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How do you begin the process of researching a novel? In the case of my latest book, Man at Sea, the task seemed straightforward if a little...
US president Joe Biden is beefing up the US military presence in eastern Europe as a reaction to the Ukraine war. Biden plans to redeploy troops...
Ten years ago, scientists announced the discovery of the Higgs boson, which helps explain why elementary particles (the smallest building blocks of...
Reindeer are loved the world over for their dark, expressive eyes, majestic antlers and magical association with Santa Claus. The moment you learn...
Ten years ago, scientists announced the discovery of the Higgs boson, which helps explain why elementary particles (the smallest building blocks of...
Russia’s recent default on its foreign debt – it’s first since 1918 – has been hailed as proof that the sanctions imposed by western...
For hundreds of years, barristers in England and Wales have ensured that parties in court are entitled to a fair trial with their own advocate...
Back in 2021, the world’s richest countries announced plans to agree and enforce a minimum rate of corporation tax. The idea was to solve the...
The overturning of Roe v Wade harms all women and all who can get pregnant around the world by making their body-ownership merely conditional. This...
Limiting global warming to 1.5℃ above pre-industrial levels requires reaching net zero emissions by the middle of this century. This means that,...
Since the pandemic began, more than 6 million people have died from COVID around the world. The good news is that we now have a wide range of...
Against a backdrop of unprecedented turmoil – the first major war in Europe in three decades, the highest inflation rates in decades and a...
We recently learned that poliovirus had been detected in sewage in north and east London between February and May 2022. Poliomyelitis (polio) is an...
The UK is failing to enact the policies that would put it on track to reach net zero emissions by 2050, according to a progress report by the...
Humans have raised CO₂ levels in the atmosphere to 50% above what they were before the industrial revolution. As a result, the world has already...
On day one of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, February 24, Russian troops seized Snake Island, a tiny rocky outcrop south-west of Odesa which...
It was revealed this week that Depeche Mode keyboardist Andrew “Fletch” Fletcher, died in May from an aortic dissection. Aortic dissections are...
American Kevin Strickland was exonerated after spending 42 years in prison for being wrongfully convicted of a triple murder in November 2021. His...
Just over a hundred years ago, women in England were effectively banned from playing football. The Football Association ruled in 1921 that clubs...
Vladimir Putin’s recent evocation of the military successes of 18th-century tsar Peter the Great against Sweden is just the latest example of his...
When it comes to talking about death, we have no shortage of euphemisms. This is perhaps most famously illustrated in Monty Python’s dead parrot...
In February, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the public would have to get used to “living with COVID”, and announced the phasing out of all...
If you have moved from one country to another, you may have left something behind – be it a relationship, a home, a feeling of safety or a sense...
If the SNP Scottish government and Nicola Sturgeon, first minister, get their way, then in October 2023 voters in Scotland will again be asked...
Over the past 25 years, I have spent a lot of time counting lions as part of my job. Only last month, I spent three hours with two males –...
The history of climate change is one of people slowly coming to terms with the truth. None but a small minority still question whether it’s real...
Imagine you have an interview for a new job tomorrow. Some people might think about what kind of questions they will be asked so that they can...
July 1 marks the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover from British colonial rule to the People’s Republic of China. The restrictions on how...
The gender gap in pay, positions and even pensions for working women is well-established, but research shows that a gender aspiration gap has also...
All too often, hope is equated to a desire for something fleeting: good results on an exam, the win of a favourite team, the wanted present. Quite...
The US Supreme Court has formally announced its decision in the case of Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization. This has overturned the 1973...
In the 1990s and 2000s, a Christian movement now known as “purity culture” reached its height. Purity culture was most significant in America,...
Whether you’re a first time parent or have had children before, you’re probably willing to try anything to ensure you have the most positive...
A 2019 poll found that children would rather be YouTubers than astronauts. It made headlines and led to plenty of grumbling about “kids these...
About 2 million people in the UK currently have long COVID, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics. In the UK, long...
One of the biggest rail strikes in 30 years has been playing out in recent weeks as 40,000 workers protest the threat of job cuts. Their employer,...
For four months, Ukraine has been fighting for its very existence. Having successfully forced Russia to shift focus from a four-fronted offensive...
The Welsh government wants more foreign tourists. So much so, that they recently put out a call for ideas about how to attract them. The solution...
There is a current surge of interest in punk. The Sex Pistols’ God Save the Queen topped the UK singles charts during the Platinum Jubilee. This...
As psychiatry, which uses medical and biological methods to treat mental disorders, has largely overtaken psychotherapy, which relies on non-...
Green water – the rainwater available to plants in the soil – is indispensable for life on and below the land. But in a new study, we found...
Around the world, and against all scientific evidence, a segment of the population believes that Earth’s round shape is either an unproven theory...
The COVID pandemic has been going on for well over two years now. During this time, SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) has slowly mutated,...
Some UK private schools appear to be taking advantage of their charitable status and the lax legal definition of “public benefit” by charging...
Over the past century, unions have successfully campaigned for a minimum wage, holiday and sickness pay, equal opportunity rights, maternity and...
Since 2021, hard-won women’s reproductive rights and bodily autonomy have been rolled back in the US in an alarming fashion. With state bans on...