The sun has long set on the commodities boom.
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Anglo American has announced it will cut 85,000 jobs worldwide, as profits slump and mining communities bear the brunt of the commodities crunch.
Let’s think about our healthy ageing.
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New research suggests Britons are living longer and in good mental shape – but it’s not good news across the board.
Eagles of Death Metal members Jesse Hughes and guitarist Dave Catching pay their respects to the victims of the November 13 attacks.
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Live music has been targeted by terrorism … but it also offers an antidote to it.
Who’s behind him?
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The Labour leader has made a virtue of voting against his party line for many years. Now his party appears to be striking back.
Rugby legend Jonah Lomu had a rare kidney disorder.
All Blacks legend, Jonah Lomu, suffered from nephrotic syndrome for most of his adult life. Here is what we know about the rare condition.
A giant in thought: Helmut Schmidt.
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What would they have thought of today’s pygmy politicians?
Robin Williams’ recent death put the condition in the spotlight.
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Everyone has heard of Alzheimer’s, but little-known DLB affects millions worldwide.
The pressure is on not to fall behind early.
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Five percent of seven-year-olds are having some kind of extra tuition. Why?
Exams aren’t testing 21st century skills.
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To prepare teachers for the 21st century, we need to reform the way we assess children.
Hanya Yanagihara.
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Male friendship is often overlooked in the 20th-century novel, but in her Booker short-listed novel Yanagihara places it centre.
No, I said I love YOU more.
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Humans as well as zebra finches go through hurdles to find their perfect partner – and this may better ensure the survival of any offspring.
Man Booker
The book prize is the publisher’s answer to the persistent grumble that fiction is in its death throes; an attempt to combat the perceived threat of the digital.
And yea, the very earth will be moved…
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It’s been hailed as the most radical course correction in Labour history. But is it?
A life lived.
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The first to have benefited from the NHS the longest, more marriages and long retirement – but more living with disability too.
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The heavy hand of the law has no place in helping teenagers learn about sex – but teenagers must realise it can still catch up with them.
Let’s all go on a maths walk.
Steve Humble
Maths is all around us. Let children hunt for it.
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The Co-op Bank faces an uphill struggle to win back credibility with the regulator, with investors, and, crucially, with customers.
Aspirin dissolves extra cancer risk in inherited condition and could have same effect for others.
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Aspirin reduces cancer risk in overweight people with an inherited condition, but the findings could be relevant to the rest of us too.
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Cargo that automatically reports to customs, containers that monitor their contents, and robots that pick and pack at either end: technology is changing freight, forever.
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US row might suggest using feotal tissue is new - in fact it’s not only a long-held practice, but essential for many medical breakthroughs.