William Farren and David Pinsent: two of Farnborough’s flying mathematicians.
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The audio version of a long read on the daring mathematicians who took to the skies to help make early air travel safer.
Turkish tanks near the Syrian border.
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The Kurdistan Workers’ Party is under mounting pressure.
‘I find the accused …’
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Only 5% of rape complaints in the UK end in convictions – what a legacy for the #metoo generation.
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The word only appears 14 times in the UK’s parliamentary record between 1803 and 2005. Now it is everywhere.
Get stuck in.
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Escape the romance trap with these heroines.
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The goal is gender equality, but some women remain more equal than others.
Watching from the south.
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A year ago, productive north-south talks seemed inconceivable – but with the US tripping over its own feet, things are changing.
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The use of big data in policing has clear benefits for struggling police forces. But society needs to maintain a critical perspective on moral and ethical grounds.
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An all-women workforce used to weed Italy’s rice fields. And they left a powerful historical legacy.
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Emmerson Mnangagwa has a struggle on his hands as president of Zimbabwe, but he doesn’t face much of a challenge from the opposition.
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The movie, about a trans woman’s struggle for her rights, comes as Chile debates a long-awaited gender identity law.
Everybody needs good neighbours.
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With Iran and India on manoeuvres and the war in Yemen still unfolding, Pakistan’s stakes in the Middle East are as high as ever.
Counting underway in a 2016 Dutch referendum on the EU’s deal with Ukraine.
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The abolition of citizen referendums in the Netherlands will do little to remedy the distrust in the political system – and could strengthen Geert Wilders’ far-right party.
A US drone, painted on a wall in Yemen, where raids have killed IS fighters.
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What should the UK do with foreign jihadis who return home?
No desire to return to the borders of the past.
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Other EU countries have flexible legal arrangements for their own special territories – something similar for Northern Ireland is not impossible.
Yuan Shikai in 1915.
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There’s a very unflattering historical parallel for Xi Jinping’s move to lift term limits. The Chinese Communist Party is having none of it.
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Both young and old can feel like they don’t belong. But loneliness is a social problem, with a social solution.
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The Five Star Movement is the biggest party, but forming a government is going to be difficult. Will a right-wing coalition prevail?
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A conciliatory tone from the prime minister but Boris Johnson and Michael Gove continue to cause problems.
Syria is a battlefield for outsiders.
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Even if Syria’s armed conflict is somehow resolved, new proxy conflicts between regional actors are emerging on the country’s soil.
Syrian refugees arrive to start a new life in Germany.
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Refugees hold religious prejudices against each other too – separating them by religion is not the answer.
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If you feel threatened or confused by the #MeToo movement, try channelling your masculinist mystique.
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There is a clear public interest in investigating the activities of this billionaire political donor and privacy campaigner.
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Michel Barnier has published a 100-page document outlining how the EU sees Brexit happening. And there are some pretty controversial suggestions.
North Korea’s embassy in south London.
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Legal technicalities and political priorities make it hard for North Koreans to settle on British soil.