Ben Spencer
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Science Editor of the Sunday Times. DMs open for tips and stories. Sign up to my environment newsletter here: https://t.co/OYGA3rz35G.
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Joined March 2009
Had huge fun writing this piece about quantum computing for the Sunday Times Magazine. Thanks to the scientists and engineers who showed me their awesome machines - and tried to teach me how they work. Online now @thetimes
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RT @ShaunLintern: NHS England's cancer director Cally Palmer, who is also chief at the @royalmarsden, is stepping down - a final decision o…
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A pleasure to go for a stroll with @energyukceo Emma Pinchbeck to talk about the trade offs between nature and climate, what climate action means for the UK and the metropolitan fantasy of an unchanging English countryside. In the Sunday Times @thetimes
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RT @mjauk: Officials on the National Screening Committee have ordered a new review of the evidence on prostate cancer screening, potentiall…
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How to keep the lights on when the wind doesn't blow. An exploration of energy storage and its role in getting Britain to net zero @thetimes
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@whippletom If you don't need up to date versions you can get 2021 Office as a one-off download with no subscription. Think much cheaper for the old version as well.
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RT @ECIU_UK: Octopus boss Greg Jackson says: split UK into price zones or bills will keep rising, suggesting localised pricing would mean t…
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RT @cooksimon: Excellent piece by @Ben_Spencer about A&E And he’s right - a lot of the problem is simply the syste…
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After three decades of social care inquiries, commissions, green papers and policy proposals, Keir Starmer is embarking on the latest attempt to fix the system. I've outlined the key challenges he will have to solve in today's Sunday Times 👇🏻 @thetimes
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Tomorrow's front page
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This is amazing
Rare sighting alert! A majestic humpback whale spotted off #Hastings Coast on 03/01/2025 was beautifully captured by Kitty Dale. Watch this magical moment unfold and marvel at nature's wonders! 🌊
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RT @KatEllenFidler: “I guess there are never enough books.” So said John Steinbeck. Well, I guess John never attempted to read a book a wee…
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RT @thetimes: 🔺NEW: The number of children admitted to hospital for food reactions tripled in 20 years. Here’s how scientists are advoca…
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This week I visited St Helier Hospital in south London, one of the 40 places promised a new hospital but still waiting. Leaking roofs, broken lifts, peeling paint, patients waiting in corridors. “It feels like the end of the road” one patient said 👇
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We are in the midst of the West’s “second wave” of allergies - admissions for food anaphylaxis have trebled in 20 years. But why? What is driving up rates of these awful diseases? I’ve dug into the science for tomorrow’s Sunday Times 👇 @thetimes
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RT @drruthannharpur: Is modern parenting causing an allergic epidemic? Interesting question from @thetimes @Ben_Spencer Imho absolutely…
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RT @thetimes: Doctors warned of a ‘tidal wave’ and say it’s already the worst winter they’ve seen outside Covid. People are rushing to prot…
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RT @thetimes: Dying of cancer at the age of 71, Roberta Barratt-Brown had her heart set on spending her final days at Ashgate Hospice, an i…
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RT @thetimes: Adults referred for an autism assessment have been told the waiting list is so long in their part of the country that they ma…
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