William de Brailes, circa 1250AD
As well as his 95 Theses, Luther took on the awesome challenge of a new German translation of the Bible in which he set out to challenge both doctrinal and social beliefs.
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A new division tasked with delivering the country’s economic goals should be the first step.
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Over 20 cephalopods crawled on to New Quay beach. What was going on?
S4C was one of the first minority language channels.
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S4C was a trailblazer, now it’s being held back by politics.
This works for everyone…on average.
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Here’s how it could find it again.
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Without a strategy or a legal case to legitimate the use of force, the US is endangering crucial alliances and civilian lives.
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Self-expression from the streets.
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Patient safety grabbed the attention when plans were mooted to move post-op people out of hospital and into private homes. But the project also moves important work into the shadows.
Monument of Martin Luther in Eisleben, Germany, the town of his birth.
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Martin Luther’s Reformation resulted in Henry VIII making law changes which are still having an effect on today’s Brexit negotiations.
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An ousted leader, a divided electorate and the risk of further violence pile on the tension ahead of the December vote.
Did I just hear ‘danger’…or ‘container’?
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We can see at a finer resolution than the spacing between individual photo-receptors in the eye – and it’s all down to our brains.
Behind the mask.
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An old Scottish master has revealed its secret after 430 years. What next from art detectives?
A sign in Arabic on the way into Raqqa, Syria reads: ‘Attention, Islamic State check point’.
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As Islamic State territory in Iraq and Syria shrinks, concerns are mounting about the number of foreign fighters who may return.
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There’s a reason why horror films are becoming more and more absurd.
Wrong end of the stick.
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The idea of the Left has been co-opted by Marxism. It originally stood for liberty, rights, democracy and equality under the law.
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Gunpowder, treason and plot: historical consultants to BBC drama explain their role on the show.
How the Mail launched its attack.
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The paper’s attack on academics who take a pro-Brexit line should be seen for what it is:hypocritical bullying.
Read it and weep: the constitution in draft form, 2005.
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A decade and a half after it was invaded in the name of spreading democracy, Iraq turns out to have been set up to fail.
Pink lightning.
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A look at the spooky side of electromagnetism in our culture.
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In the great reformer’s eyes, if you didn’t love a rousing tune you deserved only “the music of the pigs”.
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A new way to think about this common statement.
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It turns out you can’t ensure cyber-security in the world’s fifth-largest employer if there’s no one in charge of making it happen.
Governor George Wallace stands defiant in an attempt to block the integration of the University of Alabama, June 11, 1963.
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A demagogue playing the media to legitimise extreme movements and radical right-wing causes? The US has been here before.
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A guide to some lesser known treats to read and watch over Halloween.
Celebrations in Barcelona on October 27 were shortlived.
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Just because the constitution says secession is illegal, it doesn’t mean it is under international law.