Kelvin MacKenzie in 2012.
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Kelvin MacKenzie’s controversial article on footballer Ross Barkley was notable for a lack of basic checks. This tells us more about power dynamics in newsrooms than the competencies of sub-editors.
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Some British people look back fondly to the days of empire. Their views aren’t shared by the rest of the world.
Out of a clear blue sky?
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A look at the pressure points for the contenders in this last minute election.
Frank in 8-bit glory.
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For the papier-mache headed Frank Sidebottom, the ZX Spectrum was more than a basic computer – it was like a musical instrument
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It’s time for the regions to step up…
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Still going strong in its 30th year, The Simpsons follows a strict animation style guide based on Matt Groening’s own rules, and has much to teach young animators
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Children’s opinions about their own care are often not sought by parents and healthcare professionals.
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Redressing the balance can start from the bottom up.
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We need to imagine new types of borders in this era of fervent fence building.
An immigration detention centre on the island of Lesvos, Greece.
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Rights and living conditions vary depending where immigrants are detained.
Surprise!
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The prime minister knows how to use the element of surprise to her advantage.
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Both GPs and patients need to wake up to the immediate risk that antibiotic misuse poses.
Mic drop. Peace out.
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Theresa May has clearly read up on her history before calling a vote for June 8.
Who’s steering?
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The war of words is underway: who will come out on top is far from clear.
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Turning 18 could be your ticket to a European adventure – literally.
David Tennant and Olivia Colman (foreground) and Julie Hesmondhalgh.
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The series did much to address the problems that crop up with portrayals of sexual crimes on television.
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The Dani people were part of a thriving agricultural society long before Westerners ‘discovered’ them in the 1930s.
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Over-consumption of food is bad for the planet and unhealthy for humans.
French voters go to the polls for the first round of election on April 23.
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Their policies on Syria, Russia, terrorism and the European Union.
Sorry Jeremy, weren’t you ready?
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By calling a national vote now, the prime minister can strengthen her own position at home and at the Brexit negotiating table.
May does not need an election to deliver Brexit.
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Theresa May has read the economic runes – and called an election while she still confidently can.
The costs of mobility.
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The political ramifications of a society in stasis.
The Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope has spotted a new dwarf planet.
Michele Banister
It turns out that a common physical process called diffusion can explain the orbits of faraway minor planets – no need for a Planet Nine.
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What you end up remembering isn’t always what you have witnessed.
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Wealth inequality is no 21st-century phenomenon. But it was decisively shaped by public policy during the last 100 years as economies emerged from war and redesigned the structures for life.