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These cuts to physics research will be a disaster for UK scientists – and for our standing in the world

If plans by the UK’s science funding body go ahead, we won’t be able to benefit from Britain’s membership of Cern and other large international projects, says Jon Butterworth, professor of physics at University College London

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16

Sadie Frost’s former lawyer shown ‘no evidence’ against publisher, court told

Ms Frost is one of seven people taking legal action against Associated Newspapers Limited.

Evening Standard · Feb 9

The man taking over the Large Hadron Collider – only to switch it off

Next head of Cern backs massive replacement for world’s largest machine to investigate mysteries of the universe

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2025