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The BBC’s dark drama reveals just how thin the veneer of middle-class respectability can be.
The thinker.
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This year three of his stories are being adapted for viewers.
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Hans Eysenck’s denial that he was Jewish throws light on the psychological problems faced by refugees who belong to persecuted ethnic groups.
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Being vegan and an athlete can go hand-in-hand, but it does take careful planning.
An election observer from the British High Commission in Nairobi.
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African democracies are embracing electronic voting far more confidently than the West.
‘You’re not allowed one without the other.’
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Electronic devices are making us sedentary – it’s time for a fix.
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Private companies are increasingly challenging national space agencies in a new space race, which comes with great opportunities but also huge risks.
Florence Buchanan
Public art and gender politics clash in corporate America.
This year’s winners.
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Razor-sharp, unconventional and fun on the dance floor. A colleague paints a colourful portrait of one of this year’s Nobel Laureates in physics.
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Crunching the numbers on 14 years of trading shows one of the assumptions about global markets is looking fragile.
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Environmentally friendly beef is a myth, according to a new report.
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The football club has long been central to Catalan identity and is central to the region’s independence vote.
Turtle Cove on the Turks and Caicos Islands.
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It’s not all money laundering and snorkels: by ignoring these remnants of empire, UK is shoring up trouble down the line.
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Once, only the elite were allowed to be stressed. Now, the term has been democratised. But to whose benefit?
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Humans and computers are collaborating to create a new genre of ‘synthetic literature’. But how does it work and can a computer ever really be creative?
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The rules that protect our liberty were drawn up at a very different time. It’s time to get back to the drawing board.
Dove
Banning retouched images of models is a step forward, but the fashion industry’s attitude to beauty needs to change.
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Work placements are leaving many students with high debts.
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China’s bid for an infrastructure blitz to drive overland trade through to Europe will end up being overshadowed.
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Pilots are carefully trained to handle any crisis – but what happens when they are no longer fit mid-flight?
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The referendum that wasn’t a referendum can’t have a winner.
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Along the Balkan route, refugees and migrants are still in need of emergency aid.
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Employees increasingly want jobs that they care about and find fulfilling. Buddhism can help companies make this a reality.
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The countries doing innovative deals with trading partners have one key difference with a post-Brexit UK.
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Outbreaks of foot and mouth, bluetongue and human Ebola can now be controlled with greater precision and speed.