Study Puts CTE in About 75% of Ex-NFL Players Who Died
A Jama Network Open study of 2,362 former players who died in 2008-2023 estimates three in four had chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
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Bury Market Restoration Gets £10m Government Top-Up
The Chancellor's first Budget adds £10m for Bury town centre, where the indoor market hall has been shut since October 2023 after RAAC concrete was found.
35,700 Containers Wait for Trains at LA and Long Beach Ports
Record cargo and railcar shortages have slowed inland moves, with nearly 30% of the rail-bound boxes at the two ports waiting nine days or longer.
Only Two of 91 Climate Adaptation Plans Mention Atlantic Current
Researchers say national plans largely ignore the possible collapse of the Atlantic overturning circulation. Their Nature Sustainability paper sets out five ways to prepare.
Tommy Robinson Found Guilty of Harassing Two Journalists
A jury at Southwark crown court convicted the far-right activist on both counts. He faces up to 10 years in prison and returns to court in December.
Cooper Drops Plan to Abolish Healthwatch England
The health secretary will keep and strengthen the NHS patient watchdog and its local branches after criticism from MPs and peers of all parties.
Magenta Living Lines Up £77m to Build 1,300 Homes by 2030
Wirral's largest housing provider has closed £77m of funding, including new loans from CAF Bank and Danske Bank, to build homes across the Liverpool City Region.
Analysis: £2.1bn of UK Climate Finance Was Relabelled Funding
Carbon Brief says the UK reached its £11.6bn climate finance goal only by counting existing spending, and would otherwise have missed it by nearly £1bn.
M25 Turns 40: Officers Recall Bolting Horses and Hay Fires
The London Orbital opened on 29 October 1986. National Highways staff and a retired engineer from the original team look back at four decades of Britain's busiest motorway.
Jo Malone Gives £100,000 to Cancer-Sniffing Device Project
Medical Detection Dogs will install a SniffSpace to let its dogs sample more urine from prostate cancer patients, training an electronic nose.
Volunteer, 78, Says Reform Councillor Likened Her to Nazi Collaborator
Mair Godley says Carl Johnson accused her of "facilitating the invasion" for teaching English to asylum seekers. Her husband has lodged a complaint with Essex county council.
Lancaster Music Co-op to Reopen After Six Years Shut
The Lodge Street rehearsal and recording space closed in 2021 over safety. An Arts Council England grant now covers the final building work.
6 Music Festival Heads to Newcastle in March 2027
BBC Radio 6 Music has named Newcastle as host of its 2027 festival, with five days of gigs and DJ sets in the city's independent venues.
Parents Behind Hugh's Law Join Children's Hospital Pilot
A charity set up by the parents of a six-year-old who died of cancer will help shape family support at Cambridge Children's Hospital before it opens in 2031.
Maths Row Fuels Worry That AI Could Erode Trust in Science
A dispute over an OpenAI claim on the Navier-Stokes problem sits beside evidence of AI-written papers and invented citations in scientific journals.