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Woman over 70 says 'people remark on how well I look' using £13 Liz Earle serum

'I wouldn't want to be without it - it has cleared and brightened my 70-plus-year-old skin beautifully'

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EastEnders fans 'work out' Linda Carter exit storyline after Kellie Bright's shock announcement

Fans of the BBC soap will be saying goodbye to Linda Carter in the coming months

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DWP confirms full list of 35 heart and vascular conditions that qualify for £748 monthly payment

There is a total of 105,756 qualifying PIP claims for 35 heart and vascular conditions, according to the DWP

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Terrorists who planned liquid bomb attacks on transatlantic flights launch bid for jail release

The foiled terrorist plot had the potential to be more destructive than the September 11 attacks

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Sharon Osbourne leaves bar in late husband Ozzy’s hometown stunned with shock appearance

Sharon made the trip to Birmingham to remember her late husband

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'This is chaos': Tintwistle villagers forced to step in as HGVs gridlock streets after major closure

Tintwistle residents in the Woodhead Pass area say they are 'redirecting traffic' as drivers try to avoid the road closures

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Riffing on classic British comfort food

Jimi Famurewa, restaurant critic and food journalist, travels to Edinburgh, London and Manchester eating at the female-fronted cafes and bistros reviving regional comfort food favourites, passed down through generations. Starting with soda bread and a fry-up cooked by Irish-born owner Claire Hanraha...

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Solar eclipse health warning issued to anyone who has bought glasses online

The eclipse is taking place on Wednesday evening

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Engineered enzymes open new routes to building complex molecules

An international team of researchers have engineered enzymes that form diverse carbon–carbon and carbon–nitrogen bonds, broadening the reactions possible with biocatalysts and enabling precise control of molecular structures.

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Inside The All Creatures Great and Small prequel fans wished had been continued

All Creatures Great and Small fans can discover the BBC prequel series Young James Herriot

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Tragedy as person dies on tracks with Manchester trains cancelled

All lines were blocked this morning amid the incident between Wigan North Western, Manchester Victoria and Liverpool Lime Street

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Bury’s Layton Williams makes major career announcement to celebrate personal milestone 

The big news arrives just one year after the Bad Education star won an Oliver Award

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When is Clacton by-election this month as Nigel Farage vies to win seat back

The Reform leader's decision to seek re-election could backfire

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Gardening expert explains rules on trimming a neighbour’s overhanging hedge

It can be a common cause of neighbour disputes

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Greater Manchester warned 'deaths will rise' this week as UKHSA issues urgent alert and key advice

The three-day heat-health alert will come into effect at 9am on Tuesday, August 11

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Strictly's Amy Dowden tells fans 'it's a privilege' as co-stars left emotional by birthday message

The Welsh native marked her 36th birthday just weeks before her return to the BBC dancing competition

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Met Office day-by-day weather forecast for Greater Manchester as three-day heatwave to hit

Temperatures are forecast to reach highs of 33C in Greater Manchester this week

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Major disruption on Greater Manchester train line amid emergency incident

Services to and from Wigan North Western and Manchester Victoria are affected

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Drama as approval for Greater Manchester's tallest tower thrown out after major issue found

The plans for the Regent Retail Park site in Salford will have to be reconsidered by a planning committee

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Open Research Digest, July 2026

The July 2026 issue of the Open Research Digest is now available, bringing together the latest news, updates and opportunities from Open Research at The University of Manchester.  This month’s Open Research Perspective is from Dr Tristan Martin, who reflects on two years of Research Data Convers...