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When people get locked into the gig economy, it adversely affects other areas of their lives, from health to housing
Anopheles mosquito.
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The death of a young Italian girl from cerebral malaria has scientists scratching their heads.
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Lee’s film about a drug dealer facing jail started shooting before the World Trade Centre attacks – and it captures New York through its period of trauma.
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Almost total journalistic shutdown is worsening the UK prison crisis.
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A clueless Tory government and a degenerate EU bureaucracy are locked in a pointless conflict. There must be something more than this.
Michel Barnier visits the border in May.
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The European Commission has published its guidelines for talks on this thorny issue.
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Help us put this old wives’ tale to a scientific test.
Lawmaker: my views have nothing to do with the law.
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Voting on this issue is a matter of conscience, so the MP’s view that women shouldn’t be allowed to terminate pregnancies, even when they’ve been raped, is very relevant to the rest of society.
Out in force.
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Emmanuel Macron’s honeymoon period as French president is over.
Scottish parliament with Calton Hill in the background.
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Scotland voted for its own parliament in September 1997, but has yet to make its mind up about the biggest issue of all.
Uh-oh.
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Japan’s security is based on the guarantee that America will protect it, come what may – but that guarantee may no longer be reliable.
A convicted offender cleaning as part of a community payback scheme in London.
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Probation staff need to gain the trust of prisoners.
The truth is not always out there.
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If only DNA samples and microfibres made crimes as easy to solve as on CSI.
The original Hinkley Point power station, pictured under construction in 1961, was completed two years late.
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It has held back the UK’s energy infrastructure for decades.
Care receiver.
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Nobody questions a child’s right to be cared for. Why don’t the elderly enjoy the same expectation?
Look out.
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What are the obstacles to a successful coup, and what opportunities are open to any would-be plotter?
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Leia’s little-known academic standing can help challenge patriarchal notions about gender roles.
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Nuns offer a unique insight into how work is divided between the sexes and rewarded accordingly.
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Nursing students are passing placements when they shouldn’t be.
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Wall Street landlords are living the American Dream – but what about their tenants?
Well we’ve got to come up with something, don’t we?
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The UK government is letting its irrational hatred of European lawmakers shape its policy proposals.
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Key timings to watch as this important piece of legislation is scrutinised in the House of Commons.
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The reality of life as an academic – not quite as comfortable as you might think.
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The offspring of mice who don’t get enough DHA during pregnancy are more likely to have pups that display schizophrenia-like symptoms.
Musine Kokalari during her trial in 1946.
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Musine Kokalari was imprisoned and tortured by the communist regime in Albania in 1946 for standing up for free speech.