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Could the UK actually split? Experts explain the legal route for pro-independence leaders
The UK’s legal framework means the independence question can keep being asked – and continue to be kicked down the road.
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Vaccines have been so successful that some people have forgotten why we need them
The return of measles shows what happens when vaccination rates fall. Understanding why people distrust vaccines is essential to rebuilding confidence.
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Can India’s cockroach movement reverse its democratic decline?
Protesters in India have taken to the streets over a controversial revision of the country’s voter rolls.
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Duct tape kept out more flood water than sandbags in laboratory tests
Duck tape kept out more floodwater than sandbags, in lab tests.
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The mafia isn’t keeping fentanyl out of Europe – the lack of demand is
The theory that Italian mafia groups are choosing to keep fentanyl out of Europe does not fit what we know about drug markets or organised crime.
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Could your plastic film packaging serve a purpose? We won’t know until recycling laws change
Hard-to-recycle plastic waste could be an untapped resource but current laws make it difficult for UK companies to innovate.
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We compared what happens after a schizophrenia diagnosis in Denmark and the UK
It turns out where you live matters. A lot.
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Japan’s MMX mission aims to swipe soil samples from Mars’ moon Phobos
The mission could help resolve how Mars’ two moons were formed.
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The complicated history of women being seen as ‘monstrous bitches’ – from ancient Mesopatamia to modern film
The fear of the feminine has led the patriarchy to cast women as monstrous across time and culture.
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Throttling Starlink puts added strain on US-Ukraine relations
Starlink owner Elon Musk says it is the US government which controls the Starshield military satellite system and would have made the decision to throlttle it.
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Call for criminal groups to be declared ‘terrorists’, as PNG police seize more high-grade guns
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Some Papua New Guinea parliamentarians are calling for tougher laws against violent criminals who they say should be categorised as “terrorists”. It comes as PNG police released details of a counter-terrorism operation in Southern Highlands province, in which they seized a cache of high-powered weapons and military-grade explosives. Various
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The government wants trusts to pay a minimum 30% tax. What’s behind the changes?
Experts have raised legitimate concerns about the proposed changes.