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Wednesday briefing: Fukushima nuclear plant is set to flush tonnes of water into the sea – but is it safe?

In today’s newsletter: Japan’s decision to release radioactive water from the tsunami-hit power plant has divided groups – is it entirely safe or staggeringly stupid?

The Guardian - UK

Doctors hail UK’s first womb transplant a ‘massive success’ after sister’s donation

A 34-year-old woman received a womb from her 40-year-old sister and now hopes to have a baby via IVF

Evening Standard

UK needs Dragons’ Den approach to investing in net zero, says thinktank

IPPR wants government to take a stake in green technology firms to help Britain keep up with EU and US

The Guardian - UK

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Taking adult education classes may lower risk of dementia, study suggests

Researchers analysed data from 282,421 people enrolled in the UK Biobank study.

The Independent UK

Womb transplants for trans women ‘many years off’ – UK surgeon

Professor Richard Smith, from Imperial College London, said ‘currently, there is not technical feasibility’.

The Independent UK

Inverclyde named most affordable place to buy a home in Great Britain

Halifax measures price to income ratio to reveal most and least affordable areas to purchase property

The Guardian - UK

Scottish area is 'most affordable in the UK' to a buy a home

THE Halifax Affordability Review has named six Scottish local authority areas among the top 10 most affordable in the UK – with Inverclyde the…

The National (Scotland)

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Biden to visit India from September 7-10 to attend G20 Leaders’ Summit

During his visit, U.S. President Joe Biden will also commend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership of the G20, the White House said in a statement. Read more on The Hindu

The Hindu

The defence dilemma facing NZ's next government: stay independent or join 'pillar 2' of AUKUS?

Strategy, as the great military thinker Carl von Clausewitz once observed, is the process of effectively applying means to achieve clearly defined ends. But good strategy in global politics has proved easier said than done.

The Conversation

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 546

As the war enters its 546th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

PwC partners to be paid £906,000 this year

Payment to more than 1,000 UK workers is slight fall on last year’s £1m record as profits decline despite rising revenues

The Guardian - UK

Woman ‘over the moon’ after sister donates womb in UK first

Pioneering operation could allow dozens of infertile women a year to have babies

The Guardian - UK

UK’s first womb transplant paves way for dozens more

Surgeons have successfully transplanted a donor womb from one sister to another.

The Independent UK

UK’s first womb transplant a ‘massive success’ after sister’s donation

A 34-year-old woman received a womb from her 40-year-old sister and now hopes to have a baby via IVF.

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The Independent UK

How did surgeons carry out the UK’s first womb transplant?

Around 50 babies have been born worldwide as a result of womb transplants.

The Independent UK

Shapps visits Kyiv as UK announces support for Ukraine’s nuclear energy supply

The Government said the support will bring the UK’s non-military financial assistance to Ukraine to nearly £5 billion.

The Independent UK

First womb transplant takes place in UK after sister donates uterus

‘She was absolutely over the moon, very happy and is hoping that she can go on to have not one but two babies,’ lead surgeon says

The Guardian - UK

8 Bar: The Evolution of Grime review – there’s more energy in 10 seconds than in five days of Glastonbury

Kano, Skepta, Dizzee Rascal, and co narrate the early days of UK grime in this glorious documentary. The power of early footage of their performances is absolutely breathtaking

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The Independent UK

Government urged to explain ‘shambolic’ plan for new Brexit border checks

Businesses say they have been left in the dark as Labour accuses ministers of ‘absolutely shambolic’ handling

The Guardian - UK

War crimes being committed in Darfur, says UK minister Andrew Mitchell

Africa minister says civilian death toll horrific and UK is to send evidence to UN

The Independent UK

Brexit red tape sees work for UK musicians dry up in EU: ‘It’s killing us’

Almost half of British performers have had less work in Europe since UK exit, survey finds

Fortune

The top 100 bosses in the U.K. scored a pay hike of over $600k last year—the highest in six years

Among the highest paid CEOs were pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca’s chief Pascal Soriot, with £15.3 million ($19.6 million), and defense company BAE Systems CEO Charles Woodburn, who earned £10.7 million ($13.7 million).

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The National (Scotland)

Insect feared extinct in the UK returns 'from the dead' after 28 years

Scarce Yellow Sally, which is a tiny river fly, was thought to have died out back in 1995.

The Conversation

Disabled people are disproportionately affected by homelessness – and getting support feels 'nearly impossible'

Homelessness is reaching record highs in the UK. The latest statistics on statutory homelessness show that in March 2023, 104,510 households – including over 131,000 children – were living in hotels, hostels, BBs and the like. But disabled people are particularly affected by homelessness, as our new report, commissioned by…

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