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A group of scientific integrity experts is calling for urgent action to combat "paper mills" -- companies that sell fraudulent research papers and fake peer reviews. In a Nature comment piece published January 27, the experts warn that at least 400,000 papers published between 2000 and 2022 show signs of being produced by paper mills, while only 55,000 were retracted or corrected during that period.

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Vanessa Feltz called her former fiance a 'one-hit wonder' and has made scathing remarks about his literacy levels. Now the pop star has hit back, telling me: 'We haven't made peace.'

William, 42, appeared to be in high spirits as he and local school children in Guildford filtered DNA samples through a syringe after extracting water from a local pond.

Peter Alexander, now 56 and living in Northern Ireland, never expected to be diagnosed with the memory robbing disorder when he went to see a neurologist in 2018.

Joining the Loose Women panel on Wednesday for a special edition of the show named 70 plus, the Great British Bake Off judge, 84, candidly said there were 'all sorts of things wrong' with ageing.

Vicky Pattison has uploaded a picture of herself, fully clothed, into one of the new and easily accessible 'undressing' apps. The horror she feels on seeing the almost instant results is visceral.

Having the Princess of Wales wearing a piece of her fabulous vintage jewellery would have been a honour on any day of the week for Susan Caplan.

Presenter Ranvir Singh faced furious backlash when she referred to the 'six million people' killed in concentration camps during World War II without specifying they were Jewish victims.

'Disastrous'. 'Suicidal'. 'A growth killer'. These are just some of the words that have been used to describe the Government's economic strategy over the past few days.

EXCL: The case came during the first day of an extended transparency project which has allowed journalists to report on every family court for the first time.

Dear Jane, I live in a small, tight-knit neighborhood. Everybody knows everybody and we all love to gossip. My next-door neighbor acts like she is perfect, but I recently discovered something...

The existence of Scotland's legendary Loch Ness Monster has been hotly-debated for nearly a century. Now the mystery may have been finally been solved - by none other than Prince William .

Ion Tigulea (pictured), 40, was 'deprived' of sleep after the arrival of his newborn and nodded off for up to eight seconds before he crashed into Michael Wells.

While Thornbush Farm in West Yorkshire is now derelict, it's history is far from dull, and the entire 8.5 acre site is going up for auction on 5 February.

I own a 2015 BMW M5 and it now costs me £710 a year to tax but I was talking to my neighbour who owns a similar model and he only pays £190. Why is this?

The company has been renamed as 'The 1189808 Foundation' - with the number the same as their charity number - and dropped the 'limited' aspect of their title.

The road has been shut for hours

Fallout continues from per-employee licensing shift in 2023, survey finds

Only around one in ten Oracle Java customers are likely to stick around following costly licensing changes Big Red made to its development and runtime environments in January 2023, according to research.…

The island has long drawn British tourists thanks to its palm-fringed beaches, coral reef and rich culture. And now retirees could be heading there not just for holidays.

Mastermind begs colluders to bury evidence later used to imprison him

In announcing the sentencing of three Brits who ran OTP Agency, an account-takeover business, the National Crime Agency (NCA) revealed how a 2021 report sent the fraudsters into a panicked frenzy.…