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Gillian Duncan

Gillian Duncan

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Gillian studied English-international relations (Hons) in her hometown at the University of Aberdeen before completing a postgraduate diploma in newspaper journalism at The Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies. She worked at The Press and Journal in Aberdeen for three years before joining The National as a business reporter in 2010. She left The National after having her first child in 2013, but returned in 2018 as a news reporter. She mainly writes about consumer issues.
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A fire in the Amazon rainforest in September. Rising global temperatures will cause the Amazon to dry out and will lead to a rise in sea levels. AFP
2024 was first calendar year on record to breach 1.5°C threshold

Year-long global temperatures remain above pre-industrial average for first time, with world on course to miss 2060 global warming targets

ClimateJanuary 10, 2025
Gillian Duncan
A passenger jet comes in to land over houses next to Heathrow airport. Getty Images
Living close to airports could raise risk of heart attacks, says study

People living in areas with higher aircraft noise had stiffer and thicker heart muscles, which were less efficient at pumping blood around the body

HealthJanuary 08, 2025
Gillian Duncan
Fund manager Fairway Capital, advising the Fairway Capital Fund, has sold an 840 square metre, eight-bedroom mansion on Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, for £38 million. Alex Winship / Fairway Capital
Belgravia mansion sells for £38m in London’s first super-prime deal of 2025

Property on Wilton Crescent was fully refurbished and modernised recently

PropertyJanuary 08, 2025
Gillian Duncan
A barista prepares a Filipino signature roast coffee bean called Mount Matutum. A study has found that morning coffee drinkers have a lower risk of heart disease. Victor Besa / The National
Why the time you drink your coffee is key to protecting your heart

Study finds a morning shot of caffeine reduces cardiovascular risks

HealthJanuary 08, 2025
Gillian Duncan
Washington Wizards guard Carlton Carrington lies on the court after an apparent head injury in an NBA game against the New York Knicks last month. AP
Head injuries could awaken 'sleeping' viruses that cause Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

Researchers say antiviral drugs could be used to help prevent post-concussion syndrome and guard against future illness

HealthJanuary 07, 2025
Gillian Duncan
French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, who has died aged 96, was often a controversial figure. Reuters
Former French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen dies aged 96

Le Pen shook the French political establishment when he unexpectedly reached the presidential election run-off vote against Jacques Chirac in 2002

EuropeJanuary 07, 2025
Gillian Duncan
An estimated 2.2 million new cases of Type 2 diabetes and 1.2 million new cases of cardiovascular disease occur each year around the world because of sugary drinks, say researchers. Reuters
Sugary drinks 'cause millions of new cases' of diabetes and heart disease each year

Beverages that are high in sugar are rapidly digested, causing a spike in blood sugar levels with little nutritional value

HealthJanuary 06, 2025
Gillian Duncan
Edward Pettifer, 31, was killed in the attack in Bourbon Street, New Orleans, on New Year's Day. PA
Prince William 'shocked' as ex-nanny's stepson killed in New Orleans

Edward Pettifer's stepmother, Tiggy Legge-Bourke, worked as a nanny to the princes in the 1990s

UKJanuary 04, 2025
Gillian Duncan
Muhammad has become England's most popular baby name in the past year, according to the country's official statistics office. Photo: Isabel Pavia
How did Muhammad become the UK's most popular boys' name?

Name with roots in Islam and the Middle East has a surprisingly long history in Britain

UKJanuary 02, 2025
Neil Murphy
The Spanish migrant rescue NGO ship Open Arms is seen off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa in 2019. AFP
At least 20 missing after migrant boat sinks off Italy

Seven people rescued including eight-year-old Syrian boy whose mother has not been seen since the boat sank

EuropeJanuary 01, 2025
Gillian Duncan
Roman fort at Housesteads, Northumberland, in England. Getty Images
DNA reveals how early Iron Age Scandinavia was settled

There were three key waves of migration in Europe in the first millennium, new genetic analysis of populations indicates

UKJanuary 01, 2025
Gillian Duncan
King Charles III has made a donation to support the International Rescue Committee's work in Syria. Photo: IRC UK
King Charles makes donation to help charity's work in Syria

International Rescue Committee UK said it was 'honoured' to receive the pledge from UK monarch

UKJanuary 01, 2025
Gillian Duncan
Pipelines at the Bilche-Volytsko-Uherske underground gas storage facility in the Lviv region of western Ukraine. AFP
Russian gas flows to Europe through Ukraine halted after deal expires

Kyiv says it stopped the transit in the interests of national security

EuropeJanuary 01, 2025
Gillian Duncan
The British Museum's extensive collection includes cats, crocodiles, bulls, ibises, snakes, shrews and fish. Photo: The Trustees of the British Museum
British Museum unwraps secrets of Egyptian animal mummies using scans

Exhibit planned to throw a spotlight on the 70 million animals mummified and buried at dozens of sites in ancient Egypt

UKJanuary 01, 2025
Gillian Duncan
Ahmed Shahrabani racing a classic Mini. Photo: Ahmed Shahrabani
My UK LifeThe Omani doctor who races Minis in his spare time

In a new series, The National speaks to Arabs living in the UK about their jobs, hopes and dreams. Ahmed Shahrabani considers car racing a form of escape from his busy life as a doctor

UKDecember 31, 2024
Gillian Duncan
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