Arrested: the far-right ‘Nordic Shaman’ has been identified as QAnon follower Jake Angeli.
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What did all those weird tattoos mean?
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With the third national lockdown under way, how can E.M. Forster’s neglected masterpiece help us survive the next few months?
Charged with restoring public faith in US justice system: Joe Biden with his nominee for attorney general, Merrick Garland.
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What can Biden’s picks for his cabinet tell us about his administration?
The taking of the city of Washington in America.
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When supporters of Donald Trump stormed into the US Capitol in Washington, it wasn’t the first time this had happened. The last time was during a British invasion in 1814.
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Hooking up with a stranger is against the law under lockdown, so more people are going online for their thrills.
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The first amendment could not have anticipated the rise of digital media which has profoundly changed the nature of public speech.
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It takes time and money to hold an election safely during the coronavirus pandemic.
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They grew up understanding that the state would take of them into old age. But that was before communism fell.
Pro-democracy activists and politicians are coming under increasing threat in Hong Kong.
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Predictions of up to 1 million Hongkongers taking up the UK’s offer of residency need more than a pinch of salt.
Parents revealed perceived oppressive treatment from health, social care, education, and criminal justice professionals.
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Families are so afraid of welfare systems that many would take drastic steps to move their children to countries they chose to leave
UK transfusion services are world-leading in being the first to take an approach based on the sexual behaviour of all donors.
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New laws due this summer will allow gay men who have had the same partner for three months or more to give blood
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Studies of bilingualism show that accents and vocabulary can change depending on your circumstances.
Pride in the past: Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
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The outgoing president has threatened US democracy. There must be consequences.
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The prime minister stands accused of dither and delay for the third time after announcing another England-wide lockdown.
The liberation of Yugoslavs and Jews from an Italian concentration camp on the Adriatic island of Rab, 8 Sept 1943.
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Good Europeans are not always where you expect to find them.
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Home cooking, previously in decline, picked up during the pandemic.
China’s new civil code was approved by the National People’s Congress in May 2020.
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A new Chinese civil code introduces a one-month cooling off period for divorce – which has angered some feminists.
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What the world can learn from Wales, the first place where sustainability is the organising principle of government, as well as what Wales is learning from the world about sustainability.
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No one ever ‘triggered’ a treaty article before Brexit and Article 50.
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The negotiating teams have achieved something monumental but this is nevertheless really only the beginning of the future relationship.
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After a year of negotiations and multiple missed deadlines, the two sides have landed on a trade deal.
The term ‘Judeo-Christian’ serves political agendas.
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The idea that western values are ‘Judeo-Christian’ has been co-opted by the radical right to advance their anti-Islamic agenda.
Still image from the 1940 propaganda film ‘Christmas Under Fire’ produced by the Crown Film Unit.
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Despite rationing and the Blitz, Christmas on the domestic front in 1940 was cheerful and optimistic.
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The absence of practical government guidance could result in companies overzealously blocking questionable content
The stage is set. We just need a deal.
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The ratification process on a trade deal usually takes months or even years, so can it be done for Brexit in a matter of days?