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An extremely rare insect has been spotted for the first time in nearly two decades at an Essex Wildlife Trust site.

The three Asian Pakistani men and one white European man were charged as part of an investigation into the sexual abuse of three teenage girls.

A major route has partially re-opened following a crash and fuel spill near Rettendon.

A major route has partially re-opened following a crash and fuel spill near Rettendon.

West Ham have urged supporters not to sing their Manor Solomon chant - which contains anti-Palestine lyrics - ahead of their first home game of the season.

Affected titles crash, freeze, or restart PCs while Redmond works out whether it is to blame

After announcing their departure from California for a return to the UK, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's new address remains a mystery.

Have you ever tried an eSIM? It could be the way to avoid hefty phone charges - but is it threatening mobile companies?

bryanandaimee shares a report from ScienceDaily: A Finnish study has found an unexpected association between screen use and cognitive performance. Children who accumulated more screen time as they grew up tended to show better cognitive processing during adolescence. One of the researchers cautions against viewing screen time as entirely harmful and says the goal should be to balance physical activity with screen use that encourages active thinking. [...] "The findings suggest that screen time can support children's and adolescents' cognitive processing. Presumably, the essential point here is what kind of things they do in their screen time. Teachers and parents should encourage children to use devices and screens in such ways that promote active thinking, problem-solving, creativity and learning," states Doctoral Researcher Petri Jalanko from the University of Jyvaskyla. Digital activities that involve learning, creativity, problem-solving, or other forms of active mental engagement could potentially help explain the association observed in the study. "We should not regard screen time solely as harmful but seek balance between physical activity and screen time that promotes active thinking," Jalanko summarizes. The relationship between physical activity and cognition was more complicated. Among girls, greater amounts of light intensity physical activity since childhood were associated with better working memory during adolescence. Among boys, greater participation in guided physical activity from childhood through adolescence was linked to better working memory. The researchers also found an unexpected pattern involving unsupervised exercise. Lower levels of self-reported unsupervised physical activity were associated with better cognitive processing in adolescence. By contrast, physical activity and sedentary time measured using a device that tracked heart rate and movement were not associated with cognitive processing. One possible explanation is that these sensors can measure movement and physiological activity but cannot determine exactly what a person is doing during periods of activity or inactivity. The findings have been published in the journal Pediatric Exercise Science.

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Tamzin Outhwaite was joined by her eldest child Flo Ellis-Outhwaite as she celebrated her latest West End role on Wednesday night.

A passenger plane carrying nearly 300 people struck its tail as it took off from Munich airport in an incident that was described as a 'near disaster'.

The helicopter crash which killed a British newlywed couple on their Greek honeymoon may have been caused by a mechanical failure, authorities have said.

Gold-medal-winning sprinter and coach Leon Baptiste mysteriously vanished two months ago following a trip to Morocco.

Baroness Gray was Sir Keir's chief of staff in No10 at the start of his time as prime minister but lasted just three months in the role.

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Officials launched a probe after seeing infections of cryptosporidium parvum increase around eight-fold in France last year.