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Burnham’s plan to fix social careThe Explainer Adult social care is regarded as the most significant unresolved policy issue in Britain. The PM has promised to ‘rip off the plaster’
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The livestream execution of a former US Army majorThe Explainer Nidal Hasan is facing the first public execution in the US since 1936
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The Nobel Prize in Literature: the most controversial award?The Explainer Small group of Swedes chooses recipient of prestigious international honour, but subjective decision ‘reliably angers critics’
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The pros and cons of opting out of your workplace pensionThe Explainer Increasing numbers of employees are choosing to leave their pension schemes due to the cost-of-living crisis
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What do we know about the Russian pneumonic plague case?The Explainer US lawmaker suggests death of 28-year-old scientist could be related to biological weapons research, as authorities scramble to contain potential spread
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The school protests in France that have seen more than 5,000 arrestsThe Explainer Continued riots have left 500 schools across the country closed and more than 5,000 arrests, with further action planned for the coming days
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The welfare bill: is spending on benefits really out of control?The Explainer Critics claim that ‘spiralling’ costs are unsustainable, but Keir Starmer’s attempts prove reforming the system is no small feat
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Energy bills: what can the government actually do?The Explainer With energy prices expected to rise by 16% in January, pressure is on to relieve strain on households
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Your First Home: how revived Help to Buy scheme could put you on property ladderThe Explainer Government unveils new housing support scheme but ‘devil will be in the detail’
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How Trump’s Title IX reversal upends protection for LGBTQ+ studentsThe Explainer The change codifies a shift away from a Biden-era policy, one the current administration already ignores
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Argentina turns up the economic pressure on the FalklandsThe Explainer Buenos Aires is making life more difficult for residents of the South Atlantic islands
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Shabana Mahmood’s new legal route for refugeesThe Explainer Around a quarter of asylum seekers admitted under reopened resettlement scheme will be Afghan women and girls or Palestinian refugees
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How the mansion tax will work and who will be affectedThe Explainer New levy due to be introduced for homes worth more than £2m from April 2028 but will it work as intended?
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SAS war crimes inquiry faces another setbackThe Explainer Emergence of new MoD evidence is ‘troubling and regrettable’, says inquiry chair, as further delays and costs are likely
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The march of the data centresThe Explainer The AI boom will require a massive physical infrastructure to sustain it, which is already proving hugely contentious
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