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A Lab-Grown Bladder with Flowing Urine Showed Why Antibiotics Keep Missing the Bacteria Causing Repeat Infections

A miniature human bladder with flowing urine revealed that a standard UTI antibiotic struggled where lab tests said it should work.

Medical Daily · Sep 7

One in Four Infected UK Health Workers Reported Long COVID, and the Report Names Who Carried the Heaviest Load

A UK review found that one in four infected healthcare workers reported prolonged COVID symptoms, and 26.5 percent worldwide still had them at a year.

Medical Daily · Aug 31

518 million years ago, one tiny sea creature may have started the evolution of the fangs seen in spiders today

Scientists have identified the earliest known evidence of spider fangs in a 518 million-year-old fossil recovered from southern China, tracing the origin of one of the animal kingdom's most feared biological tools back to a small marine creature that lived long before spiders existed. The fossil belongs to a species…

The Times of India · Jul 27

Hay fever season hits early as dry spell brings rise in pollen levels

If the mild weather continues other types of pollen, such as grass and weed pollen could also be stronger later in the summer

The Independent UK · Feb 25

Archaeologists unlock secrets of ‘remarkable’ Rutland mosaic

Archaeologists have revealed the ‘long-lost’ story behind the famous Ketton mosaic

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2025

Professor Nishan Canagarajah steps down as Chair of The Conversation UK

Professor Nishan Canagarajah, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester, is to step down as Chair of The Conversation Trust UK’s Board of Trustees at the end of 2025, after four years in the role.

The Conversation · Nov 5, 2025

I won’t apologise for The Lost King – Leicester University’s treatment of Philippa Langley is a profound injustice

I was sued over my film that gave a voice to the committed ‘amateur’ whose pivotal role in the search for the remains of Richard III was drowned out by louder voices in academia

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025

Producers pay damages to settle libel suit over movie about search for King Richard III

The producers of "The Lost King" have agreed to pay damages to an academic who sued for libel over his portrayal in the film

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2025

Steve Coogan says Richard III film was ‘story I wanted to tell’ as he agrees to libel settlement

Case had been due to go to trial after judge ruled 2022’s The Lost King, which Coogan co-wrote, portrayed Richard Taylor as ‘smug and patronising’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2025

Steve Coogan to pay ‘substantial damages’ over Richard III film

A British academic was portrayed in the film as ‘smug and patronising’, judge rules

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2025