Latest articles by Harriet Marsden, The Week UK
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How the UK became a data centre hubThe Explainer UK hosts nearly a quarter of Europe’s data centres, despite growing concerns around environmental impact and water consumption
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The angry women of BritainTalking Point Polling suggests UK women are raging far more than their European counterparts, while young women grow increasingly pessimistic, and radicalised
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The UK military presence in the Middle EastIn the Spotlight Death of British soldier in northern Iraq, not far from Iranian border, sharpens concerns for personnel stationed across the region
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Is Netanyahu’s balancing act slipping?Today’s Big Question Israeli PM caught between demands of Donald Trump to end bombardment of Lebanon and domestic pressure to destroy Hezbollah threat
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Tylney Hall Hotel and Gardens: Jane Austen grandeur in rural HampshireThe Week Recommends Grade II-listed Victorian-era mansion boasts a spa, swimming pools and award-winning restaurant, but feels like a historic country home
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Will US-Iran deal bring peace to Lebanon?Today’s Big Question Tehran wants peace deal to include end to Israel’s war on Hezbollah but Israel vows to ‘crush’ Iran-backed group
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Iran deal: is Trump the loser?Today’s Big Question Critics believe mooted ‘memorandum of understanding’ leaves ‘radicalised‘ Tehran in stronger position than before US assault
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The US, Raul Castro and regime change in CubaThe Explainer Charges against former president, relating to downing of two civilian planes by Cuban military in 1996, seen as aggressive escalation of tensions with Havana
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How worrying is the Ebola outbreak?Today’s Big Question Rare Bundibugyo strain of infectious virus, detected in DR Congo and Uganda, has no approved vaccine or treatment
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What does China want from Putin?Today’s Big Question Russian leader arrives in Beijing for meeting with Xi Jinping, amid deepening cooperation – and asymmetric power balance
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Southampton and the latest case of spying in footballIn the Spotlight ‘Spygate’, in which Middlesbrough claim a Southampton analyst observed their training, evokes previous scandals by Leeds United and Canada women
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Is Manchesterism really the cure for Britain’s ills?Today's Big Question Andy Burnham’s political philosophy has been dismissed as ‘mostly vibes and boosterism’
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First-past-the-post: no longer fit for purpose?Talking Point In an era of multi-party politics, voting system that once insulated Conservatives and Labour now amplifies their losses
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Does the Green Party have an antisemitism problem?Today's Big Question Zack Polanski is preparing for a successful day at the polls but questions over the party’s commitment to rooting out racism continue
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The rising separatist movement in AlbertaUnder the Radar Minority in resource-rich province support independence from Canada, blaming federal government for blocking oil production
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The NHS and female sterilisationThe Explainer Health ombudsman rules that using ‘risk of regret’ to refuse funding for procedure, while routinely funding vasectomies, is ‘unfair to women’
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A passage to India for Colombia’s ‘cocaine hippos’?In the Spotlight Son of Indian billionaire offers sanctuary to feral herd, descendants of animals owned by Pablo Escobar
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Is UAE departure the death blow for Opec?Today's Big Question Loss of third-biggest oil producer and one of longest-serving members could be existential threat to alliance, as other countries ‘chafe’ under production quotas
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Italy’s controversial off-grid ‘forest family’In the Spotlight Political backlash over court order to take couple’s young children into care
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The UK’s biggest pollution lawsuitThe Explainer More than 4,500 locals have brought a High Court case against Welsh Water and Avara Foods for polluting the River Wye
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The rise in single fathers by choiceIn the Spotlight Increase in single men applying to become parents via surrogacy or adoption reflects wider societal shifts, but scepticism and stigma remain
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What does the Mandelson row mean for Starmer?Today's Big Question PM argues that Foreign Office didn’t inform No. 10 of concerns over peer’s security vetting, but his lack of leadership and ‘incurious’ nature put credibility on the line
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The regulation issues with grey-market peptidesThe Explainer Users claim synthetic proteins aid weight loss, anti-ageing and muscle repair, but concerns abound over regulation
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Should the government help with energy bills?Today's Big Question Ofgem’s new price cap resets in June, with forecasters predicting huge rise, but Labour hints support will be means-tested amid struggling economy
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