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This is the longest known journey for any stone used in a Neolithic monument.
More than 200 years after her death, Jane Austen’s views on slavery remain unclear.
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The author of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and other classic novels used the words ‘slave’ and ‘slavery’ nearly a dozen times in her books.
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The violent unrest is distinctly English rather than British.
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The current school curriculum and assessment system is extremely difficult for pupils with special educational needs to navigate.
Not your typical hooligans.
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The most successful teams at Europe’s soccer championship comprise diverse players, often thanks to immigration. Could that be influencing fans’ views of nationalism?
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Some government reforms to initial teacher training appear to have actually suppressed the number of people who can be trained.
Virat Kohli of India celebrates after the final run is scored during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan in October 2022.
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Tickets are going for as high as $40,000 on the secondary market.
With the UK heading for an election on July 4, it can feel like the result is pre-ordained. Labour has maintained a decisive poll lead for over a year and nothing Rishi Sunak does appears to shift the…
Excitement is building around the country for the contest ahead.
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The election will land right in the middle of the Euros. So will the feelgood factor lighten the public’s mood towards the government?
An indoor Mary garden at the University of Dayton.
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In the 20th century, an engineer from Philadelphia encouraged others to create their own Mary gardens and established a company that sold seeds with Marian plant names.
The Salford Cinema was first built as a church then converted into a cinema before being turned back into a church.
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Cinema buildings provide exactly what many faith groups need: space for congregants to take part in communal ritual and worship.
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Basing admissions to some schools on faith fragments the education system.
Gypsy and Traveller communities have long suffered from inadequate housing solutions.
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There is a long history of the UK government failing to adequately provide for Gypsy and Traveller communities’ needs.
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Mayoral votes, a by-election triggered by a scandal and a prime minister under threat. It’s a big week.
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Two hours a week is not enough.
A group of witches offering wax effigies to the Devil in a 17th-century woodcut.
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Only five witches were executed in Wales, while thousands were sentenced to death in Scotland and England.
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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.
Susanne Augustesen of Denmark takes a shot during the final of the 1971 Women’s World Cup in Mexico City.
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Thousands of fans packed out stadiums for the 1971 women’s World Cup, but it has been virtually erased from history.
The World Health Organization recommends formal school programmes as the key to preventing skin cancer.
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Being severely sunburnt as a child more than doubles the chance of developing future skin cancer but less than half of primary schools questioned in new research have a sun safety policy.
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Research has revealed how British otters may have been able to recover from species loss in the 1950s with the help of otters from Asia.