Polar scientists wary of impending satellite gap
The key missions recording the loss of thickness in glaciers and sea-ice won't last the decade.
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Surprise discovery of rare plant at Norfolk 'ghost pond'
A rare wetland plant has reappeared after not being seen for more than a century.
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Covid: Free Vitamin D pills for 2.5 million vulnerable in England
There is no evidence that it protects against Covid-19 but it could boost the health of the vulnerable.
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Maradona: Funeral worker apologises over coffin photos
The Argentine funeral worker took photos next to the open casket of football legend Diego Maradona.
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Week in pictures: 21-27 November 2020
A selection of striking images taken around the world this week.
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Covid: Road and rail changes planned for Christmas travel spike
Around 500 miles of roadworks are being cleared to ease congestion on motorways over the festive period.
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Climate change: The woman watching the ice melt from under her feet
For thousands of years Inupaiq people have relied on the land in Alaska but now climate change is threatening their entire way of life.
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Jane Fonda: 'It's much harder to be young than it is old'
As an 82-year-old Jane Fonda is still protesting - this time about climate change - and getting arrested.
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The Papers: Arcadia 'faces collapse', and plea to rebel MPs
Several of Saturday's papers report that Sir Philip Green's retail empire could enter administration.
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Covid-19: Mass testing a 'distraction' from vaccine rollout - health leaders
Public health leaders question whether it is possible to expand mass testing schemes in England.
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US election: Appeal court dismisses Trump camp's lawsuit in Pennsylvania
The three judges said no specific allegations or proof of election fraud were given by Trump's team.
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Topshop owner Arcadia on brink of collapse
The company could make an announcement as soon as Monday - putting 13,000 jobs at risk.
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Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran's top nuclear scientist, assassinated near Tehran
Iran's foreign minister has condemned the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh "as an act of state terror".
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Final farewell to Northern's fleet of Pacer trains
It marks the end of more than 35 years of service, clocking up 300 million miles in the north of England.
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Covid: People in tier two 'will have to leave pub after meal'
People can only drink when eating, under new restrictions, the prime minister's spokesman confirms.
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Covid: Has England's lockdown worked?
England is moving out of national restrictions into a tougher tier system than before. But why?
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Covid: Groombridge village pubs split by 'perplexing' tiers
One pub discovers it can open next week but another - less than half a mile away - will remain shut.
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Covid Christmas: 'Avoid board games and sleepovers'
Scientists spell out measures to minimise coronavirus infection risk when rules are relaxed at Christmas.
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Cumbrian boy 'reassured' by Boris Johnson Santa letter
In his letter to the prime minister, Monti asks: "If we leave hand sanitiser by the cookies can he come?"
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Taiwan lawmakers throw pig guts and punches
Taiwan's opposition legislators exchanged blows in a heated row over the easing of US pork imports.
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