How much longer will Polish migrants be picking English apples?
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Comparisons with other immigration systems that deny rights to temporary workers raise questions over Britain’s post-Brexit future.
Bearing the brunt of wider failures.
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An overhaul of the probation system has left the justice system foundering.
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An expert in post-disaster reconstruction explains what works, and what doesn’t, when it comes to rebuilding a city.
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Growing up with the threat of earthquakes, you learn how people can come together in the aftermath.
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A preoccupied US combined with India, China and Russia protecting their own interests created the perfect conditions for Myanmar to settle its Rohingya issue
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The Madrid government is doing everything it can to stop the planned October 1 referendum from happening.
Jorg Schubert
A survey of young voters reveals a lack of engagement in politics.
Careful now.
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A round of ominous war games might not be cover for military action, but it could raise tensions to an explosive level.
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Are dating apps destroying men’s self-esteem?
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Historically, there have been numerous cultural manifestations of austerity that shed light on its enduring appeal.
James Gillray’s ‘Scientific Researches! - New Discoveries in Pneumaticks! - or - an Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air’ from 1802.
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Sir Humphry Davy was the Professor Brian Cox of the 1800s.
Bakhshali manuscript.
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High school students can blame ancient India for quadratic equations and calculus.
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While every other social media platform seeks to tie users in through content-rich profiles, the transient nature of Snaps means the company needs to find a new hook.
Which are you?
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Margarine has long been mocked as a symbol of poor taste.
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Few thought she’d go the distance when she first came to power. That was more than a decade ago.
This bit explains what happens if we break up…
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Cohabiting couples can sign an agreement to avoid legal uncertainties in the case of a relationship breakdown.
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As despotic personality cults go, Stalin’s example still leads the pack. But North Korea’s ruling family have taken it to a new extreme.
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Our behaviour is far more selfish than we might like to believe.
EPA/Olivier Hoslet
After three rounds of talks, what has been agreed and what are the big sticking points?
Make yourself at home.
Momoko Igawa
Scientists have just discovered an unusual symbiotic relationship between crabs and living corals.
Delegates entering the Geneva conference.
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America’s indigenous tribes put themselves on the map in 1977. Now they’ve got Donald Trump to contend with.
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Turning zero from a punctuation mark into a number paved the way for everything from algebra to algorithms.
A poster protesting against a hard border in Killeen, Northern Ireland, near the Irish border.
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Since the Good Friday Agreement, political dialogue has opened up along the Irish border.
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Angela Merkel is on course for victory but she will need to form a coalition, and there’s more than one way to make that happen.
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The world has much to learn from the maturity, restraint and negotiation skills of one small country facing two superpowers