Chancellor George Osborne delivers his eighth budget.
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March 16, 2016
Geraint Johnes , Lancaster University ; Alan Shipman , The Open University ; Andrew Street , University of York ; Anya Ahmed , University of Salford ; Daniel Muijs , University of Southampton ; David Eiser , University of Stirling ; Eoin Flaherty , Queen's University Belfast ; Gavin Midgley , University of Southampton ; John Maloney , University of Exeter ; John Van Reenen , London School of Economics and Political Science ; Jonquil Lowe , The Open University , and Stephen Roper , Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Amid sluggish global growth and a stuttering UK economy, George Osborne delivers his eighth budget.
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A second bomb in the Turkish capital in three weeks raises the question of who are the main players in the violent struggle.
Schiaparelli separating from Trace Gas Orbiter.
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If we do find life on Mars, it will be difficult to prove that we didn’t bring it there from Earth. An insider talks us through what’s at stake.
Mercury in exaggerated colour. The dark blue areas are rich in carbon.
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Recent research explaining why Mercury is so dark raises many new questions.
Berning down the house.
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The media and political establishment have been ready to write off Bernie Sanders for some time. Not so fast.
Cleansed.
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The Greeks and the Romans had very different views on the subject.
We mustn’t allow convicted rapists or abusers to continue as role models.
Can I measure you?
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The way children are assessed for special educational needs is still a postcode lottery.
Global currency markets deliver a tumble for sterling.
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Oddly enough, London’s mayor will have been cheered to spark a sell-off in the pound when political colleagues barely raised an eyebrow on skittish markets.
Michael Wilshaw, head of Ofsted, will stand down in December.
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The government’s search outside the UK for the next chief inspector of schools is misguided.
Lander Philae on Comet P Churyumov Gerasimenko.
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Ground control says it is time to give up hope of regaining communication with comet lander Philae. But never say never.
Another world is possible.
Reuters/Brian Snyder
Left-wing grassroots movements are swelling their ranks and winning elections – but their standard-bearers are same old, same old.
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Why it’s harder to find love with a learning difficulty.
Universities have experienced a big drop in part-time students.
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Part-time students are some of the most disadvantaged – universities need money to help them.
The destructive meteor trace that fell on Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 2013.
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A meteoriticist takes a look at the evidence surrounding a tragic death – and gives her verdict on whether it was caused by a meteorite.
Downloading tunes in Lagos. Not all internet access is equal.
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To benefit from the digital revolution, the world needs more than just connectivity.
You may never have heard of this heroine of emancipation.
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She didn’t even believe in equality, but this Victorian woman’s personal struggle against her husband became a matter of national importance.
Tragedy: Challenger exploded shortly after launch from the Kennedy Space Centre.
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We should honour the dead by striving to go further.
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Beware the security creep into adult education.
Easing your path to lending.
Thomas Hawk
One day, your Facebook posts and Tweets might convince lenders to drop you some cash. Until then, here are five simple ways to help open up the bank vaults.