HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 | History Defined

Sponge test ‘could benefit thousands of people’ with Barrett’s oesophagus

In some people with the condition, cells grow abnormally and develop into oesophageal cancer.

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2025

Climate change is fuelling a mental health crisis in one of the world’s most vulnerable regions

Young people in the region report extremely high levels of anxiety, depression, and climate change worry.

Euronews · Mar 19, 2025

Trial offers hope to patients with deadly brain tumours

The trial comes as a new study highlighted differences in how genes are activated in brain tumour cells compared to healthy ones.

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2025

Wealthy, white and rightwing: the Tory members holding the party’s future in their hands

The electorate for the Conservative leadership contest likes a winner, but lately has had trouble picking one

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2024

Earn while you learn: is a degree apprenticeship the right choice for you?

Avoid student debt and gather the skills that most needed by prospective employers as you study on this new style of course

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2024

More children walk or cycle to school in central London since Ulez introduced, study suggests

Research suggests four in 10 children previously driven to school have switched to more ‘active’ modes of travel

Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2024

Costly add-on offered by IVF clinics ‘does not increase odds of having a baby’

Timelapse imaging offers no benefit, despite being sold as an add-on service by many UK private fertility clinics, scientists have found.

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2024

French legislative elections: 'Nation rallied against National Rally', historian says

"The nation rallied against the National Rally." That's the analysis from our political expert after France's legislative elections returned a hung parliament, with the far-right bloc finishing third. He says that France's left wing stood down its candidates where required, and that in the end the country as a whole…

France 24 · Jul 8, 2024

Study finds popular song melodies have become simpler over time

Researchers analysed Billboard hits since over the last 73 years

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2024

'Get the Tories out' mood gives Labour a 33-point lead in London - new poll

Savanta survey for Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London, finds 55% of Londoners planning to vote Labour and 22% for the Tories

Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2024