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Why it’s time to reconsider an idea that was popular with economists during the great depression.
Girls need to see women in the role of coaches and managers at all levels of football.
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Just 12 of the 32 teams at the Women’s World Cup have female coaches. The game needs to break down some deeply entrenched attitudes to bring more women in as managers at all levels.
A statue of Adam Smith at the University of Glasgow.
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Adam Smith’s arguments for accessible, universal, quality education could be applied to address the UK skills shortage.
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It’s not just cats and dogs – we often feel a deep emotional bond with small animals like rabbits and guinea-pigs too.
A volcanic eruption at the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland in May 2021.
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Climate change is causing increasingly severe weather – but it’s not just hazards at the Earth’s surface we should be concerned about.
As little as 25 minutes of walking a day had benefits.
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Patients who exercised during a hospital stay had a 10% lower risk of being readmitted to hospital within 30 days of discharge.
Supporters of the military junta wave Nigerien and Russian flags at a demonstration of support for the coup.
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All eyes are on Nigeria where west African countries are discussing the possibility of military intervention to reverse the coup.
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Trumpetfish are the first known predator to hide behind another animal when hunting.
Noblewomen eating ice cream in a French caricature, (1801).
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Chicken pâté was mixed with gravy, gelatine and whipped cream, before being frozen in decorative cups.
Healthcare professionals can play a vital role in identifying and helping people who are experiencing domestic abuse.
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New research linking police and healthcare data shows that victims of domestic abuse are detectable before the involvement of the police.
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Retinol, or vitamin A, is everywhere in skincare products, but what does it actually do?
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An objective way to measure pain is the holy grail of pain research. Gamma waves may be part of the answer.
England’s Demi Stokes (in white) is absent from the 2023 Women’s World Cup due to run of injuries over the last season.
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As participation levels rise, TV viewing figures increase and sponsorship income improves year on year, what’s left to achieve for women in football?
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Wealthier, more educated, more socially connected people have more opportunity to volunteer.
Coup leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani appearing on Niger state television to announce the takeover.
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The coup in Niger has the potential to further destabilise the whole of west Africa.
The Bank of England, London.
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Interest rate rises have an uneven effect depending on your savings, living conditions and stage of life.
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Food banks help millions of people, but have serious limitations.
Starling murmurations form as daylight fades over their roosting sites.
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Research into swarming in nature is transforming healthcare, gambling and the military.
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak speaking at the COP27 UN climate change conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
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Research found people were not confident about the government’s leadership in meeting net zero.
Preparations in 1972 in the Red Square to mark the 55th anniversary of the Russian revolution.
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A monumental book, newly translated into English, describes in painstaking, archeological detail, how the socialist project transformed the spaces in which Soviet citizens lived.