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Labour has promised to extend access rights enjoyed in Scotland to the rest of Britain.
Pope Francis with Vladimir Putin in 2019: the Pope has angered Ukrainians with a speech that seems to back Putin’s idea of a ‘glorious Russian empire’.
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Francis I’s message seemed to unwittingly echo some of Vladimir Putin’s historical justifications for invading Ukraine.
The ‘morning after pill’ can actually be taken up to five days after unprotected sex.
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Whatever your reason for using it, emergency contraceptives can help prevent unplanned pregnancies.
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A microbiologist explains the risks to your health of a fly landing in your chilled glass of sauvignon blanc.
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Medical folk wisdom is the complex problem health professionals can’t afford to ignore.
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Tower cranes come in many different sizes, and many weigh more than 100 tonnes.
PFAS concentrations were discovered in almost all of the paper and bamboo straws tested.
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Paper and bamboo straws contain ‘forever chemicals’ – maybe threatening the health of people and wildlife.
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Passengers are often aware that they have legal rights around travel disruption but are not confident about what exactly these rights are.
Charlie (Joe Locke) and Nick (Kit Connor) in Heartstopper season two.
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Section 28 of the 1988 Local Government Act prevented teachers in schools from promoting the acceptability of homosexuality as a ‘pretended family relationship’.
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Midwives get blamed but contradictions in policy sometimes tie their hands.
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New research shows that breastfeeding rates peaked in 2020, a time of strict COVID restrictions.
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What will ransomware attackers focus on next?
The hotels housing asylum seekers have become sites of protest.
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Research explains how asylum seekers choose their destination country.
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US study shows environmental messages can put conservative consumers off trying and buying plant-based products.
The coup enjoys a high degree of popular support in Niger.
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A geopolitical struggle for valuable resources such as uranium is behind the wrangling over Niger.
It’s still not clear what effect these plans could have on the spread of COVID.
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With COVID boosters expected to cost £100 when they go on sale in UK pharmacies, there are concerns about whether this will put people off getting the jab.
Coral reefs are hotspots of productivity in otherwise nutrient-poor parts of our oceans.
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Reef corals grow vigorously in nutrient poor water – new research has found out why.
Jamaican hero: a statue to Sam Sharpe, who led the Baptist War slave rebellion in 1831.
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Britain’s industrial revolution was built on slavery: both black labour and intellectual property.
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Since the time of Hippocrates, doctors have looked at patients hands for signs of ill health.
Regenerating pinewood in the Cairngorms.
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Native trees have been found at new heights in the Scottish Highlands, demonstrating how mountain woodland could recover from deforestation – benefiting humans, wildlife and climate issues.