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The invisible threat of deepfake porn now pervades the lives of women and girls
George III, Queen Charlotte and their Six Eldest Children by Johan Zoffany (1770).
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The story of the ‘royal malady’ highlights the growth of the press and how it has shaped how the British public perceives the royal family.
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For many, furlough was a time of disorientation and reflection.
Rufus Sewell as Prince Andrew and Gillian Anderson as Emily Maitlis in Scoop.
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An expert in journalists in fiction and film reviews Gillian Anderson’s portrayal of Emily Maitlis.
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This service is a good first step towards a one-stop shop for easy access subnational statistics to understand local areas and how they’re changing.
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The first-past-the-post electoral system has helped the Conservatives stay in power for much of the past century. Now it could lock them out.
Rape victim ‘Lucía’ saw women all over Spain take to the streets in fury at the treatment she had received (posed by model).
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Documenting Spain’s #metoo moment, the film articulates women’s fury at the deeply entrenched sexism and misogyny that permeates Spanish society and culture.
London’s Ramadan Lights in 2024.
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Online Ramadan content has boosted Muslim voices and empowered people to to speak for themselves and on their own terms.
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A bereavement counsellor explains how to cope with the loss of a parent.
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A universal fee still seems the most obvious way to fund Britain’s most important public broadcaster.
Don’t take it personally.
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The political thought of Hannah Arendt reminds us that we are more than our successes and failures.
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Over nearly five decades of enmity, Tehran and Washington have found common ground when they needed to.
Republican US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene dons her signed ‘make America great again’ hat.
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When rightwing politicians talk of bringing back greatness, they are doing it for a reason.
London and Manchester have always had thriving gay nightlife, but now many queer clubs and bars are closing.
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Widespread closures mean gay nightlife has been forced to change, but something more exciting is evolving in its place, according to a new book.
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The European Union is faced with a difficult choice between supporting Ukraine and putting its farmers at a disadvantage.
Donald Trump has an uneasy relationship with Nato, and has said the US would rethink its relationship if he is re-elected.
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If the world sits on the sidelines for the next six months, it not only loses time and ground but puts Trump in a stronger position if he is elected.
A mural by Ricardo Islas dedicated to a skater called Raymond in Chicano Park skatepark, San Diego.
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Skateparks show how the built environment can be transformed if communities, and the DIY cultures they give birth to, are allowed to flourish.
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Russia has long harboured territorial ambitions in this former Soviet republic.
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Research finds that Ramadan can bolster the success of religious organisations and even influence the results of elections.
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Maxim Samson speaks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the hidden lines that explain variations in everything from access to education to animal species
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British elections are pencil and papers affairs, which makes them difficult to hack. But the breach of millions of people’s details is still a deeply serious matter.
Supporters of Julian Assange have protested his extradition to the US.
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The WikiLeaks founder has been given a temporary reprieve from extradition to the US.
An 1862 photo of a prison hulk docked in Ireland Island, Bermuda.
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Convicts worked in the dockyards in Bermuda for 40 years.
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John Strawson, a UK-based researcher on Israeli politics, answers questions about the US decision to abstain from voting on a UN security council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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In-depth interviews explain what’s behind the ‘al desko’ stereotypes.