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Sleepless nights linked to comfort eating and overeating, new study finds

A major UK analysis of over 27,000 adults has found that poor-quality and short sleep are linked to behaviours including comfort-eating, snacking on sweets and overeating and increased obesity risk. 
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From hedgerows to headwaters - new research shows how smarter landscapes can cut flood risk and boost nature

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Study on online abuse of sportswomen looks at high profile case and calls for change

A large abstract metallic sculpture stands on a circular base inside an industrial workshop, lit by warm studio lights, while artist John Atkin sits on a chair to the right facing it, with photography equipment, windows, and workshop tools visible in the background.

In pictures: Making a four-metre-tall bronze sculpture that fuses British innovation and Chinese tradition

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Loughborough University and RAF Association to offer new Forces' Families Resilience Programme

Rehearsal of the play The BBC's First Homosexual

Lost BBC documentary on homosexuality inspires new stage play for LGBT+ History Month 2026

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AI in everyday life: how chatbots are quietly reshaping daily routines – new paper

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FEATURE: Meet the artist challenging how society views disability and chronic illness

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How to involve men and boys in tackling misogyny? Start by treating them not just as perpetrators

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Loughborough University launches global centre to support fairer drug market reform

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GROK CONTROVERSY: “The real challenge will be how clearly a law defines the offence, and it is enforced in practice,” warns expert.

Whether or not US acquires Greenland, the island will be at the centre of a massive military build-up in the Arctic

Loughborough University becomes custodian of the Spirit of 2012 archive

Your body clock matters for brain health in later life – and could even be linked to dementia risk

Pimple patches have hidden our blemishes for hundreds of years – historian explains

EXPERT COMMENT: “We don't have to be substantially subzero to be able to die from the cold. Sustained damage can happen at zero degrees.”

Urgent reforms needed to protect terminally ill people from fuel poverty