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Volkswagen's CEO, Martin Winterkorn, has apologized for the company's diesel emissions scandal, citing "endless" regret and promising a thorough and fast investigation. The crisis has escalated with a profit warning issued by Volkswagen, following the revelation that 11 million of its diesel vehicles worldwide
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A groundbreaking study has found a significant link between blood sugar control and the risk of dementia in people with Type 2 diabetes. The research, which analyzed data from 350,000 individuals with Type 2 diabetes, revealed that those with poor blood sugar control were 50% more likely to be
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Sir Elton John has called for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin over his stance on gay rights, labeling it as "ridiculous" and "isolating and prejudiced". Elton John made the comments during a conference in Ukraine, where he met with President Petro Poroshenko to discuss lesbian,
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The TV Choice Awards, held at the London Hilton hotel in Park Lane, celebrated the best of British television with Broadchurch emerging as the big winner of the night. The ITV crime drama took home the top prize for best actor, with David Tennant's performance earning him the
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A charity that supports children with deadly brain disease has been left stunned after receiving an anonymous donation of £300,000 to help fund clinical trials. The money was pledged through an online crowd-funding page set up by Glasgow-based Funding Neuro to raise £900,000 to support treatment for 18
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Pizza Express has announced that it will be removing an 8% administration fee on staff tips made by card, effective from October 6. The decision follows a campaign by unions to allow restaurant workers to keep tips left by customers. The UK-based pizza chain, which operates 430 restaurants and employs
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A former BBC economics editor, Paul Mason, has accused the corporation of propaganda during the 2014 Scottish independence referendum campaign, describing it as a "Unionist institution" led by individuals with a neoliberal point of view. Ex-first minister Alex Salmond expressed his own surprise at the perceived bias at
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Researchers have made significant strides towards creating a single vaccine that can offer protection against multiple flu strains, according to two separate studies. By targeting the stem of the haemagglutinin (HA) molecule, which remains unchanged in different strains, scientists believe they can develop a universal vaccine that is not only
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The BBC is poised to end its near-century-long relationship with the Met Office after the Government's decision to make the broadcaster absorb the cost of free TV licences for the over-75s led to a significant shortfall in funding for the Met Office. The Met Office's current
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The University of St Andrews is set to establish a £25 million green energy centre, a move that will help the institution become carbon-neutral and create 225 jobs in the process. The centre, based at Guardbridge in north-east Fife, will be a state-of-the-art biomass facility that will use locally sourced
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Psychologists at the American Psychological Association (APA) have concluded that exposure to violent video games is a risk factor for aggressive behavior, based on a comprehensive review of nearly a decade of studies. The research found that playing violent video games is linked to increased aggression, aggressive thoughts, and reduced
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Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in the field of medicine by genetically engineering ordinary baker's yeast to produce a pain-killing medication, hydrocodone, in just three to five days. This innovative method of production has the potential to revolutionize the pharmaceutical industry, making it possible to produce complex
