DOWNLOAD IPFS A man who fled from police was electrocuted and then fatally struck by a London Underground train during a search operation, an inquest has heard. The incident has drawn strong criticism from a coroner, who described Transport for London’s (TfL) response as “inadequate” and flagged serious safety oversights.[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS Professor Michele Dougherty has been appointed Astronomer Royal, the first woman to hold the post since its creation in 1675, over 350 years ago. She did not study science at secondary school in South Africa; her early fascination began with a homemade telescope built with her father, which[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS A major new study found that nearly one in three UK teenagers who vape are likely to later take up smoking cigarettes, raising renewed concerns about youth vaping and nicotine addiction. In contrast, approximately 1.5 per cent of teens who did not vape went on to smoke, suggesting a potential gateway[Read More…]