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‘Sponge roads’ which soak up water to be built in flood-risk areas in England

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‘Sponge roads’ like ‘Rice Krispie cakes’ that soak up water will be built in flood-risk areas to stop sewers overflowing under £150m Defra plan The high-tech roads will be used as part of a project by Slough Borough Council The council has won funding from Defra for sponge roads to help with flooding Sponge roads … Read more

‘Sponge roads’ like ‘Rice Krispy cakes’ that soak up water will be built in flood-risk areas

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‘Sponge roads’ like ‘Rice Krispy cakes’ that soak up water will be built in flood-risk areas to stop sewers overflowing under £150m Defra plan The high-tech roads will be used as part of a project by Slough Borough Council The council has won funding from Defra for sponge roads to help with flooding Sponge roads … Read more

Hospital becomes the first in the world to use a ‘sponge on a string’ to detect oesophageal cancer

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A British hospital is the first in the world to use a ‘sponge on a string’ to detect oesophageal cancer in a Covid-safe way. It allows health workers to collect cell samples from the food pipe without the need for an endoscopy, biopsy or sedation. Endoscopies, which involve passing a thin tube containing a camera … Read more

Keanu Reeves was inspiration for his tumbleweed character Sage in SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run

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Keanu Reeves was the inspiration for his magic tumbleweed character Sage in SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run premiering on Paramount Plus By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 07:23 GMT, 3 March 2021 | Updated: 07:48 GMT, 3 March 2021 He’s returning as Neo in a new Matrix movie. But Keanu Reeves has also gotten … Read more

Mother ‘was severely depressed when she used sponge to suffocate disabled 10-year-old son

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A Russian woman accused of suffocating her disabled son with a sponge was severely depressed with ‘psychotic symptoms’ at the time of the killing, the Old Bailey heard today. Dylan Freeman’s body was discovered at the family’s home in Acton, West London, on August 16.  Olga Freeman, 40, the wife of celebrity photographer Dylan Freeman, … Read more

Great British Bake Off special: Triple-layer berry Victoria sponge cake 

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Great British Bake Off special: Triple-layer berry Victoria sponge cake By Candice Brown Published: 00:02 GMT, 25 October 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 25 October 2020 CANDICE BROWN, winner 2016  SERVES 10-12 335g self-raising flour 335g unsalted butter, softened 335g golden caster sugar 3 tsp baking powder 6 large eggs grated zest of 2 lemons … Read more

New ‘sponge on a string’ test can pick up early signs of oesophageal cancer

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Patients at risk of oesophageal cancer are being offered a new ‘sponge on a string’ test to help pick up the earliest signs of the disease – allowing doctors to take steps to prevent it. The one-minute procedure, which can be carried out by a GP or a nurse, involves swallowing a pill containing a … Read more

Celebrity photographer’s autistic son was ‘suffocated with a sponge and laid to rest next to toys’

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The murdered autistic son of a celebrity photographer died after being suffocated with a sponge, the court appearance of his accused killer mother heard this morning. Olga Freeman, 40, was brought before the Old Bailey today after being charged with the murder of Dylan Freeman, ten, at the weekend at their home in Acton, west … Read more

Woman bakes cake that looks identical to a dirty dish sponge

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A TikTok user stunned her followers by making a cake that looks exactly like a dirty dish sponge — and then taking a big bite of it.  Abi, a 20-year-old amateur baker, shared footage of herself munching on the shockingly realistic-looking cake before giving a behind-the-scenes look at how it was made.   Sitting on the … Read more