Forward in defence of the Patagonian toothfish!
EPA/Fayez Nureldine
The Prince has views on defence procurement, badger culling and the Patagonian toothfish. Should we care?
And another thing about badgers …
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Defenders claim Prince Charles was just trying to educate himself. But shouldn’t he know better?
No you can’t join. This is the cool table.
Alecia Carter
Baboons shed light on the irony of social networks: cliques limit information sharing.
Technology’s improving, but pay isn’t.
EPA/Wilson Wen
The technological transformation of China’s many factories has failed to bring with it an upgrade in working conditions.
A member of the European Parliament expresses his frustration.
EPA/Patrick Seeger
The UK is refusing to take just 2,000 refugees to help tackle the crisis in the Mediterranean. And it puts the EU on a knife edge.
Watch what you say.
EPA/Hannah McKay
Counter-extremism proposals replace tolerance with incarceration.
Knocking on the door.
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A cabinet reshuffle has reflected the standing of the Chancellor after a successful campaign. The hope will be that the flexibility that got him here continues.
Celebrations as Liberia is declared Ebola free.
Ahmed Jallanzo/EPA
The last century has given us much to draw on when it comes to dealing with pandemics.
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.