COP24 venue Spodek arena in Katowice, Poland.
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Climate change conferences can be bewildering. Here’s a recap of how we got here, what to look out for at COP24 and what comes next.
Elder statesman: George H W Bush with the former first lady in 2008.
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‘He had the ability to make you think he was addressing you personally, even if you were one among 10,000 others.’
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Taking the HIV self-test gave nurses valuable insights into what their patients go through.
Gibraltar has its own kind of Britishness.
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Gibraltarians are famously proud to be British. But amid the uncertainty of Brexit, some are having an existential identity crisis.
Who keeps the drones in the divorce?
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Supporters and opponents to the withdrawal deal both say national security is under threat – but the truth is that neither side can guarantee anything at this stage.
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We may be on the cusp of a full-blow trade war that could reconfigure globalisation.
What do we want … when do we want it? Now.
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With so much attention focused on what agreements come out of COP24, protesters should be seizing the initiative to attack the root causes of climate change.
England’s largest woodland - Kielder Forest.
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Replanting the world’s great forests should be a central demand at COP24.
The exhibition ‘Gurlitt: Status Report Nazi Art Theft and Its Consequences’, at the Kunstmuseum in Bern, Switzerland.
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The discovery of an apartment crammed with art has revealed the dark history of collaboration and looting during the days of the Third Reich.
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African countries are sure to face more flooding in the future, they need to adapt or risk loosing the progress that’s already been made
The often come with superficial charm.
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You are as likely to start dating a psychopath as you are to start going out with a teacher.
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New research shows high numbers of people in the UK are working multiple low-paid jobs.
The popular diet isn’t quite the weight loss “miracle” people claimed it was.
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Recent study found it’s no more a “miracle” solution for weight loss than regular diets are.
Store closures in Swansea.
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It’s not just affecting areas in post-industrial decline – retail spaces are closing and losing value across England and Wales.
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The 1967 Forestry Act is a barrier to integrated forest management in England & Wales.
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An internet-breaking 6'4" steer isn’t the only animal to reach gigantic proportions.
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Foetal alcohol syndrome disorder is a much under-recognised and unsupported condition in the UK.
An Oldowan core freshly excavated at Ain Boucherit from which sharp-edged cutting flakes were removed.
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New discovery could be a game changer for archaeology.
Rachel McAdams and Rachel Weisz in DIsobedience.
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How Orthodox Jewish communities are struggling to come to terms with LGBT Issues.
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Independent research estimates that Theresa May’s deal could reduce UK GDP per capita by between 1.9% and 5.5% over ten years.
Technology can only do so much – it still needs human input.
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Over the 12 months of the research, more than 100 arrests and charges were – at least in part – assisted by AFR.
Sahia moved to Singpur with her husband, where they planned to build a life.
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Sahia and her husband hoped to start a life in Singpur, a village in Bangladesh. But the riverside community found climate change made putting down roots impossible.
I’ll get out the sofa bed, Nikola, don’t you worry.
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Viktor Orban is extremely opposed to taking asylum applications, unless they come from his friends.
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The ongoing Brexit negotiations have provided no certainty or clarity to the industry.
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There is one area where the Trump presidency has already been more successful than any in living memory: exposing the weaknesses of the American constitutional order.