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Claims of Dartmoor pony cull reignite row over how to save Britain’s moorlands
Semi-wild ponies are valuable for habitat restoration, yet policy changes may threaten their survival.
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Why more births now end in caesarean section
As emergency caesarean rates rise, research from Bangladesh and England suggests decisions are shaped by more than clinical need.
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‘My heritage is my power’: how young Black women like Naomi Osaka are using fashion in sport
Osaka is part of a tradition of Black women using style not as decoration but as a way of asserting identity, heritage and agency.
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How a Swedish king went on strike in 1768
In the shift from absolutism towards representative government, the monarch symbolised impartiality and balance
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Is ten too young to be criminally responsible? Here’s what the evidence says
Neuroscience provides plenty of evidence for raising the age from ten.
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What’s overlooked in student mental health in South Africa: social connection and sexual wellbeing
Students are more likely to flourish when they experience both material security and psychosocial support.
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Who was Andimba Toivo ya Toivo? The Namibian leader who chose justice over power
Unusually for his generation, he never scrambled to gain positions of power after independence.
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Macron plays ‘Trump whisperer’ as the US president signs Iran ceasefire deal after a successful G7 summit
This year the US president stayed until the end of the summit, unlike in 2025.
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Iran ceasefire deal confirms what we’ve been saying for years: military might doesn’t work
The deal between US and Iran is the sign of a fast-changing world order.
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Donald Trump’s popularity is at an all-time low. History says that matters
Fifty years of data from the US suggests that consumer confidence is reflected in an administration’s performance in elections.
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Juneteenth’s real meaning is written on the plates of smoked meats, potato salad and watermelon
One Black Texas family’s Juneteenth memories show how food became a powerful expression of emancipation, self-determination and remembrance.
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How China’s ‘red lines’ are quietly shaping global news reporting
Journalism exists to describe the world as it is, not as the powerful would like. The Chinese regime apparently feels differently.