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Andy Burnham said he is ready to 'grasp the nettle' of the issue and be 'unpopular' after years of wrangling over policies.

If you're trying to reduce a potential inheritance tax bill, the most common solutions typically involve spending the money yourself or gifting it during your lifetime so that it is not taxed on your death.

As the Palace, Piers Morgan and others push back on Earl Spencer's bombshell memoir, ROBERT HARDMAN reveals what's fiction and what's true.

Is it the point at which we can confidently say what day the bins go out? When our cars are finally free of crisp packets and greasy sandwich wrappers?

When the guilty verdict was read out, I dropped my pen in disbelief. Was the discovery of a tiny particle containing lead, antimony and barium enough to convict a man of Jill Dando's murder?

It is the oldest and most heartbreaking story in music. A superstar dies, but before the flowers have even wilted, their family is locked in a bitter battle over the millions left behind.

Women will start to receive a larger state pension than men early next year in a groundbreaking reversal of payouts, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

A little under ten years ago, Prince William and Prince Harry stood shoulder-to-shoulder to introduce a film they collaborated on about Princess Diana.

In 2019 Prime Minister Theresa May announced a radical law change that meant everyone in the country would - overnight - become an organ donor, unless they chose to opt out

It's time to bid farewell to the sun lounger and get your walking shoes on to explore some of Europe's most endearing cities.

The new Chancellor doesn't understand what is happening and the PM isn't interested.

According to reports, Amanda has submitted an Intellectual Property Office application to trademark her name for future use on beauty products and website.

Young people across Essex can learn lifesaving CPR skills through a free national livestream.

Hundreds of Essex pupils learnt about climate change and the environment at Let's Talk Trash at Braxted Park.

They will take place until October 7

Young people across Essex can learn lifesaving CPR skills through a free national livestream.

Hundreds of Essex pupils learnt about climate change and the environment at Let's Talk Trash at Braxted Park.

The final developer build offers a glimpse of the future Cupertino abandoned for NeXT

Could this push solar cell efficiency beyond the theoretical 33% limit? Interesting Engineering reports: Researchers at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands found that tin-based perovskite solar cells can slow heat loss from high-energy "hot electrons..." When sunlight strikes a panel, photons jump-start electrons into action. The most energetic photons create super-charged hot electrons... [but] in fractions of a trillionth of a second, these high-energy particles rapidly cool, dumping their bonus energy as waste heat before ever leaving the solar cell... In collaboration with Maria Antonietta Loi, professor of Photophysics and Optoelectronics, the team created an experimental setup. Using a specialized solar cell material called tin-based perovskite, Loi's lab performed a feat many thought impossible: she slowed the heat loss down by a factor of 1,000. Suddenly, the extra energy lingered for nanoseconds instead of vanishing in picoseconds... To solve the puzzle, Koster and PhD student Tim Faber built digital simulations to peel back the quantum layers. And discovered a surprising double-action mechanism at work... The simulations matched the exact nanosecond delay observed in the lab... These specialized materials could be used to build a new generation of super-efficient solar cells. Tin-based metal halide perovskites are non-toxic, eco-friendly crystalline materials for high-performance solar energy conversion... The material possesses an unusually low electron mass. As a result, electric charges move quickly and retain extra thermal energy for extended periods. This combination of broad light absorption, efficient charge movement, and prolonged energy retention makes these materials prime candidates for next-generation solar panels. "There are many other questions that still need answers," the team said in their announcement, "but in theory, this discovery could allow the creation of more efficient solar cells, beyond the theoretical limit of 33 percent." Thanks to long-time Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot for sharing the article.

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My son Henry won't retire until roughly 2088. He's only five and has just started his second year at primary school, but I'm already planning ahead for him.