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NHS still reliant on 'archaic' fax machinesNHS still reliant on 'archaic' fax machines
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Hospitals are still reliant on "archaic" fax machines with thousands still in use, a survey shows.

Senior doctors said the continued use of the outdated technology was "ludicrous", and modern forms of

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Facebook ruling: German court grants parents rights to dead daughter's accountFacebook ruling: German court grants parents rights to dead daughter's account
Image copyrightAFP/GettyImage caption The parents were initially denied access to their daughter's account after her death

Germany's highest court has ruled that the parents of a dead daughter have the rights to her Facebook account under inheritance law.

The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) said online data should

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ZTE inches closer to resuming business in USZTE inches closer to resuming business in US
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Chinese tech giant ZTE has signed an agreement with the US clearing the way for it to resume business in the country.

Once ZTE makes a $400m (£303m) security deposit, an order to lift the ban will be issued, the US Commerce Department said.

ZTE was blocked from buying US parts in April after the US found it violated trade

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Survey: Half of young people want electric carsSurvey: Half of young people want electric cars
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Half of young people in the UK would like to own an electric car – compared with just a quarter of their parents, a survey suggests.

The research comes from motoring group the AA, which says myths about electric vehicles are putting off many drivers.

This matters because cleaning up air pollution and tackling climate change both

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Marvel magicMarvel magic

Media captionAtomhawk Design is displaying its work as part of the Great Exhibition of the North

With Avengers: Infinity War having taken $2bn (£1.5bn) at the box office, Marvel's superhero films continue to dominate the cinema landscape. But just how do the comic book characters make the transition to

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Teenager Alyssa Carson could be the first person to set foot on Mars
The 17-year-old is already training to become an astronaut and could be perfectly poised to journey to Mars
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