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Trump’s former campaign manager is on trial for tax charges but his travails could cause problems for the White House.
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Jeff Bezos plans to charge US$200,000-300,000 for a trip to outer space. And it’s going to cost him an astronomical amount of money.
A protest outside Yarl’s Wood immigration detention centre in 2015.
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New data shows 73 pregnant women were detained for immigration reasons between July 2016 and November 2017.
Debenhams in Lavender Hill, London.
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From grand designs to diving girls, department stores were once the star attractions of Britain’s towns and cities.
Withdrawal of sex education leaves students unprotected.
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Sex education lessons will soon cover sexting, consent, body image and different types of contraception.
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A climate scientist explains what is going on with this heatwave.
A sad fate for England’s bus service.
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An expert crunches the numbers to reveal just how bleak Britain’s bus crisis has become.
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Muhammad bin Salman is set on transforming the oil-rich kingdom into a modern, economically diverse superpower. It won’t be easy.
Interpreter Marina Gross at work in Helsinki.
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Interpreters’ notes are used as a short-term memory aid, not a full record of a discussion.
The iconic hump-backed mahseer.
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India’s hump-backed mahseer is one of the world’s most prized game fish, yet it was a scientific enigma.
Sir Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon in the 1939 film Wuthering Heights.
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Wuthering Heights is anything but a straightforward love story.
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An audio version of a long read article on the history of infertility, 40 years after the first baby was born via IVF.
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The diabetes epidemic can be fought through new therapies, prevention programmes and effective junk food legislation.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on a state visit to Pretoria ahead of the summit.
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With international trade facing its greatest threat in decades, this club of China, Brazil, Russia, South Africa and India will have much to say about it.
It’s not natural.
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London doesn’t meet the criteria for a national park – not even close. Calling it that could undermine the label itself.
Tudor warship, part of a manuscript presented to Henry VIII in 1546 by Anthony Anthony.
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The cargo ship was built at around the time that England was beginning to look further afield for trade opportunities.
Instructions on how to vote in Pakistan.
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There are no angels in Pakistan’s political scene – except the ‘angels’ of the military.
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Oleg Sentsov’s trial was a farce, but the world continues to ignore his plight.
Just one?
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The UK’s alcohol problems aren’t limited to high streets – so why are airports allowed to flout the rules?
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The British home secretary has decided not to seek assurances from the US that it wouldn’t use the death penalty for an IS duo arrested in Syria. This must be opposed.
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Building regulations will prevent Glasgow School of Art being recreated exactly as it was, so is it time to consign it to history and start over?
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Medical cannabis in the UK? Don’t hold your breath.
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Secular countries tend to be richer than religious ones. Now new research shows that it was secularisation which came first.
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As the workforce ages, it’s important to celebrate age diversity. We challenge five myths about older workers.
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The Croatian island of Vis is gearing up for a massive influx of tourists wanting to see where the Abba-inspired movie sequel was filmed.