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Privatising NHS services 'has led to increased deaths' from treatable causes says study

Academics estimate that 557 deaths in six years could be down to outsourcing changes

Chronicle Live

There are more people in England and Wales than ever – but that’s no bad thing

Population growth is a charged issue in the UK, but using it as a proxy for concerns about migration is misleading, says Rob McNeil of the Migration Observatory

The Guardian - UK

Violence against women in China: Footage of restaurant attack sparks outrage

A violent attack on several women in northern China earlier this month has raised questions over gender-based violence in the country. CCTV footage from a restaurant in the city of Tangshan showed a man getting rebuffed after he put his hand on the back of a woman. He then slapped…

France 24

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How a Black family's Bible ended up at the Smithsonian Institution

WASHINGTON — On a rainy spring afternoon, Denise Diggs visited the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. She was in search of a family artifact.

Los Angeles Times

Economists blast Boris Johnson for 'suppressing' Brits' wages as inflation soars

Economists from a host of universities and think tanks have written to the Prime Minister dismissing his claims over pay hikes fuelling inflation

Daily Mirror

Chickens were first tempted down from trees by rice, research suggests

Close human contact only started about 3,500 years ago and birds were initially venerated, find archaeologists

The Guardian - UK

Full Queen's Birthday Honours list 2022: Every OBE, MBE, BEM, CBE and other award on the list

As the Jubilee approaches, the worthy individuals singled out for a Royal honour have been named

Chronicle Live

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What happened to the AstraZeneca vaccine? Now rare in rich countries, it’s still saving lives around the world

The AstraZeneca vaccine, developed in partnership with the University of Oxford, was one of the first vaccines available for use in the UK and around the world during the COVID pandemic.

The Conversation

What daily workout helps you lose weight? Researchers' new find helps dieters lose 4cm in 6 weeks

This comes as researchers from the University of Oxford found that larger waistlines increase the risk of prostate cancer

Daily Record

Oxford provides inspiration for Newcastle uni's Callaghan campus

Historic University of Oxford provides a template for the future of the University of Newcastle's Callaghan campus, Vice-Chancellor Alex Zelinsky believes.

Newcastle Herald

Oxford University to fund graduate scholarships from Ukraine

Some 20 students will benefit from free taught Master’s programmes.

The Independent UK

VIDEO: Global Warming Causing Great Tit Birds To Hatch A Month Earlier

The Wytham Woods’ Great Tit research is the longest continuous study of an individually-marked animal population in the world.

Zenger

Scientists use ‘sapphire fibre’ to create sensor that could transform planes and help bring fusion power

A new sensor made of “sapphire fibre” could transform planes and help with technologies such as fusion power, scientists say.

The Independent UK

Putin's Russia: people increasingly identify with the Soviet Union – here's what that means

The view that the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, wants to restore territories of the Soviet Union has been a big part of the commentary on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But how much is he in tune with the wishes of the Russian people? Our research suggests that while Russian citizens…

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Evening Standard

UK expands access to second ‘cutting-edge’ antiviral Covid drug

The drug was found to reduce hospitalisation or death by 88 per cent in clinical trials

Wales Online

Thousands to get ground-breaking anti-covid drug which will help country live with virus

In trials the drug reduced the risk of hospitalisation or death by 88 per cent

The Independent UK

Falklands veterans back on islands to assist survey of battlefields

They are working with archaeologists and others on the Falklands War Mapping Project.

Evening Standard

Kwasi Kwarteng hails clean power breakthrough at Oxford spin-out First Light Fusion

The government has hailed a potential clean power breakthrough after a University of Oxford spin-out successfully demonstrated a cheap new way to generate nuclear power.

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Benzinga

Pfizer's COVID-19 Oral Therapy To Be Tested In Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients In UK: Reuters

Pfizer Inc's (NYSE: PFE) oral COVID-19 therapy will be evaluated as a potential treatment for hospitalized COVID-19 patients in a major British trial.

The Independent UK

Antiviral drug to be trialled in hospitalised Covid patients

Having already been approved for early-stage treatment of Covid, scientists will now assess how Paxlovid performs when administered to people hospitalised with infection

Birmingham Post

Bristol University among top in UK for spin-out investment deals

University behind only Oxford and Cambridge in number of deals done

The Conversation

Partygate Revisited: why Boris Johnson’s Downing Street is starting to sound like an Evelyn Waugh novel

When allegations arose some years ago that former prime minister David Cameron had behaved obscenely with a pig’s head during a Bullingdon Club event while at the University of Oxford, he distanced himself from the controversial group, saying:

The Conversation

Sex ed needs to talk about pleasure and fun. Safe sex depends on it and condom use rises

A focus on pleasure in sexual health education can increase condom use and enhance positive attitudes toward safe sex, according to a new international study led by the University of Oxford.

Reuters

UK scientists look to repurpose existing antiviral drugs for COVID

British researchers want to repurpose existing antiviral therapies to treat COVID-19, the University of Oxford said on Friday, in an attempt to sidestep lengthy development processes through readily available drugs.

The Independent UK

Thousands urged to try Covid antiviral treatment in new study

University of Oxford researchers hope to recruit further 6,000 volunteers for Panoramic trial

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