Elfdalian country.
A unique language spoken by 2,500 people in central Sweden will start being taught in preschool.
The SNP’s Mhairi Black becomes the youngest member of parliament.
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More women and a great ethnic mix but parliament still doesn’t fully reflect the British public.
Is time running out for the NHS?
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The Conservative Party’s plans for an extra £8 billion annual health spending aren’t enough to halt a decline in quality care – never mind transform the NHS.
Double disaster for Nepal.
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Aid organisations already in Nepal should be able to lead disaster relief following the second earthquake.
Protesting the death of Ananta Bijoy Das.
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Three secular political bloggers have been killed in Bangladesh since the start of 2015 – but the outrage behind the murders started a long time ago.
There must be a dirty shoe here somewhere.
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Germs on shoes and mobile phones are a good way of tracing criminal suspects, finds study.
Saving lives one needle at a time.
Ahmed Jallanzo/EPA
Big pharma is finally starting to pay attention to the developing world. Here’s why.
A world in a drop.
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Complex algorithms and personalised medicine promise a new way of diagnosing disease.
As welfare cuts bite, a growing number of schools are feeding and clothing and pupils.
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Victorian schools were alien territory for children, and after World War II many schools were crumbling and unsafe.
Difficulties need flagging up.
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The SNP’s big Scottish victory might appear to put full fiscal autonomy right back on the agenda. But here’s why it doesn’t.
Get in touch.
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A new database of UK coastal flooding will help prevent future disasters.
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?
Talk is cheap before ballots are cast.
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Did anyone tell you this was the “most unpredictable election in years”? There’s a reason for that.
Greek banks have seen a steady decline in deposits.
EPA/Simela Pantzartzi
Greece has met its latest debt deadline, but if the country is to stave off Grexit, it’s time to deal with the country’s liquidity.
Pino Pascali, Cannone Semovente (Gun), 1965.
Photo by Alessandra Chemollo, courtesy of la Biennale di Venezia
Okwui Enwezor’s central show delivers an undisguised history lesson about Venice’s past.
The Libyan coast guard in action.
EPA/Sabri Elmhewdi
Libya’s endless security crisis and duelling “governments” are turning the Mediterranean into a sea of troubles.
Sprawling powers.
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An unprecedented package of powers has been welcomed by Manchester authorities, while the public is left wondering.
Back to school for Nicky Morgan.
The Prime Minister's Office/flickr
From a College of Teaching to vocational education, international students and whether to raise tuition fees, there is a lot in the ministers’ inboxes.
The fearsome 56?
Hannah McKay/EPA
Scotland’s pre-eminent historian analyses the road ahead for Scotland and the United Kingdom.
Approach with caution.
Holly Occhipinti
When employees of dodgy companies or slipshod institutions put it all on the line to do the right thing, why do we hang them out to dry?
Nursing is under pressure.
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More nurses and higher education levels - not a change in values - are needed if nursing in Britain is to regain its world-leading status.
A fight on his hands.
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The Tories have had the Human Rights Act in their sights for some time – but now they’ve got a chance to do take it out, they could end up living a nightmare.
First love.
PA/PA Archive
A lot happens when computer science and pop music collide.
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We tend to assume a direct relation between an irritant and a part of the body – this isn’t necessarily true.
The atmosphere of black holes contain a matter-antimatter plasma.
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An exotic plasma could help shed light on why the universe as we know it is made up of more matter than antimatter.