Some of the boys and girls in 1964, aged seven.
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What started as an experiment in 1964 has become the UK’s most successful documentary franchise.
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It’s not just a modern fad – plant-based diets have a long and colourful political past.
Good care is dependent on good care workers.
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Working as a professional carer is a stressful and high-pressure job. Making sure carers have the right training and support is crucial.
The Lismore is named after a Scottish island where the inhabitants were forcibly evicted during the Highland Clearances.
Even aside from the gender-neutral issue, toilets have become highly politicised places, especially when it comes to protest.
A Buddhist monk claiming to be the president of the self-styled ‘Protect Sri Lanka’ organisation argues with police personnel barricading the road leading to the president’s official residence in Colombo.
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The bombings have been framed as part of ongoing internal conflict, but Sri Lanka was just the stage for a play that could have been performed anywhere in the world.
The right road.
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If you thought this was about boring box-ticking chats before you leave school for the last time, think again.
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Modern science clashes with the idea that the rise of Homo Sapiens was a fluke.
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The real ethical challenge of driverless cars is not deciding how they respond in emergencies – it’s facing up to the failings of human drivers.
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A large number of young people are reluctant to accept evolution. How we teach the topic might be a key reason why.
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I wanted to see whether this extreme example of a team effort could tell us anything about the workplace.
Brain injury can happen even if you don’t pass out.
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About one in ten children who have suffered concussion are thought to have long-term problems.
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We don’t notice the plant species we’re losing, but we won’t be able to ignore the effect of their loss on our supply of food and medicine.
A refugee family welcomed in Glasgow in 2016.
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A new set of ‘Indicators of Integration’ have been launched by the UK government.
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This might sound over the top and rather wasteful. But rental wedding dresses are not uncommon.
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Manipulating electron spin has heralded everything from iPods to the latest laptops. Stand by for the next paradigm shift.
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Clingy behaviour can be narcissistic, too.
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Northern Ireland’s youngest constituents politely request that politicians stop whining about Brexit.
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Social media is popularising DIY sunscreen.
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A scientist explains how global warming is affecting the entire world – from the mountains, to the sea.
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Covering subjects from black holes to sleep science, a geophysicist explains his new course.
Welcome to London, Mr Trump.
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Relations between the UK and the US haven’t always been that “special”.
Would you put it up your nose?
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Ketamine and other psychedelics are being licensed for medical use – two experts advise how to minimise harm for users.
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Sure Start saved the NHS millions of pounds.
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After years of work, the JCPOA nuclear deal could be on its last legs.
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Thousands of tonnes of lead are dumped in the British countryside each year.