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Veil, Baker and Curie: acclaimed women to appear on new French coins

France is redesigning its 10, 20 and 50 euro cent coins to honour women who have marked the country's history. The faces of national icons Simone Veil, Josephine Baker and Marie Curie will appear on coins set to go into circulation from the middle of 2024.

Radio France Internationale

Tracing the history of France's hallowed Panthéon temple for national heroes

Armenian Resistance hero Missak Manouchian will be laid to rest Wednesday in France’s Pantheon on the 80th anniversary of his killing by a Nazi firing squad. So-called pantheonisation is France’s highest honour – but what are its origins, and what's the criteria for entering this secular temple that celebrates the…

Radio France Internationale

Campaigners criticise ‘absurd’ plan to take apart and rebuild Curie lab in Paris

French government to hear last-ditch appeal this week over new culture minister’s ‘compromise’ for Pavillon des Sources

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Demolition of 'Marie Curie' site on hold in Paris amid heritage debate

France's culture minister said Friday that the demolition of a site linked to pioneering radioactivity researcher Marie Curie would be put on hold. This after several prominent figures called for its preservation in the name of heritage.

Radio France Internationale

What has the Nobel Prize in Physics ever done for me?

Each October, physics is in the news with the awarding of the Nobel Prize. The work acknowledged through this most prestigious award often seems far removed from our everyday lives, with prizes given for things like “optical methods for studying Hertzian resonances in atoms” and “elucidating the quantum structure of…

The Conversation

Hospices face a ‘critical’ £47m shortfall in funding, experts warn

Freedom of Information requests show that funding is failing to keep up with the spiralling costs of end-of-life care.

The Independent UK

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Radioactivity

This week’s Sci-Five science quiz is on radioactivity.

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AI: apocalypse or utopia? Probably not

Is AI a revolutionary phenomenon that will change everything? The history of radioactivity suggests an answer

Salon

Targeted support needed for older people among ethnic minorities, says charity

Independent Age noted that ‘alarmingly, people talked about their distrust of the Government, and how that prevents them applying for support’.

The Independent UK

Where do you turn when your grief feels like too much?

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Natalie Morris on the need for nuanced and proportionate support for the bereaved

The Guardian - UK

7 best movies like Oppenheimer on Netflix, Max, Prime Video and more

These are the 7 movies you should watch next if you enjoyed Oppenheimer and where you can stream them.

Tom’s Guide

Greta Gerwig Tells Us The Barbie F-Bomb She Cut, And The Historical Figure It Involved

Now that Barbie is reaching theaters, Greta Gerwig shares with ReelBlend an F-bomb that she cut, and who was involved.

Cinemablend

84 Years Ago, Einstein Wrote an Urgent Letter that Altered History Forever

In August 1939, Einstein wrote a letter to President Roosevelt notifying him of novel research that could lead to the production of an atomic bomb.

Inverse

NHS end-of-life care ‘often falls below expectations’

The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch found gaps in the standards of palliative care across England.

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Legendary miner and trade unionist among latest death notices and funeral announcements from Swansea this week

Our thoughts are with those who have lost loved ones

Daily Record

West Lothian man is on a high after scaling Ben Nevis to remember beloved gran

Sean Moran joined 23 friends to raise money for Marie Curie

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The latest death notices in Cardiff as families and friends remember loved ones

The latest death notices in Cardiff as families remember loved ones

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Love Island's Adam Collard to take on triathlons to raise money for hospice which did 'anything and everything' for his grandma

Adam Collard is to take on not one, not two, but three Iron Man triathlons this summer for Marie Curie Hospice Newcastle.

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Belfast student taking on a marathon challenge in memory of her 'beautiful mummy'

Jenny Wilson is running this Sunday's Belfast City Marathon to raise funds for Marie Curie, who cared for her mum at the end of her life.

Wales Online

The latest death and in memoriam notices in Swansea as families remember loved ones

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Belfast Live

Grandmother's knitted clothing bringing joy to Ulster Hospital's premature babies

At 83 years of age, Marie Donnelly has been knitting dozens of items for babies who are born prematurely

The Guardian - UK

‘Standing still is an art’: how to focus, by those who know – from heart surgeons to living statues

Meditation, breathing, mind games … six people expert in the art of keeping steady reveal how they master deep concentration

Wales Online

Gran wins 180mph Porsche worth £100,000 - but she's keeping her Vauxhall Corsa

She said the car is stunning - but she wants to keep her current vehicle

Wales Online

The latest death and in memoriam notices in Carmarthenshire as families remember loved ones

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