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Plant ‘time bombs’ highlight how sneaky invasive species can be

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A stealthy, destructive weed — the sycamore maple — began its “don’t worry, just love me” phase of invading Great Britain so long ago that the tree didn’t have what we’d call a scientific name.

The tree had arrived from Central Europe by 1613, and Carl Linnaeus, who set up modern Latin naming, wouldn’t be born for almost another century. Altogether, 320 years passed before biologists found the tree crowding out native plants, researchers report in the March Nature Ecology

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Still living in the Mad Men age! From ignoring women’s safety to obsessing over leading male stars, advertising campaigners reveal the modern-day commercials guilty of ‘sneaky sexism’

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Women’s empowerment and representation have been buzzwords of late for brand campaigns – and yet one advertising organisation has claimed that ‘sneaky sexism’ is heavily on display in modern-day commercials.

We’ve all seen the vintage adverts from the ‘Mad Men’ days and laughed in disbelief at how sexist they were.

Inspired by 100 years of Women in Advertising and Communications Leadership (WACL), Channel 4’s recent Mad Women documentary contained such gems as breakfast cereals urging men to ‘train your wife’

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26 sneaky Tube hacks to make your London Underground trip a breeze

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Travelling on the London Underground can feel like an arduous task at the best times, with busy services and stifling heat often making for a tortuous experience. 

However, there are a few ways to make your journey a little more tolerable. From sneaky shortcuts to the stations you should avoid, here are 26 useful tips on how to make travelling on the Tube that little bit easier. 

Read on below for MailOnline’s full list of Tube travel hacks. 

Anyone who

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Sneaky trick to cancel Facebook friend requests (without the person knowing)

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Sneaky trick to cancel Facebook friend requests (without the person knowing)

  • Here are the two ways you can undo the hurt of rejected Facebook requests 
  • You can access the dreaded list of rejections on desktop AND mobile 

By Zeenia Naqvee

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Have you ever wondered what happened to those Facebook requests you never heard back from… did they ignore your request or simply forget to respond?

Whether it’s that random pub-goer who

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People are only just realising this sneaky tip to change WhatsApp text

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People are only just realising this sneaky tip to change WhatsApp text

  • A TikToker has posted three genius hacks on how to quickly change your font 
  • You can quickly vamp up your WhatsApp messages with these simple methods 

By Jessica Hamilton

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Nuance in text messages can often be lost… the cold silence after sending, the dread, the regret. Did they think you were being serious?

Fortunately, armed with these handy WhatsApp

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Die Sneaky Parking App berechnet die DOPPELTE Rechnung des Autofahrers

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Autofahrer werden von einer neuen Welle von Pay-by-Phone-Abzocke-Gebühren getroffen – mit hinterhältigen Extras, die in einigen Fällen die Kosten für die Nutzung eines Parkplatzes verdoppeln.

Während sich viele Urlauber dafür entscheiden, ihren Sommerurlaub in Großbritannien statt im Ausland zu verbringen, nutzen Pay-by-Phone-Anbieter Autofahrer in Höhe von geschätzten 20 Millionen Pfund aus, indem sie diese zusätzlichen Gebühren erheben.

Dies wird alles erleichtert, da viele Fahrer, die Schwierigkeiten haben, einen Parkplatz zu finden, gezwungen sind, eine Telefon-App zu verwenden. Dies liegt daran,

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Rich Eisen stuft Chiefs Rookie als „Sneaky Good“ Pick ein

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Ein Fan der Kansas City Chiefs feuert sein Team beim NFL Draft 2022 an.

Es gibt kein besseres Gefühl, als wenn ein kluger Plan aufgeht, und es fühlt sich an, als wäre genau das für General Manager Brett Veach und die Kansas City Chiefs im NFL-Entwurf 2022 passiert.

Ein perfektes Beispiel ist ein Wide Receiver-Talent wie Skyy Moore, der in Runde zwei zu Veach wechselt, Monate nachdem das Front Office beschlossen hat, von Tyreek Hill wegzuziehen. Es ist fast

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‘Novak Djokovic is a lying, sneaky a***hole’: leaked footage shows news anchors slamming tennis ace

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Two of Australia’s highest profile news presenters have been caught in leaked footage calling unvaccinated tennis champion Novak Djokovic an ‘a***hole’ while preparing for the nightly news. 

7News Melbourne presenters Rebecca Maddern and Mike Amor slammed the controversial player in a foulmouthed, hot mic rant that was later leaked online. 

Djokovic, a nine-time Australian Open champion, jetted Down Under last week for the tournament, carrying a medical exemption from vaccination citing he had tested positive to Covid on December 16

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