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Scientists call on ministers to cut limits for forever chemicals in UK tap water | PFAS

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PFAS This article is more than 3 months oldScientists call on ministers to cut limits for ‘forever chemicals’ in UK tap waterThis article is more than 3 months oldPermitted levels of PFAS should be lowered tenfold and national chemicals agency created, says Royal Society of Chemistry Acceptable levels of “forever chemicals” in drinking water should be reduced tenfold and a new national chemicals agency created to protect public health, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has told the UK government. Read More...

When and why did men start wearing ties? What is the point of them? They are uncomfortable and they

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YESTERYEARWhen and why did men start wearing ties? What is the point of them? They are uncomfortable and they dangle in your soup. Justin Rigden, Adelaide Australia Anthropologists would argue that the tie directs a viewer's attention downwards to the wearer's genitals (hence the arrow-like shape). A kind of displaced cod-piece. Elster, London Isn't the point of ties to hide those terribly unsightly buttons? Susie Turner, London, UK Read More...

GCSE and A-level papers being sold on social media for 1 | Exams

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Exams This article is more than 2 years oldGCSE and A-level papers being sold on social media for £1This article is more than 2 years oldThe papers from last year’s cancelled exams are being used by many schools in England this summer GCSE and A-level papers from last year’s cancelled exams, which are being used by many schools in England this summer, are being sold to pupils on social media for as little as £1, the Guardian has learned. Read More...