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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 700 tonne ‘bridge-building machine’ moves one of 1,000 huge concrete deck segments, each the size of a double-decker bus, for the viaduct for the HS2 Project. Getty Images
‘Miracle’ breakthrough in cement recycling could slash emissions

Process could revolutionise production of concrete, the world's most used material and huge contributor to climate change

ClimateMay 22, 2024
Gillian Duncan
The interior of Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 after an emergency landing at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand. Reuters
Seatbelts, safety and spotting air pockets: The lessons of the turbulence death flight

Experts say incident is a reminder that passengers need to keep seatbelts on during flights

AviationMay 22, 2024
Nicky Harley
Matthew Trickett had appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London with two other people last week. Photo: Facebook
Tributes to former marine found dead after being accused of spying

Death being treated as unexplained

UKMay 22, 2024
Gillian Duncan
Police clash with protesters outside a court house in Kalamata, southwestern Greece, on Tuesday. AP
Migrant shipwreck trial dropped as protesters clash with police

Greece lacks jurisdiction to hear case of suspects accused of shipwreck that killed hundreds of migrants

EuropeMay 21, 2024
Gillian Duncan
Radiotherapy is used in more than half of cancers cases. Estimates suggest AI will be used to improve treatment in more than two thirds of those cases in the future. Getty Images
Trial finds AI detects cancer twice as quickly as humans

Technology will be used to improve the accuracy of radiation beams to combat the disease

HealthMay 21, 2024
Gillian Duncan
Antarctica's vast expanse of sea ice regulates Earth's temperature, as the white surface reflects the Sun's heat back into the atmosphere and cools the water beneath it. PA
Climate change may be behind historic Antarctica sea ice loss

Continent’s historically low sea-ice levels 'a one-in-2,000-year event without effects of climate change'

ClimateMay 20, 2024
Gillian Duncan
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Yahya Sinwar of Hamas. AFP
Netanyahu and Sinwar arrest warrants sought at ICC

Prosecutor Karim Khan applies for arrest warrants for five people in connection with the Israel-Gaza war

MENAMay 20, 2024
Gillian Duncan
Despite an overall drop from around the world, there has been a surge in applicants from the UAE to British universities. Getty Images
Universities must raise fees or face bankruptcy, leaders warn

Estimated increases of between £2,000 and £3,500 a year are required per student to protect the sector

UKMay 20, 2024
Gillian Duncan
A temporary camp in Adre, Chad. More than 600,000 Sudanese refugees have crossed into Chad from Darfur since March 2023. Getty Images
Sudan's warring sides 'must de-escalate', says Britain's David Cameron

Villages around El Fasher have been burnt down and hospitals destroyed, leaving 'hundreds' dead in the violence

MENAMay 20, 2024
Gillian Duncan
The Great Chase in London offers quintessential halal British cuisine. Victoria Pertusa / The National
Halal Sunday roasts become all-week hit at London restaurant

Catering to the needs of Muslim diners allows UK capital's eateries to capture new customers

FoodMay 17, 2024
Gillian Duncan
People dance to celebrate International Dance Day at the Heroes' Square in Budapest, Hungary. Reuters
Global life expectancy set to rise by almost five years by 2050

Average lifespan predicted to rise from 73.6 years in 2022 to 78.1 years in 2050

NewsMay 17, 2024
Gillian Duncan
Police officers investigate at a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen where French police have killed earlier an armed man who was trying to set fire to the building. AFP
Synagogue attack suspect shot dead by police in France

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says armed man was neutralised

EuropeMay 17, 2024
Gillian Duncan
The number of new pupils joining private schools in the UK has dropped by 2.7 per cent since last year, data shows. PA
Cost of sending a child to UK boarding school leaps by 9%

Families pay more than £6,000 a term for their child to attend day school and almost £8,000 to board

UKMay 16, 2024
Gillian Duncan
The Giza Pyramids. Research suggests the area was not always desert. AFP
Lost branch of Nile may hold key to pyramids riddle

Experts believe ancient Egyptians used a nearby waterway to transport millions of 2.3-tonne stone blocks

MENAMay 16, 2024
Gillian Duncan
Police officers hold back pro-Palestine campaigners during a protest outside the Thales factory in Govan, Glasgow. PA
Six police officers hurt in pro-Palestine protest at defence factory

Demonstrators claim centre produces parts for Israeli drones

UKMay 16, 2024
Gillian Duncan
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