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The Finnish experiment will only fuel further debate on whether or not universal basic income is a good idea.
Crossing the river to Colombia.
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Cross border security is at serious risk. So are the lives of the people who live there.
A big statement but the parliamentary maths is sobering.
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Quitting Labour and Conservative MPs need to decide where to position themselves if they want to keep their seats. Even then, it’s going to be a slog.
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Winner of the 2019 Oscar for best picture, Green Book highlights the history of racism in America and has lessons for today.
Anna Soubry announces her decision to join the Independent Group. But will it become a party?
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Here’s what needs to happen if the UK’s newest political formation wants to stand in elections as a party.
Rohingya refugees shout slogans during a protest against a disputed repatriation programme at the Unchiprang refugee camp near Teknaf, Bangladesh. November 15, 2018.
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Nearly 15 years after the international community endorsed the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), standards tragically are slipping.
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Your virtual self reflects your real-life skills and values. Understanding them could help you find a more suitable job.
A need for different narratives.
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Researchers have put together a toolkit for countering Islamophobia.
When temperatures rise and ice melts, more water flows to the seas and ocean water warms and expands in volume.
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Plastic is not as much of a threat to oceans as climate change or over-fishing.
Najib Razak: self-styled ‘thief of hearts’.
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His trial has been delayed – and he’s using every opportunity to gain a new following.
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Eating animals is natural and not evil in itself, but the torment of factory farming is a very good reason to go vegan.
The aftermath of riots in Belfast, 1971.
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In a society where the past looms large, particularly around the issue of violent displacement, presenting an image of ‘sanctuary’ for those fleeing war is disingenuous.
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Vulnerable groups are being excluded from society due to their lack of ability to speak national languages.
Look a little closer, and these Oscars aren’t all they appear to be…
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Virginia Woolf’s satire of readers who use easily accessible art to acquire class and culture might just reveal why certain films win awards like Oscars.
An undated photo of Shamima Begum before she went to join Islamic State in 2015.
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What the law says about stripping people of their British citizenship.
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Globally, the car industry is struggling. But Brexit is pushing manufacturers out of the UK.
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It doesn’t matter that this new formation doesn’t have a policy. The very act of striking out alone is a powerful message about the broken system that has landed the UK in this mess.
The European University Institute in Florence, Italy.
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For the UK government, the symbolism of leaving an institution associated with the EU seems to trump all other considerations.
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The US president as avant-garde provocateur.
Shamima Begum being interviewed by the BBC at a refugee camp in Syria.
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Women used to be largely ignored by counter-radicalisation strategies. Why that changed.
Salvini has avoided a trial thanks to a vote by the M5S.
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Italy’s deputy prime minister remains immune from prosecution because his coalition partners, the Five Star Movement, let members vote online to uphold it.
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There has been a stream of bad publicity in the lead-up to the film industry’s night of nights.
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Techniques from topology can help us understand DNA and improve drug development.
In peril?
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From Julius Caesar to Adolf Hitler, history is replete with examples of emergency powers being used to damage the very constitutional order they were designed to protect.
Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland National Park, UK.
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Approximately 50% of the UK’s poorest people live over 15 miles from a national park and most people require transport to get to them.