Health staff think they can spot the signs but what do they do next?
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Trafficking victims have contact with the NHS but staff need more knowledge about how to refer them for support.
The Conservatives aren’t stopping their academies drive.
Andy Rain/EPA
The gap is growing between the best and worst chains of academies, according to new research.
Identical batches of A*s.
David Jones/PA Archive
Children who tend to do well in one subject tend to do well in others, largely for genetic reasons.
Taking a look at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant.
EPA/Abedin Taherkenareh
Iran’s path back to nuclear acceptability is now set out. Let the real work begin.
Extra effects.
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Researchers have been investigating the link between smoking and psychosis, here’s what they found.
Unnecessary worry?
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Screening may save lives but it comes with a cost - and sometimes unbearable decisions - that shouldn’t be underestimated.
A bad business.
EPA/Marcelo Sayao
Brazil is being rocked by a graft scandal of titanic proportions. Could it bring down Dilma Rousseff?
Guys, let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
EPA/Alexander Zemlianichenko
As Greece and Europe struggle to come to an agreement, is Russia offering the Syriza government a viable alternative?
Paleo-no diet for me but burger diet not too good either.
Lord Jim
Our bodies are more adapted to modern living than some diets make out.
Mixed feelings.
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From the UK, to Canada, Australia and the states – our opinions about the military are usually wrong.
The need for human contact is a less discussed side of the sex trade.
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The nordic model fails people who have limited options for sexual fulfillment.
Turkey’s big day.
ardac/Flickr
Want to know who’s who and what’s what? Look no further.
Demonstration in favour of legalising assisted dying in London, November 2014.
David Holt
There’s massive support for the legalisation of assisted dying, but getting UK parliaments to pass a law remains a problem.
Islamic State is not just in the Middle East – it exists in the West’s suburbs and computers.
EPA/Aamaq Media
The West is not only failing to win the war with Islamic State in the Middle East, it is actually much closer to losing it.
Two women walk in front of a billboard, which says “Ebola must go. Stopping Ebola is Everybody’s Business” in Monrovia, Liberia, January 15 2015.
UNMEER/Emmanuel Tobey
Along with better strategies to respond to outbreaks in human populations, we need a stronger focus on surveillance in animals to identify infectious diseases before they pose a risk to human health.
Day of the tentacle.
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A new robotic tentacle has the potential to revolutionise keyhole surgery.
Is the sun setting on Britain’s military heft?
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New research shows the UK’s military heft depends on a thriving domestic industry to buy things from – and we may be about to cut it drastically.
In the world of big data, the amount of paperwork for consent is old hat.
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In the world of big data and fast communication, why can’t box ticking be made easier for researchers?
Gut bacteria don’t like.
Matthew
Supersize me too: how junk food decimates thousands of friendly microbe species.
On the job.
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MPs’ responsibilities and freedoms have shifted a lot in recent years – and their job has only gotten more complex.