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Police have issued a warning about cannabis sweets after a 23-year-old who consumed sweets suspected to be laced with the drug died in London. Law student Damilola Grace Olakanmi bought the “gummies” via a messaging app. She and a 21-year-old friend immediately fell ill after having the sweets, which came in packaging branded with “Trrlli Peachie O’s”.


A new 3D-printed fingertip that has a sense of touch like human skin has been created by researchers at Bristol University. It’s been made to produce artificial nerve signals, similar to the ones made by human nerve endings in the skin. It’s hoped the tech can be used in future to massively improve prosthetics.


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  • Hubble telescope discovers the most distant star ever seen. (5.58)


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