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Within limits Do 20mph speed limits save lives? – A 2018 report by Atkins/AECOM/UCL found that 51% of motorists conformed…
How hot could Britain get?
Get out of jail There were 8 prison escapes in the year to March. All were recaptured within a month.…
Is the rest of the world still working from home?
Scout’s honour Thousands of teenagers were evacuated from the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea as flooding, a heatwave and…
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Swing when you’re winning What are the biggest UK by-election swings? — The 1983 Bermondsey by-election saw a 11,756 Labour…
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Mx Universe A transgender woman was named ‘Miss Netherlands’, and will now compete in the Miss Universe contest. British TV…
Which countries have scored ‘nul points’ the most times?
Machine learning Who came up with the phrase ‘artificial intelligence’? – The term was coined by US computer scientist John…
The pointlessness of renaming the Brecon Beacons
Putting out fires The Brecon Beacons National Park Authority said it was renaming the park because the word ‘beacon’ implies…
