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A new report reveals Premier League fans encountered nearly 30,000 gambling messages in a single weekend, highlighting a 240% increase from last year. Experts and politicians are urging government intervention, criticizing the gambling industry's self-regulation as inadequate and calling for stricter advertising controls to protect vulnerable populations, especially children.
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Researchers at the University of Oxford are developing OvarianVax, a vaccine designed to teach the immune system to recognize and attack early-stage ovarian cancer. Funded by Cancer Research UK, the vaccine could potentially be available on the NHS, aiming to eliminate the disease that claims around 4,100 lives annually in the UK.
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Recent reports highlight a worrying trend of venomous scorpions being discovered in packages shipped from China to the UK. Incidents include a student finding a scorpion in a boot shipment and a couple discovering one in a treadmill box. Experts express concern over the frequency of such stowaways.