Swearing banned by one in five councils in England and Wales, finds report on ‘busybody’ fines | Local government

One in five local councils have banned swearing under new “busybody” orders, up from one in 20 councils in 2022. A new report by the Campaign for Freedom in Everyday Life has found that public spaces protection orders (PSPOs) – originally intended to tackle serious anti-social behaviour – are being used by councils in England…

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A one-in-a-million supernova seen five times could reveal the Universe’s true speed

Scientists have known for nearly a century that the universe is expanding, but the exact rate of that expansion is still uncertain. This ongoing debate has even raised questions about the standard model of cosmology. Now, researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU), and the Max Planck Institutes MPA and…

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