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• Mummies found in southeast Asia could be world's oldest, scientists say

  Scientists have found what could be the world's oldest known mummies in southeast Asia, with some of the preserved remains believed to date back 12,000 years.

• UK and US firms announce deals in new 'golden age' of nuclear power ahead of Trump visit

  The prime minister has hailed a new "golden age" of nuclear power as British and US companies announce five new commercial deals, ahead of the US president's state visit this week.

• New site of UK drone factory revealed

  A new drone factory will open in Swindon to help produce the uncrewed air systems the UK has sent to fight Russia in Ukraine, the government will announce today.

• Parasocial relationships are here to stay - what are the signs and are you guilty of having one?

  Ever found yourself religiously following the lives of people you've never met on social media?

• Key scientist's daughter sheds new light on decades-long medical scandal

  A renowned pharmacologist and expert witness in the Primodos drug scandal has been unmasked as a fraud - by his daughter.

• Blood test could 'revolutionise' Alzheimer's diagnosis

  A major new blood test which could revolutionise the diagnosis of Alzheimer's is being trialled on UK patients with early symptoms, researchers have said.

• Fourteen NHS trusts to be investigated over maternity 'failures'

  Fourteen hospital trusts are set to be examined as part of a national investigation into the "failures" of NHS maternity and neonatal services.

• 'Leopard spots' found on rock on Mars are clearest sign life once existed on red planet, NASA says

  "Leopard spots" found on a rock on Mars contain the clearest signs yet that life once existed on the red planet, NASA has announced.

• Lizard gives birth without mating in 'one of rarest events in animal kingdom'

  A lizard at a UK zoo has given birth without mating in what has been described as "one of the rarest events in the animal kingdom".

• Mad science or a radical revolution - could refreezing the Arctic actually work?

  Plans to save ice in the polar regions and "repair" the climate using technology are a "flawed" distraction from the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gases, according to a new scientific assessment.