British Embassy in Moscow.
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UK diplomats are thoroughly briefed on the pitfalls that could trap them on overseas service.
Whether guilty or not, the criminal justice system flounders when dealing with autism.
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Autistic defendants and prisoners are suffering at the hands of an out of date criminal justice system.
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Why you should model your writing on ‘lean’ manufacturing.
Still at it after all these years: the FSB’s Moscow headquarters.
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Russia has decades of experience setting “honeytraps” for spies, diplomats, and whoever else it wants to embarrass or blackmail.
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As his nominee for secretary of state awaits confirmation, Donald Trump is under pressure to explain what his views on Russia actually are.
The smartphone will see you now.
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A new diagnostic smartphone app is a modern move for the health provider.
Clare Hollingworth’s press card.
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Clare Hollingworth was one of the most accomplished foreign correspondents of the 20th century. Here’s another of her big scoops.
Peer Lawther
Copeland has been Labour for more than 30 years, but these are not normal times and this is no ordinary by-election.
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Apple’s world changing smartphone has had ten years of success, but thing didn’t look so good when it launched.
Attlee addresses his party in 1955.
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He is revered for founding the welfare state, but the post-war leader also left a lasting legacy in British intelligence.
Southern Railways strikes are scheduled to continue into the new year.
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There is little chance of industrial unrest on the the scale of the 1970s, but Labour still has to tread carefully.
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A new study analyses the chemistry of a Stradivarius, but there’s little evidence these violins actually sound any better.
Not exactly Mr Popular: Paolo Gentiloni.
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Paolo Gentiloni’s government is barely distinct from his predecessor’s, and its mandate is desperately thin.
Goodbye old friend.
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It’s a British icon that is loved by many but used by very, very few – it’s time for an upgrade.
Why an interest in archaeology is no longer a thing of the past.
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Digging the dirt on the joys of archeology.
A mass wedding of ‘moonies’ – followers of the South Korean leader Sun Myung Moon.
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Don’t mock – try to be the best friend they can have.
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A populist movement led by a comedian has come from nowhere to make life very difficult for the establishment.
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Companies that care about the bottom line will have their attention divided between profit and patients.
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Brazilian football club Chapecoense were en route to their first Copa Sudamericana final when their plane crashed, killing all but six on board.
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Football is becoming an increasingly important weapon in Britain’s soft power arsenal.