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Salma al-Shehab was arrested in 2021 on a visit home to Saudi Arabia to see her family. Before the trip, she had re-tweeted content questioning the Saudi regime under crown prince Mohammed bin Salman

Researchers found female vegetarians see their risk of hip fracture increase by 33% compared to those who eat meat. They said a possible reason for this could be vegetarian diets "often have lower intakes of nutrients that are linked with bone and muscle health". Women who follow a vegetarian diet…

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Regularly flooded peat swamp forests contain so much carbon because waterlogging slows the decay of dead plants.

Emelie Austin who is representing Leeds in the 2022 Transplant Games has one wish - to make poorly children better

Paperound is a website where business owners can hire students to carry out tasks

Ella, who studies product design at the University of Leeds, started using Paperound to boost her income as the cost of living crisis continues to take its toll

There have been a number of new accommodation facilities built in Leeds over the years

Democratic Republic of the Congo’s government is preparing to auction off a series of licenses to drill for oil in the Congo basin. This threatens to damage around 11 million hectares of the world’s second largest rainforest.

It's not a good day to have to shut your windows

Children are not being taught enough about plants at a time when they could be the answer to global warming, scientists have warned.