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‘I left the care system with little support – but £2,000 changed everything’

Young people who received the no-strings-attached cash payment were more likely to be in stable housing and less likely to be sofa-surfing

The Independent UK

Rare Earth Metals Have Dominated on Wall Street. This New Form of Aluminum Could Make Them Obsolete.

Researchers at King’s College London have discovered a new kind of aluminum that can do the same job as its expensive cousins. The industrial implications here are huge, so investors need to pay attention.

Barchart

The London areas where Black people are ‘48 times more likely to be stopped and searched by police’

In February this year, Black Londoners were 3.4 times more likely than white Londoners overall to be stopped and searched by police. The national rate is four times

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Revealed: Affluent neighbourhoods where black Londoners 'up to 48 times more likely' to be stopped and searched by police

East Sheen, Dulwich village, Hampstead village, south Richmond and Notting Hill all named in King’s College London report

Evening Standard

Black people up to 48 times more likely to be stopped and searched in richest areas of London

Exclusive: Research found extreme disproportion in use of police power in districts such as Richmond-upon-Thames

The Guardian - UK

Almost a third of Gen Z men agree a wife should obey her husband

Gen Z are twice as likely as Baby Boomer men to have traditional views on marriage

The Independent UK

The quick ‘chairside’ dentist test that could boost diabetes diagnosis rates

Estimates suggest that around 1.3 million people in the UK have type 2 diabetes but are yet to be diagnosed

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AI like ChatGPT uses nuclear escalation in 95% of war game simulations, study finds

ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini threaten nuclear strikes on cities in war simulation

The Independent UK

People living in UK’s poorest areas have less diverse gut bacteria, study finds

Research shows social deprivation reduces range of microbiome leading to worse physical and mental health

The Guardian - UK

UK clinical trial into puberty blockers on hold after medicines regulator steps in

Recruitment of children for study delayed after MHRA warns that participants should be no younger than 14

The Guardian - UK

Clinical trial into puberty blockers paused after ‘new concerns’ from medicines regulator

The MHRA will now discuss the concerns, related to the wellbeing of children and young people with gender dysphoria, with trial sponsor King’s College London next week

The Independent UK

Clinical trial into puberty blockers paused after ‘new concerns’ from regulator

It comes after legal action was launched against the Government after campaigners including Harry Potter author JK Rowling expressed their opposition

Evening Standard

John Dobbs obituary

Other lives: Researcher whose work brought about shifts in the approach to chronic brain disease

The Guardian - UK

The ‘culture war’ on net zero: Why have Brits stopped supporting climate policies?

Reform UK voters are the only political group without a majority in favour of achieving net zero by 2050 or sooner, according to a new survey.

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Synthetic opioid may have caused hundreds more deaths than recorded

Synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, methadone, and buprenorphine have been linked to 524 deaths in England since the end of September 2025

The Conversation

Ukraine is being left out in the cold

This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox.

Evening Standard

Campaigners launch legal action in bid to stop puberty blocker trial

A number of high-profile names have expressed their opposition, including Harry Potter author JK Rowling.

The Independent UK

NHS to trial device that could help millions with debilitating sleep condition

It’s estimated eight million people in the UK have sleep apnoea, which causes breathing to repeatedly stop and start

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Life expectancy of LGB+ people a year lower than that of heterosexuals, ONS finds

Academic says risk factor is not sexual orientation but society’s treatment of sexual minority people

The Conversation

How mental health has changed in baby boomers and gen X across their entire adulthoods

It’s been almost five years since the end of the COVID lockdowns. Yet the world is still continuing to learn about how mental health changed during – and after – this unprecedented time.

Evening Standard

Van driver pleads guilty to killing university student in crash on The Strand

Aalia Mahomed, 20, who was studying at King’s College London, died at the scene of the collision in the Strand on March 18 last year

The Independent UK

Researchers find drug could delay rheumatoid arthritis by years

Rheumatoid arthritis affects about 400,000 people aged 16 and over in the UK

The Guardian - UK

It takes more than a degree to the smash the class ceiling

Letters: Readers respond to Prof Shitij Kapur’s argument that having a UK university degree is no longer a ‘passport to social mobility’

Evening Standard

'London is not what it was': How social media accounts are changing the narrative of the capital

‘This isn’t about whether London is unsafe. It’s about how online narratives form, spread, and shape public perception’, says KCL expert Dr Mark J. Hill

The Guardian - UK

UK university degree no longer ‘passport to social mobility’, says King’s vice-chancellor

Prof Shitij Kapur says there are too many graduates and degree is now just a ‘visa’ to enter professional world

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