Six Affordable UK Country House Hotels with Spas
Beat the January blues with our pick of six charming UK country house hotels, each featuring a spa and rooms for under £160 per night. Perfect for a post-festive reset.
Beat the January blues with our pick of six charming UK country house hotels, each featuring a spa and rooms for under £160 per night. Perfect for a post-festive reset.
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The Trump administration plans to break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a 'crown jewel' of climate science. Experts warn this move puts public safety at risk. Read the full story.
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Trump administration transfers key education programmes to other agencies as staff describe complete loss of morale and chaotic working conditions. Read the full investigation.
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The US State Department plans to remove Harvard, Yale and 36 other universities from its Diplomacy Lab research partnership programme due to diversity hiring practices. Discover the full implications.
Australia's national science agency CSIRO announces up to 350 job cuts, described as 'worst cuts ever seen' and a 'sad day for publicly funded science'.
A pivotal 2012 study on gender bias in science hiring has been contradicted by a major replication. Discover how the new findings challenge established narratives on women in STEM.
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The NHS is making history by inviting adults with Down's syndrome to participate in revolutionary health research that could transform medical understanding and care.
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