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A Licence to Shoot Up: The Thistle, in Glasgow’s Health and Care Centre, has become the UK’s first safe drug use centre. Addicts can now bring drugs and use them in ‘a facility that is safe, hygienic and medically supervised,’ said Councillor Allan Casey. It is hoped that the scheme will reduce drug-related deaths and improve public health.
Leo’s Sweet Escape: The actor and climate activist Leonardo DiCaprio reportedly used a private jet to escape the LA wildfires. Critics argue this mars his ‘climate warrior’ persona, with one X user calling him a ‘hypocrite.’
Roach Coffee, Anyone? According to the FDA, up to 10 per cent of ground coffee contains microscopic traces of insect fragments, including cockroaches. Dr Sermed Mezher advises those with a shellfish allergy to avoid pre-ground coffee as it contains a cockroach-derived protein (tropomyosin) that can trigger an allergic reaction.
Did Women Rule the Iron Age? After sequencing DNA from 50 genome samples in Dorset’s burial grounds, a group of geneticists and archaeologists believe there is strong evidence that land was inherited through the female line in Iron Age Britain, with husbands moving to live with their wife’s community. This suggests women in Britain held significant power and authority as far back as 800 BC, an argument further supported by the fact that the earliest recorded rulers were queens – Boudica and Cartimandua.
Death of an Artist: David Lynch, America’s visionary filmmaker, artist and musician, and the man who gave us one of the most surreal TV crime series, ‘Twin Peaks,’ has died at the age of 78 from emphysema-related causes.
Is Britain Still Heading for Net Zero? The UK plans to expand its AI sector by boosting AI computing power twentyfold by 2030. The computing power needed for AIs to evolve means higher energy usage. Critics argue that a sharp rise in energy needs is unlikely to be satisfied by renewable energy sources. The result could see increased competition for limited renewables and an overreliance on scarce fossil fuels to remedy the scarcity. If renewables cannot meet AI’s vast electricity needs, the future may see more rather than less emissions.
Denmark’s Secret to Hitting that Work-Life Balance: Apparently, ‘trust’ is the biggest driver between employers and employees in Denmark. Instead of rigid working hours, check-ins and micromanagement, employers primarily care that you get the tasks done. Additionally, six months of paid maternity and paternity leave, flexible working hours and respecting weekend times as rest days, make the Danes a very satisfied workforce.