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Fertility rates declined among women of all ages in the UK at the start of the pandemic – but have been picking up again, particularly among older mothers.
The River Thames is one of the cleanest major world rivers.
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Cleaning and reoxygenating the river Thames has helped its biodiversity surge, but there’s still more to be done to make it healthy.
The screen in Piccadilly Circus is lit to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s accession to the throne.
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This year’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations will draw on traditions that have bolstered support for monarchs since the early 1800s — it could help this year’s celebrations succeed again.
A group of migrants are guided up the beach after being brought into Kent on a lifeboat.
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The choice of Rwanda has a logic about it. But it’s also controversial.
A U.S. Air Force jet performs a test drop of a B61-12 bomb in December 2021. That bomb can contain a nuclear warhead for use in wartime.
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Both the Russian and US arsenals boast thousands of nuclear weapons, located in various places around their own countries and, for the US, in Europe as well.
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Countries that previously fared best at controlling COVID are now finding it tougher to keep cases and deaths down.
Some African leaders have not forgiven NATO for the ouster and death of Libya’s Gaddafi.
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African countries’ decision to avoid condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine was not based only on issues directly connected to the conflict.
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Children’s education, the population’s mental health and much more bear the scars of the pandemic.
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With COVID isolation scrapped in England, it’s unclear what’s next for the NHS’s much-discussed app.
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We asked over 1,000 people whether the lifting of restrictions in England signals the end of the pandemic – the majority thought it didn’t.
High-level diplomacy: representatives of the US and UK on the UN Security Council talk with Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations, Sergiy Kyslytsya.
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The question centres on whether Russia legally inherited the permanent seat formerly occupied by the Soviet Union.
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Passive monitoring of the virus through wastewater or more targeted and evenly spread testing would be better than our current tactics.
Citizens of the Indian Ocean island of Chagos at the High Court in London.
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Attention is on the UK to relinquish its hold on the islands. What’s missing is an acknowledgment of the enduring role of the US in this international crime.
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People are less likely to isolate if they don’t legally have to – but some still will voluntarily.
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Removing ways of tracking and preventing the spread of COVID will lead to more disruption and ill health.
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Support services have seen requests for period products and menstrual health advice increase during the pandemic.
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Control measures may be easing, but don’t expect the world to return to how it was in January 2020.
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With pubs closed during lockdown, many British people opted to drink more at home.
Only 3% of UK households eat homegrown fruit and vegetables.
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Helping more city-dwellers to grow their own fruit and veg could improve health, wellbeing and food security for growing populations.
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Low faith in public figures and institutions may explain why uptake is lower in ethnic minority groups.