined history of humans combining with vanished species like Neanderthals.

Humanity’s Origins Paint Our Ancestors as Lovers, Not Fighters 🏺🧪
www.scientificamerican.com/article/huma...

@pamelamayoss.bsky.social
ah, this is the other place......

Remarkable how quickly the Romanian Constitutional court acted on concerns of outside influence (Russia?) on the election.
Unlike UK......

How did Humans Adapt to Digest Starchy Foods? Researchers uncover the surprisingly complex evolutionary history of the salivary protein amylase.

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Israel committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says The human rights group said Israel sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians by launching deadly attacks, demolishing vital infrastructure and preventing the delivery of food, medicine and other aid...

It appears everyone agrees that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza - except Keir Starmer, David Lammy, the Labour front bench and ⁦‪Labour Friends of Israel 😢 news.sky.com/story/israel...

Declassified reports hint at 'state actor' behind Georgescu's campaign Five secret reports from different Romanian institutions and agencies have been made public by the country's president upon their request. #EuropeNews

Romania’s secret service has provided documents that prove Russian interference in the election through TikTok and Facebook.

A special investigation is being considered and if the pro-Russian Călin Georgescu is found to have been directly involved, he faces up to 20 years in prison.

Today is the Observer’s 233rd birthday. And the first of 4 strike days. I grew up in South Wales in the shadow of the miners’ strike. Extraordinary to be joining a picket line outside what I believed was my liberal progressive news org all these years later.

We’re so grateful for your support & ✊

The brilliant @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social and Jeremy Deller on our picket line.

Thank you for your support 🙏🧡💪

Even China sruggles to limit access because of the use of VPNs. No vhance in Australia. It smacks of politicians of a certain age, with no tech understanding. They would provably gave banned Elvis Presley in the 1950s!