James Ashford
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52 ideas that changed the world - 52. Zero
In Depth The technology on which you’re reading this article only works because of zero
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US election 2020: how Facebook is set to ‘curb foreign interference’
In Depth Social media platform will ban foreign political adverts - but won’t silence Donald Trump
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Why everybody’s talking about Marcus Rashford and free school meals
In Depth Manchester United attacker forces government U-turn following public campaign
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Are we heading for clashes between North and South Korea?
In Depth Kim Jong Un’s regime blows up liaison office on border between the two countries
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Beijing coronavirus outbreak: what can we learn from China’s response to feared ‘second wave’?
In Depth City bosses reimpose lockdown as Covid-19 returns
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Which UK cities most benefited from the slave trade - and how can you tell?
In Depth London, Liverpool and Bristol among those built with proceeds of human trafficking
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Social ills: how coronavirus is feeding an organised crime pandemic
In Depth Lockdown panic buying has seen drugs become the ‘toilet rolls of Britain’s criminal world’
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Reaction: German police reveal ‘sordid’ crimes of new Madeleine McCann suspect
In Depth Convicted paedophile Christian Brücker named in police investigation
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Why everybody’s talking about the new Madeleine McCann suspect
In Depth Prosecutors says German sex offender is being investigated on suspicion of murder
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‘Insider dealing’: how Poland’s coronavirus response triggered political scandal
In Depth Health minster alleged to have bought £1m of PPE from ski instructor friend
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What are the UK’s quarantine rules - and why are they so controversial?
In Depth Senior Conservatives urging cabinet to ditch plans for mandatory 14-day self-isolation for overseas arrivals
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Reaction: Trump threatens George Floyd protesters with military force
In Depth Violence spreads across US following police killing of black man in Minneapolis
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52 ideas that changed the world - 49. Ecology
In Depth Scientific ecology can be traced back to Charles Darwin and considers living things and their environment
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What will life in Hong Kong be like under China’s new security law?
In Depth Human rights campaigners say controversial legislation threatens the territory’s autonomy
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The best lockdown workout equipment
In Depth Missing the gym? Time to make the gym miss you
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More than 30,000 pubs and restaurants to stay shut post-coronavirus
Speed Read New poll suggests pandemic is final nail in coffin for many hospitality businesses
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52 ideas that changed the world - 48. Fashion
In Depth Humans’ love affair with clothes dates back around 170,000 years
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Swedo-science: has Sweden’s coronavirus experiment failed?
In Depth The Nordic country currently has world’s highest mortality rate per capita
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Coronavirus: why has the UK contact-tracing app been delayed?
In Depth Government forced to push back launch of ‘lockdown ending’ smartphone tool
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Will UK see a post-coronavirus surge in preventable deaths?
In Depth A&E numbers plummet as people shun hospitals amid fears of infection with Covid-19
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The fatal viruses that the world has learned to live with
In Depth WHO experts say coronavirus may become endemic like HIV
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52 ideas that changed the world - 47. Relativity
In Depth Einstein’s theory remains ‘most important in modern physics’
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‘A little flu’: how two Latin American giants sleepwalked into coronavirus carnage
In Depth Brazilian and Mexican leaders continue to downplay crisis even as death tolls hits record highs
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Lockdown losers: the celebrity reputations taking a hit during the coronavirus pandemic
In Depth A growing cast of famous faces have been slated for their performances during the crisis
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