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Parent blaming has taken a new turn – no longer just criticised for failing to attend to their child’s every need, parents are now being condemned for ‘over-parenting’.
A signed copy of Marcel Proust’s ‘Du cote de chez Swann’ . Proust highlighted France’s bitter debate about the Dreyfus affair.
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Proust’s masterpiece À La Recherche du Temps Perdu reveals how people’s irrational beliefs become entrenched.
Honey bees on a beekeeper’s hive.
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All too often the media buzz is centred around the managed honeybee, at the expense of other wild bee species.
My turn.
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Men under 35 want to take a more active role in caring for their children than older generations.
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Activists are pushing for changes to ensure MPs have to face a ballot every time they want to stand for a constituency.
Naloxone counteracts the effects of an overdose.
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Naloxone programmes have sprung up in the UK and elsewhere, but drug death rates keep climbing.
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Healthy food isn’t just about organic food and so-called superfoods.
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No one is saying the tennis star wasn’t angry. But it’s worth asking whether you thought she was more angry because she is a woman.
Inside a snailfish.
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These ‘snailfish’ look too fragile to exist several miles below the waves.
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Our brain cells do look a lot like a map of the universe – but that doesn’t mean they’re the same thing.
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While the Kremlin rages at supposed crackdowns on Russian speakers abroad, it’s rolling out a programme of linguistic homogenisation at home.
The value of Argentina’s peso has plummeted in recent months.
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A number of emerging markets are struggling but this doesn’t mean they are totally related.
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Netflix has chosen a high-quality Mexican arthouse movie as a flagship production for its new distribution model.
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Can happiness really be mapped?
Manchester City star Benjamin Mendy has been told to use social media less by coach Pep Guardialoa.
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Social media is key when it comes to connecting clubs with fans and building a brand identity. But with great power, comes great responsibility.
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Games such as chess should be a welcome addition to the activities available for prisoners.
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Even seemingly non-invasive cosmetic facial procedures have their risks.
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Scientists have calculated the ‘water footprint’ of different diets across the UK, France and Germany.
Prime minister Stefan Lofven remains in post, vowing to open talks with other parties.
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While forming a government will be difficult, this situation was expected and our politics is, above all, practical.
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As they shook off a particularly unpleasant colonial hangover, the justices of India’s Supreme Court issued a remarkably emotional set of judgments.
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Councils are facing their own revenue crisis – and local businesses are paying the price.
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There is something deeply irrational about the food waste movement.
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The tennis superstar has complained of discrimination after being penalised for being coached on court. Was she right to make a scene?
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House prices in London fell by 0.6% in June after years of high growth.
Stormy seas ahead.
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Confrontation between French and British scallop fishers is a warning about the resource conflicts of the future.