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The ongoing policy uncertainty affects both ends of the economy: consumers and producers.
India and Pakistan enter into a volatile situation after weeks of increasing tension.
Educational inequality in the UK takes root before children even begin primary school.
John Sullivan, who created Del Boy and Rodney, has been called a modern Dickens – now both their most famous works have been made into musicals.
New research suggests that raising public awareness about antimicrobial resistance may have unintended consequences.
A toxic mix of wishful thinking, brinksmanship, finger-pointing, and fatalism in July 1914 bear similarities to Brexit.
Recent pipeline explosions have brought the problem of Mexico’s black market for oil into tragic relief.
An academic describes the career high of working on the most successful mission to Mars, and the little rover that made it possible.
Different languages have different ways of describing the world – and this in turn affects how speakers see the world.
It’s time for farmers to embrace the wetland instead of draining it.
Scientists identify the risk of bat flu spreading to humans.
With 15 nominations and three Oscars, Netflix is besting the big film industry players at their own party.
The Labour leader has cautiously backed a fresh vote – and that’s all parliament needs to get the debate going.
From speaking out over domestic abuse in medieval times to telling the realities of war, these female poets present a very different version of Welsh life.
The Brexit agreement between the UK and Ireland that few people are talking about – and why it’s still not enough.
Carbon emission declines are far from inevitable, and require concerted policy action to support low-carbon energy and, critically, less energy demand.
Debunking the myth that English is the only language you need.
One in 13 young people in Britain develop PTSD.
The shadow foreign secretary’s attack on departing Labour MPs is out of step with public feeling.
Food and medical aid at Venezuela’s borders could spark a revolution.
The AI behind retail websites has learnt the best strategy is to copy each other’s prices – and that can see them ‘collude’ to keep them high.
Banksy’s legal team has won an action to stop unauthorised products featuring his work alongside an Italian museum exhibition.
While other Latin American countries like Argentina and Brazil led the way on reforming legal protections for domestic workers, Mexico looked the other way.
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