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Even by the usual grim standards of party conference speeches, John Healey's first address as Chancellor to a Labour conference was a pretty dismal affair.

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A deal is being 'negotiated' for the supermarket to open

Its high street is on the decline with a large number of boarded up shops

Rise of the Googlebook means ChromeOS users get eight years' support, not a decade

Haskins appeared on Saved by the Bell on NBC from 1989-93, followed by Saved by the Bell: The New Class from 1993-2000.

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter was blasted by a top Tory who demanded that Andy Burnham make her apologise for the claim.

An Essex domestic abuse survivor is calling for Clare's Law to be reformed after waiting two months to learn about allegations against her ex-partner.

Braintree Council is holding a consultation on new outdoor table tennis facilities in Witham.

An Essex domestic abuse survivor is calling for Clare's Law to be reformed after waiting two months to learn about allegations against her ex-partner.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: It is the bane of every fruit bowl: sliced banana that turns brown before it has reached the table. But such woes could soon be a thing of the past, with gene-edited bananas that keep their freshly peeled color now one step closer to reaching British shoppers. According to Tropic, the Norwich-based agricultural-biotechnology company that developed the fruit, the bananas have the same taste and texture but stay "fresh, yellow and appetizing long after peeling and slicing." Gilad Gershon, the chief executive of Tropic, said the flesh of the new banana resisted browning for an extra day or two -- and longer if chilled. He added that the innovation could make it easier to add bananas to prepackaged products such as fruit salads and breakfast pots, as well as reducing waste. [...] Tropic developed the bananas by using a gene-editing technology called Crispr-Cas9 to alter all three copies of a single gene within the fruit. As a result, they were able to reduce the production of polyphenol oxidase, an enzyme that causes browning. A similar approach has been effective in reducing browning in other produce, including mushrooms. Tropic said the non-browning bananas could reduce food waste and CO2-equivalent emissions along the supply chain by more than 25%. "This could support an annual reduction in CO2 emissions of over 9m tonnes in the banana export market alone," the company said. [...] Gershon said Tropic had gained regulatory approval for the non-browning bananas in 10 other countries including Japan, Brazil and the Philippines. The fruit is already being grown in Latin America.

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More information has been revealed about the shocking death of an All Elite Wrestling (AEW) superstar.

Fire engines rushed to the blaze which was reported just after 7.30pm at Colthrop Business Park, near Thatcham.

The bird, named 'Little Reg', tumbled into the sea three times before landing safely on the boat where it was wrapped in a towel.