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English is spoken by over a billion people around the world, often at the expense of local languages.
Matcha comes from green tea leaves, which are ground up into a powder.
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Matcha may potentially provide more nutritional benefit than a regular cup of green tea.
The battle against poor nutrition: a history of school meals in the UK.
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From soup and semolina to Jamie’s school dinners: the changing face of school meals in the UK.
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Students who play sport drink more heavily and frequently than other students.
Founding father: a statue to Genghis Khan in Tsonjin boldog, Mongolia.
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Mongolia is a landlocked country heavily dependent on Russia and China but fighting to retain its independence and democracy.
Modern air conditioners contain hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which emit ozone-depleting chemicals during production.
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Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are also potent greenhouse gases which contribute to climate change.
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The UK can count asylum seeker housing for 12 months as international aid.
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Addressing online misogyny is a community-wide responsibility.
20th century painter, Wyndham Lewis.
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If the idea of “cancellation” as we know it today had been available to him, Wyndham Lewis would almost certainly have used it to describe the fallout from his Hitler book.
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A smartwatch-like devices can detect increases in a protein called troponin – a signature of a heart attack.
Proposed UK surrogacy law changes raise concerns over unequal treatment of birth mothers.
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UK surrogacy law reform: what you need to know about the proposed changes and how they could affect you.
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Our genetics, immune systems and conditions in the environment around us can all play a role in susceptibility to hay fever.
The music we listen to can have a profound impact on our mood.
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‘Happy’ music is usually written in a major key with a bright tone, featuring instruments with a bright timbre, such as trumpets or electric guitars.
More than £150 million is spent trying to control Japanese knotweed in the UK annually.
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It’s a plant that is nearly impossible to obliterate, but new research reveals the best way of tackling Japanese knotweed in the most sustainable way.
There’s a better way to save.
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ISAs are an easy way to boost your savings but they do have rules, some of which change every year.
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Friendly fire incidents have always been a feature of war, but the array of different countries’ equipment makes it very challenging for Ukrainian troops in the field.
Housing protestors in Dublin city centre, September 2018.
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Homelessness crises in both Ireland and England highlight problems with the private rental sector.
Storm Eunice caused widespread damage in February 2022.
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The government’s pro-climate rhetoric has met reality – and it doesn’t look good.
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The entry into the UK’s broadcasting market of new, more outspoken, players is challenging traditional ideas of impartiality in TV news and current affairs.
In a cubist painting, reality is more than a single perspective can capture.
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According to a school of thought known as QBism, quantum mechanics is a guide to action.