A direct line to government.
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Citizens of Oman can now find every government department on Twitter, reporting issues and ensuring public servants are kept on their toes.
Blink and you’ll miss it – until the next one.
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A guide to meteor showers – what to look out for and when.
Wrong end of the stick.
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The idea of the Left has been co-opted by Marxism. It originally stood for liberty, rights, democracy and equality under the law.
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Norse mythology is just a starting point for this all-action comic-book adventure.
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How the vampire transitioned from folkloric peasant to Byronic Lord.
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Hawking proved that the Big Bang was physically possible.
‘Dig For Victory’, first time around on an allotment in London’s Kensington Gardens.
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Britain has fed itself before, can it do so again? It’s not easy to tell.
Gravitational lensing (arcs and streaks in the picture) in the galaxy cluster Abell 370.
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Galaxies evolve in mysterious way. But a new study offers a fresh approach to understand them.
Kathryn Bigelow: leading lady in film directing.
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Women change working cultures – and as the Harvey Weinstein allegations show, Hollywood is badly in need of it.
Making their mark: the NHS England Youth Forum.
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Youth forums are valuable in giving young people a say about health provision in their communities.
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Expect customer service to get worse as artificial intelligence steps in.
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Asking whether machines can really understand us is meaningless.
The hillside near Regent, outside Freetown, hit by a mudslide.
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Mass graves are being dug for hundreds of those killed in a nation once more gripped by grief.
Employers should be doing more to support breastfeeding mothers.
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Employers must do more to support breastfeeding mothers who return to work.
How to identify a good care home.
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Tips from a care home expert on what questions to ask when picking a care home for yourself, a friend or relative.
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Robots should be empowered to pick the action that most helps humans.
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You need to start thinking about what will happen to your online data when you die.
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Guy Ritchie’s blokey remake of the Arthur legend fails to establish any kind of coherent narrative.
Satirical Bank Note (1820), highlighting how easy it was to be hanged for spending fake money, despite how prevalent it was.
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The 19th century Irish crimewave that wasn’t: how a change of policing brought the English counterfeiters to book.
Happy Valley’s Nicola Shindler, Siobhan Finneran, Sarah Lancashire and Con O'Neill with the award for Best Drama.
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Police drama Happy Valley beat off the challenge of high-profile streamed dramas to carry off the big prize.