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Abortion provision in the 21st century needs to be treated like any other medical procedure: without judgement
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The prospect of gas wealth has been escalating old rivalries and disputes between Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt and Greece.
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The Labour leader’s vision for a customs union after Brexit is even more optimistic than the one being proposed by Theresa May.
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Stem cell treatments for eye disease always seem to be just on the horizon, but real progress is being made.
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By the end of this century the world’s population will have increased by half, creating a housing problem that needs to be solved now.
Theresa May meets the Saudi leadership – one of her country’s biggest weapons buyers.
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When confronted with the consequences of arms sales, democratic governments fall back on a number of flawed arguments.
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Netflix hit, Black Mirror, follows in the footsteps of other forward-thinking sci-fi storytellers.
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Tax policy favours machines over workers. Here’s how to change it.
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As austerity bites, people are turning to social media for help with mental issues. Despite the fact that even Facebook agrees social media can be bad for mental health.
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The possible join between the fragments of an ancient epic written in cuneiform in London and Geneva has been speculated for over 50 years.
Reports of sexual misconduct by Oxfam aid workers sparked a flurry of other allegations.
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To stop sexual exploitation in the aid sector, more self-regulation by NGOs isn’t the answer.
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Once dismissed as a mere ‘love story’, Daphne du Maurier’s masterpiece has transfixed generations of readers.
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Hoverflies are helping spread disease among the already declining bee population.
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The first UK survey of cannabis potency in ten years finds that skunk now dominates the market, while hashish has all but disappeared.
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All multiple sclerosis sufferers have stem cells with the potential to heal them, but scientists are only just figuring out how to kick them into action.
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Criticism of ebooks is the last thing you’d expect from the chief executive of global publishing company Hachette Livre.
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E-commerce videos are a precision advertising tool which could put the nail in the coffin of traditional television adverts.
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The Taylor Review and the subsequent UK government’s response do a bad job of proposing solutions.
One in six working-age people report some kind of disability.
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Only half of disabled people are in work, despite high rates of employment across the population as a whole.
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Long-term climate modelling may appear to focus on the impossibly far future. But the full impact of some climate processes won’t be apparent for centuries.
Stained glass depicting the legend of Jews stealing sacramental bread, in the Cathedral of Brussels.
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Antisemitic incidents are on the rise across the globe. To understand this modern hatred we need to look into the past and understand its origins.
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New research reveals that poorer students are less likely to leave home for university – and that has serious impacts on their experience.
Berlusconi: can’t move his face enough to say ‘goodbye’.
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He’s barred from public office but this former prime minister isn’t going to be held back by the small matter of a conviction for tax evasion.
Young children learn through play.
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A recent report suggests reception classes should spend less time playing and more time focusing on literacy and mathematics.
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Social media platforms can identify children who are most interested in or vulnerable to junk food and its advertising.