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AI’s Role in Secure Online Casino Environments

AI and machine learning algorithms are now the keen-eyed sentinels in the world of online casinos. They analyse colossal amounts of player data—betting patterns, session length, transaction history—to detect anomalies instantly. These systems flag suspicious behaviour such as rapid-fire bets,...

Ridgeway School teachers take part in Rat Race Dirty Weekend

Three teachers from Ridgeway School took part in the gruelling Rat Race Dirty Weekend recently.

Craig Follett (Assistant Principal / Head of Maths); Ian Hartley (Head of Personal Development & Religious Studies) and Martin Tinkler (Head of Care & Services) completed the world’s largest obstacle course as part of the school’s Staff Resilience Challenge.

“Some of the...

Junk food causes similar high blood sugar levels as type 2 diabetes

A junk food diet can cause as much damage to the kidney as diabetes, according to a study published today in Experimental Physiology.

Type 2 diabetes is often associated with obesity and the number of cases are rising worldwide at an alarming rate. In type 2 diabetes, the body either doesn’t produce enough insulin or doesn’t react to it. This causes an accumulation of sugar (glucose)...

How to Care for Eyelash Extensions

Eyelashes are a good focal point in relation to beauty. In case you are the kind of girl obsessed with mascara, this is another solution for you i.e. use of eyelash extension. These extensions are simpler to maintain in comparison with mascara. Though the extensions are false, no one can notice that they are not natural if you maintain them according to the ways discussed deeply below....

Report highlights people with MS in Devon not receiving fair care

New research from the MS Trust surveyed over 1,800 people living with MS. It found that too many people living with progressive forms of MS feel they are getting a second class service, and many feel abandoned by their specialists.

People with progressive MS make up almost half of the UK’s 100,000 MS population. But 40% of them haven’t seen an MS specialist nurse in the past year and...

Ten Tors success for the Ridgeway and Devonport High School for Girls training group

Ten Tors success for the Ridgeway and Devonport High School for Girls training group.

All four teams in the Ridgeway and Devonport High School for girls training group are celebrating success following the annual Ten Tors event. The training group comprising of combined teams from both schools all completed well within the allocated time. With teams entered at all distances for the 35...

Plymouth lecturer tackles Scotland's Wilds for charity

Law Lecturer Ann Lyon has a point to prove as a competitor in a renowned Scottish endurance event created to raise funds and awareness for the plight of ex-services’ personnel and their families.

The 56 year-old lecturer in the Law Department of The University of Plymouth, is a former TA army reservist and an enthusiastic supporter of military causes.

The Cateran Yomp is a 54...

Average cost of dental check-ups vary by £44 across UK

The price of private dental care in the UK varies dramatically by postcode, with a difference of 80% in price for routine check-ups across the country. The average cost for a simple check-up is now £51, an increase of a whopping 42% compared to last year, according to new research released by global healthcare search engine, WhatClinic.com.

The data, based on fees charged by 14,000...

Are you allergy aware when you eat out?

A year on from the introduction of new allergen labelling rules, how are food businesses in Plymouth getting on?

To mark Allergy Awareness Week 2016, the City Council is reminding food business in Plymouth about the rules which went live in December 2014. Since then, all food businesses in the city have had to verbally explain and/or signpost to where allergen information can be found...

Destination: Saltram, travelling the world through the collections

Destination: Saltram is a new pop-up exhibition exploring the world through the collections of the eighteenth century National Trust house near Plymouth. Opening on Saturday 7 May, the temporary exhibition will run until Sunday 26 June.

A two-hundred year old vase from misty Japanese mountains, tales of heroism and tragedy from Ancient Greece, and risqué painted mirrors imported from...

Tying Knots in Plymouth with artist Elena Brake

Elena Brake, a 23-year-old BA (Hons) Fine Art student from Plymouth College of Art, recently completed Tying Knots, a very successful performance involving members of the public in Plymouth city centre.

Designed to draw attention to the everyday action of tying a knot and the ways simple things like this can be overlooked, Elena set up a box and two stools beside the sundial in the...

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