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Plane’s nose wheel collapses as it lands in high winds, with emergency protocols activated but no reported injuries ...

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Scientists have finally quantified the brain’s speed limit in processing human thought, an advance that reveals why we are able to process only one thought at a time. The human body’s sensory systems, ...

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Follow live coverage as Cardiff City face Sheffield United in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier ...