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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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Sun-tracking mirrors reflect sunlight on to boilers within towers at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in the Mojave desert near the California-Nevada border. Reuters
Solar power harnessed to generate 1,000°C heat in bid to clean up manufacturing

Process currently relies on energy-intensive process of burning fossil fuels

ClimateMay 15, 2024
Gillian Duncan
Researchers have identified proteins that could be involved in the earliest stages of cancer. PA
Blood test can detect cancer seven years before it develops

Scientists hope findings from the two UK-funded studies can boost efforts to prevent disease before it starts

HealthMay 15, 2024
Gillian Duncan
Members of the student union's Palestine Society occupy the Marshall Building at the London School of Economics. Getty Images
Pro-Palestinian protesters take over London School of Economics building

Protest echoes similar encampments at universities across the US and Europe

EuropeMay 15, 2024
Gillian Duncan
View of the DragonFire laser-directed energy weapon (LDEW) system, during a trial at the Ministry of Defence's Hebrides Range, Scotland.
UK to build laser missile warships after 'learning Red Sea lessons'

New vessels fitted with DragonFire energy weapons will draw on lessons from current conflicts, including Houthi attacks on commercial shipping

UKMay 14, 2024
Gillian Duncan
Nizar Msaad, left, and Shaquille Allen were each sentenced to 40 months in prison. Photo: Metropolitan Police
Two men jailed in clampdown on London's Rolex Ripper crime wave

Robbers used machetes in violent attacks in which they stole two Rolex watches

UKMay 14, 2024
Gillian Duncan
The University of Oxford. A survey of 75 universities revealed an 88 per cent decrease in postgraduate applications from international students for the September 2024 intake. Getty Images
UK universities face 'calamitous' fall in foreign student applications

President of Universities UK criticises efforts to limit the number of students from abroad

UKMay 13, 2024
Gillian Duncan
Light and matter erupt from the sun. Photo: Nasa
Giant solar storm threatens power grids and navigation

US Space Weather Prediction Centre issues watch alert for first time since 2005

SpaceMay 10, 2024
Gillian Duncan
Keir Starmer outlined how a Labour government will tackle the issue of small boats crossing the English Channel carrying migrants. PA
Labour plans to use anti-terror powers to stop small boat crossings

Keir Starmer vows to make the British coast 'hostile territory' for people smugglers bringing migrants across the Channel

UKMay 09, 2024
Soraya Ebrahimi
Students take part in an encampment protest over the Gaza conflict on the grounds of Trinity College in Dublin. AP
Trinity College to divest from Israel after pressure from students

European universities including Dublin and Barcelona under pressure to sign up to boycott demands

EuropeMay 09, 2024
Gillian Duncan
Former UK chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has announced he will not be seeking re-election. Getty Images
'Boy from Baghdad' Nadhim Zahawi to stand down as MP

The Iraq-born Conservative politician said serving as a minister was one of the 'greatest honours of his life'

UKMay 09, 2024
Gillian Duncan
A nurse holds a syringe of a dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in Guadalajara, Mexico in April 2022. The drug firm is to cease production of the shots. AFP
AstraZeneca withdraws Covid-19 vaccine due to 'lack of demand'

Drug maker to cease production after shots overtaken by newer treatments

HealthMay 08, 2024
Gillian Duncan
A woman shields herself from the sun during a heatwave in Bangalore, India, in April. EPA
Hot streak hits 11 months in a row as April breaks temperature records

The month also brought extreme rainfall in the UAE, which endured a record-breaking storm and severe flooding

ClimateMay 08, 2024
Gillian Duncan
Armed police officers and a soldier stand outside the Ministry of Defence in London. Reuters
UK's Defence Ministry hit by cyber attack

Cyber experts say that data could be used to blackmail senior military figures over financial issues

UKMay 07, 2024
Gillian Duncan
John Swinney is expected to be named Scotland's seventh first minister after becoming head of the SNP on Monday. PA
John Swinney expected to lead Scotland after becoming head of SNP

Former deputy first minister led the party two decades ago

UKMay 06, 2024
Gillian Duncan
A nurse attends to a patient who is suffering from severe malnutrition in Bay Regional Hospital in Baidoa, Somalia, in June 2022. AP
UK and Saudi Arabia pledge $5m to tackle malnutrition in Somalia

Money will provide water, sanitation and hygiene services to 50,000 women and children

UKMay 06, 2024
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