What is the legacy of the Empire Windrush for black Britishness today?
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Windrush passengers became frequent guests on the BBC after their arrival 70 years ago.
During World War II, many Anglo-Italians who had come to the UK as economic migrants, were interned as 'enemy aliens' – and some deported.
Analysis and Comment
The struggle for sovereignty over their own lands has been a long hard fight for America's Indigenous peoples.
Details have been published of how EU citizens in the UK can apply for 'settled status' after Brexit. But it may have some teething problems.
After the happy psychedelia of the Summer of Love, the Velvet's second album seemed to usher in a new, darker era in rock music
Most Leave voters would rather lose Northern Ireland than drop Brexit, reflecting a longstanding indifference.
Twitter posts and messages on WhatsApp can come back to haunt you, even years later.
Sit v squat – the big public toilet stand-off.
Smart phones are educational – and a big part of students' futures.
West London group 1011 music group have been banned from making music without police permission.
Daily routine affects how much polluted air we breathe.
When black American troops stationed in an English town faced off against white US Army military police.
Allowing women to drive could boost the Saudi economy: by bringing more women into the workorce and making men more productive.
It is just as much for our own sake, as for the sake of robots, that we should begin recognising the rights of intelligent machines.
Exactly 99 years after Einstein's theory of general relativity was proven right in our own solar system, scientists show that it also holds true for entire galaxies.
Far from setting us free, autonomous vehicles are set to enable new forms of surveillance and oppression.
A psychological tendency to gamble rather than accept certain losses, may lead to a surge in support for a harder Brexit.
Judge acknowledges attack on rough sleeper's home, after he and his belongings were urinated on by a drunk passer-by.
Now that gaming addiction is officially recognised, we need to develop strategies to counteract it.
The rules are clear on campaign donations but meetings with foreign representatives are more of a grey area.
Ginsberg was one of the most high-profile representatives of the American counterculture and anti-war movement.
It has been a confusing few weeks on the Tory benches. Here's how to understand the dispute between Brexit rebels and the PM.
There are no easy answers when it comes to tackling knife crime but young people must be at the centre of any possible solution.
Unlocking the genetic code of certain grasses could help allergy sufferers.
Students used to take drugs to get high, now they are using them to get better grades.
NHS England has been given a 'birthday gift' – a gift that's hard to get excited about.
Sweden's deep relationship with digital technology helps explain why its biohacking scene is so unique.
Ken Starkey defends the importance of business schools, while Martin Parker says 'bring in the bulldozers'.
Donald Trump's policy to separate children from their migrant parents lays bare his fascism. The time has come for Americans to resist this act of domestic terrorism.
Sleep paralysis and exploding head syndrome can help explain things that go bump in the night.
New analysis from the Migration Observatory suggests skilled visa could still be refused in the future despite recent moves to exempt doctors and nurses from the cap.
Footballers came under attack from a swarm of flies on the Volgograd pitch. But there's more to midges and gnats than meets the eye.
While not exactly surprising coming from the Trump administration, backing out of a major UN body is bound to have serious consequences.
Being bilingual is not just about learning two languages, it's about absorbing meaning, negotiating and being flexible when it comes to language.
Bangalore's forgotten water wells are being revived, to help the city overcome centuries-old supply issues.
Our research on the oil cartel shows, that it really matters whether OPEC members 'failed to agree' or 'agreed to disagree'.
Sporting success depends on strong squad bonds.
Up to half of insect sex can involve two males but our study suggests it's probably less design and more a case of mistaken identity.
First Minister Carwyn Jones is due to face intense scrutiny as an investigation into the dismissal of former AM Carl Sargeant begins.
Disruptive technology is fundamentally reshaping global security, and potentially laying the ground for a US-China conflict.
Female suicide rate in Northern Ireland is high, and ambivalence about legalising abortion is likely to make matters worse.
Teeming with references to African culture and experience, the couple's latest work places 'blackness'at the heart of the Western canon.
A team of astronomers captured the moment when a wayward star was pulled into the mouth of a supermassive black hole.
Talk of the post-industrial society is mostly hype without evidence.
The Home Office has announced a review of the law around medical cannabis in Britain – so what does the law say?
First study to look at lifetime alcohol consumption and cancer risk. Here's what it found.
Viewers are taking to Twitter to display their prejudice about Islanders' accents.
A snap poll intended to boost the Turkish president's power has stirred up online opposition to his increasing authoritarianism.
US firm HeatGenie is hoping to revive a technology that has surprising origins in World War II and beyond.
VAR is part of a wider trend of digitalisation that threatens to make football less natural and spontaneous.
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World Cup
Losing to Sunderland in 1934 forced Spanish writers and commentators to look beyond football for answers.
Compared with years past, the build-up to the Russia World Cup has been relatively subdued from a marketing and advertising standpoint.
For FIFA, the tournament is a commercial and technological opportunity.
Sporting diplomacy could warm Britain's relations with Russia during the World Cup once more.
Brexit
There could be longer-term constitutional effects now Westminster has ignored Scotland's rejection of the Brexit Bill.
The government has avoided defeat on its key piece of Brexit legislation – but for how long?
Brexit could erode workers’ wages and conditions, particularly if the British government deregulates employment laws and undercuts EU standards.
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We used 11 different satellite missions to track Antarctica’s contribution to rising sea levels.
An initiative to address a skills gap in science, technology, engineering and mathematics may be actually narrowing the pool of students who consider a career in STEM.
Microplastics in seafood are well recorded but there are many other sources.
The tournament featured teams from Tibet, North Cyprus, the Isle of Man and many more.
Automation could transform our working world. Here's what we can do to ensure it is a more gender equal one.
Britain can't keep relying on everyone else speaking English.
Experts say there is still a long way to go before we can make firm statements about the best time of day to eat.
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