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Through their study of two-dimensional iron selenide (FeSe) films, a research team has unlocked some intriguing clues about superconductivity. 

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AN old school building in Leigh town centre has been saved from demolition – but the developer now has "no option" but to board up the 19th Century property. Plans to knock down the former King Street School building to make way for a new four-storey block with 29 flats have been thrown out by Wigan council. Owner John Littler, who bought the building back in 2013, wanted to turn it into a state-of-the-art boxing club and offer the remaining space to charities. But he was "unaware" of...

Flood damage during Storm Christoph could cost Wigan council close to £100,000 Some staff worked 20 hour shifts, starting at 7.30am and finishing as late as 3am and 4am the following day – albeit with breaks 12:52, 17 MAR 2021 Flood warnings were in place in January (Image: Getty Images) For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter hereInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you...

By Joseph Timan, Local Democracy Reporter Two properties in Stirling Close on the Higher Folds Estate in Leigh which were flooded during Storm Christoph. Pictured in June 2018 by Google Maps. Uploaded by Joseph Timan. Permission for use for all LDRS partners. FLOOD damage caused by Storm Christoph in January could cost Wigan council close to £100,000, according to the latest estimates by the local authority. Four properties, which are...

Sam Ruland, York Daily Record Published 1:40 pm UTC Mar. 9, 2021 About this series: Over the next several weeks, reporters with USA Todays Pennsylvania network will take a look back at the impact COVID-19 has had on the commonwealth over the past year, and what the future holds. Neighborhoods across the state — some lined with million-dollar homes, others by more modest dwellings — struggled to survive this year as the coronavirus pandemic uprooted the lives of Pennsylvanians everywhere. Bu...

November 23, 2020. IT was no surprise that Fred Walker should make his name as a naval architect, marine historian, author and lecturer. In his youth he spent much of his time in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, peering through glass cases at the collection of Clyde-built ships. He pored over archives in the Mitchell Library, and he walked the city’s docks with his friend, James Macaulay. The Clyde was then busy with shipping: dredgers, tugs, passenger steamers, and cargo and pleasure vesse...

comments This story first appeared on Food52, an online community that gives you everything you need for a happier kitchen and home – that means tested recipes, a shop full of beautiful products, a cooking hotline, and everything in between! Cut off from the rest of the populated landmass of planet Earth for several millennia, Australia had plenty of time to develop some natural quirks. Take marsupials (pouches, hopping), for example, or the duck-billed platypus (duck-bill, poison spur), or t...

Family wants law strengthened after son killed by runaway utility trailer VIDEO: Family wants change after son killed by runaway utility trailer By Lisa Weismann | December 21, 2020 at 7:00 PM EST - Updated December 22 at 5:40 AM GEORGETOWN, S.C. (WCSC) - This Christmas will mark the first without the Hayes’ loved one. Corey Hayes, 24, died in a crash along US 701 in Georgetown on June 17. “It’s just been a terrible, terrible tragedy,” Corey’s father, Thad, said. �...

12 SAN ANTONIO, Texas –One of the oldest surviving World War II Veterans serving in the Battle of Salerno, Texas Army National Guard 1st Sgt. (ret.) Alfred Dietrick turned 99 years old Tuesday, December 15, 2020. Dietrick has been a fixture of the 36th Infantry Division and the Texas National Guard for over seven decades. The Texas Military Department presented him with a series of honors on his birthday to recognize the dedication and selfless service displayed by Dietrich. T...