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COVID PPE failures left healthcare workers and patients at risk – what lessons the government needs to learn for the future
Almost £10 billion was wasted on unsuitable PPE during the pandemic due to a lack of preparedness.
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Burnham and Trump – what the new prime minister should remember about UK-US ties
He can learn lessons about the ‘special relationship’ from the Labour party’s history.
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Andy Burnham says he’ll end rough sleeping – here’s what’s needed to make it happen
The question isn’t whether ending rough sleeping is desirable or achievable, it’s why previous attempts have collapsed.
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How ‘super’ enzymes can transform recycling
Enzyme proteins can be bred and trained to digest plastics rather than their natural substrates.
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People in the UK favour harsher punishment than Norwegians – belief in free will may help explain why
What people believe about choice and responsibility shapes what they think prison is for.
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Reassuring touch kept the peace six million years before humans evolved – new research
Friendly touching to prevent a fight may be one of our most ancient social tools.
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Chancellor John Healey faces serious challenges in funding Burnham’s grand aspirations
Burnham has a long wish list but the UK economy is weak.
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View from The Hill: Labor’s Andrew Charlton surfs the AI wave
If his impressive academic record is any measure, Andrew Charlton might lay claim to one of the highest IQs in the parliamentary Labor party. Now, with his central role in the government’s AI policy, he’s…
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NAPLAN results are coming home. Here’s what parents should keep in mind
For some families, NAPLAN results will confirm what they already know. For others, they may contain surprises or raise concerns.
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‘hello there the jacobian conjecture is false thanx’: why a tiny social media post has mathematicians rethinking AI
Yet another longstanding mathematical question has been resolved by AI – and it feels a little different from the ones that have come before
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Microscopic plant remains reveal 25,000 years of GunaiKurnai rituals deep in a Victorian cave
A new study shows the cave was only used for very special purposes.
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Three things Australia must do to end the tobacco wars
Right now, based on market share, organised crime effectively is Big Tobacco in Australia.