James Ashford
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Is Britain easing coronavirus lockdown too soon?
In Depth Scientists divided over lifting of restrictions as people across UK get green light to meet friends
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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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Donald Trump: should social media companies fact check the president?
In Depth Trump has gone to war with Twitter following the site’s push towards flagging false information
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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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How powerful is Dominic Cummings - and does Boris Johnson need him?
In Depth The prime minister’s top adviser is back in spotlight after being accused of lockdown breach
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‘Project Birch’: behind the government plan to take stakes in key British industries
In Depth Government lining up ambitious European-style investment plan to bailout businesses and project jobs
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Dominic Cummings: five unanswered questions about the Durham lockdown breach
In Depth PM’s top adviser says he has not offered his resignation and has no regrets over breaking the rules
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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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Why did UK take so long to introduce quarantining - and does it work?
In Depth Government to introduce mandatory 14-day self-isolation for new arrivals to Britain
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Why everyone’s talking about Donald Trump’s ‘deep state’ sacking
In Depth US President fires watchdog investigating key ally
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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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Coronavirus: is it fair to compare countries’ death tolls?
In Depth Boris Johnson under fire for abandoning comparisons after UK records highest tally in Europe
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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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Coronavirus: what would a ‘recession to end all recessions’ look like?
In Depth Chancellor warns UK is set for ‘unprecedented’ economic downturn as result of pandemic
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How long can Britain afford the furloughing scheme?
In Depth Analysts say total cost of coronavirus job retention programme may hit £100bn by autumn
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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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In depth: key questions about the new ‘flexible’ lockdown changes
In Depth Widespread confusion over what will and won’t be allowed after restrictions are relaxed this week
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Coronavirus: how relaxing lockdown rules has impacted Europe
In Depth UK lagging behind on lifting restrictions
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