One category will be notably missing from this year’s Academy Awards.
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Audio description began as an accessibility aid but has developed into an art form.
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Revealed: spotted hyaena are actually excellent hunters in their own right.
Jobs on the line.
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Regional authorities require real teeth to protect their towns from big shocks like factory closures.
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First UK study to look at body weight and sexual orientation reveals health disparities in sexual minorities.
Ready to get to work.
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Two bills currently before the British parliament seek to reduce the 12 month ban on asylum seekers from working.
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The economic impact of losing big business.
Uranus (left) and Neptune (right) seen by Hubble.
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The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted clouds and storms on the solar system’s ice giants.
Venezuelans demonstrate outside a children’s hospital in Caracas.
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New survey of insect-borne disease in Venezuela.
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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.