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Our assumptions about what it means to be young have left millions of people disenfranchised.
Often sneered at for its avocado bathrooms and flared trousers, the styles and tastes of the 1970s are worth reconsidering for other reasons.
Clowns and jesters have positively contributed to society for centuries.
Some of the key articles from our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past week.
Why age and gender are such prominent mechanisms of exclusion in parliaments and governments.
Children may struggle to recall basic words in their first language within a couple of months of stopping using it.
Research using the records of offenders shows a shift online but also towards less committed adherence to extremist causes among offenders.
Joe Biden’s move away from Trump’s isolationist policy has won some support from the public, and Congress.
Brussels’ inability to tackle Hungary’s growing authoritarianism reveals a key weakness in the EU system.
Belarus is unlikely to put troops into Ukraine, but it can make life very difficult for Kyiv’s war planners.
The US had long warned European nations about an over-reliance on Russian gas.
For now there is little hope of a peace deal, but back-channel agreements show that Ukraine and Russia are at least talking.
A high-profile conviction for a crime that is not taken seriously enough is a victory for the victim and campaigners.
Disabled Twitter users will be cut off from opportunities to tell their stories and collaborate internationally.
Policies designed to help only ‘genuine’ victims of trafficking have a long, fraught history.
By the fourth festive season into the war, rationing was biting – but good news from the front and the generosity of US soldiers helped keep morale buoyant.
Spending Christmas by yourself can be hard but research shows there are things that should help.
The war in Ukraine is threatening Russia’s relationship with its neighbour Kazakhstan.
Ambulance services are facing unfair criticism for a situation which is not of their making. The workforce is in crisis, with system-wide pressures seriously hampering their ability to do their jobs.
There are around 200 supervised injection facilities around the world but the UK government remains opposed to their introduction
Many asylum applications are rejected on grounds that dismiss the dire situations in applicants’ countries of origin.
The protesters have been strongly supported by Iran’s actors, musicians and athletes who have been among those arrested, imprisoned and tortured.
Local people describe a purposeful past in this former mining community – and a bleak future.
Since the 2008 financial crisis, politicians from a range of parties and countries have reported losing respect for experts.