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The tech firms embracing a 72-hour working week

In the race for AI, tech firms are asking for their staff to work long hours. But there are risks, experts say.

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Health warning over Cape Verde travel after stomach bug deaths

Four Britons have died after contracting gut infections on the archapeligo since last year.

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I inhaled traffic fumes to find out where air pollution goes in my body

BBC health correspondent James Gallagher gets his blood analysed to understand how air pollution is killing us.

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Statin pills much safer than advertised, major review finds

The results, in The Lancet journal, come from trials involving more than 120,000 people comparing statins with a dummy drug or placebo.

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Businesses face extinction unless they protect nature, major report warns

Experts call for urgent action by businesses to restore the natural systems that keep them running.

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Late goals are destroying Liverpool's season and solution isn't obvious

Why have Liverpool gone from mentality monsters to a side there for the taking?

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More baby formula products recalled over toxin fears

Danone has recalled 15 more batches of Aptamil and Cow&Gate first infant milk because a toxin called cereulide may be present.

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Hong Kong court jails media tycoon and British citizen Jimmy Lai for 20 years

Lai's supporters say this amounts to a death sentence, but authorities say it demonstrates the rule of law.

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Seahawks claim dominant Super Bowl victory over Patriots

The Seattle Seahawks deliver a dominant defensive display to beat the New England Patriots 29-13 and claim their second Super Bowl victory.

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Dad who nearly lost tongue to cancer urges men's virus awareness

A father-of-two reveals how a tumour in his tongue was caused by human papillomavirus (HPV).

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Maxwell refuses to answer questions about Epstein in congressional hearing

Ghislaine Maxwell, the jailed associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, invoked her Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination.

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The blight of sewage pollution tackled in water shake-up

A major review called for oversight of water companies in Wales and England to be overhauled.

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The shocking truth behind historic anatomical art

A new exhibition reveals the dark stories behind the dead bodies used in art

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10 of the best films to watch this February

From a new take on Wuthering Heights to the latest Scream

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Why Wuthering Heights is so misunderstood

How Emily Brontë's 1847 novel has shocked, captivated and confounded readers

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Sunken Thames barges create new island for birds

The National Trust describes the Northey Island project as "a bold marine engineering feat".

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