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Labour Together’s ‘smear campaign’ against journalists
The Explainer Claim that Starmerite think tank paid PR firm to dig up dirt on Sunday Times reporters ‘cuts to the heart of Number 10’
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Which side is winning the war: Russia or Ukraine?
The Explainer As the conflict enters its fifth year, both sides can point to small victories but the overall picture has barely changed
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Climate change is creating more dangerous avalanches
The Explainer Several major ones have recently occurred
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China and the rise of the humanoid robots
The Explainer The country’s ‘bustling’ robotics industry is dominating the global market, though experts are split on how concerned we should be
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The mystery of flight MH370
The Explainer In 2014, the passenger plane vanished without trace. Twelve years on, a new operation is under way to find the wreckage of the doomed airliner
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Sepsis ‘breakthrough’: the world’s first targeted treatment?
The Explainer New drug could reverse effects of sepsis, rather than trying to treat infection with antibiotics
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Earth is rapidly approaching a ‘hothouse’ trajectory of warming
The explainer It may become impossible to fix
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Antonia Romeo and Whitehall’s women problem
The Explainer Before her appointment as cabinet secretary, commentators said hostile briefings and vetting concerns were evidence of ‘sexist, misogynistic culture’ in No. 10
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Local elections 2026: where are they and who is expected to win?
The Explainer Labour is braced for heavy losses and U-turn on postponing some council elections hasn’t helped the party’s prospects
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Why British dual citizens are facing new passport issues
Under The Radar New passport rules have caused ‘panic’ and ‘confusion’
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Alexei Navalny and Russia’s history of poisonings
The Explainer ‘Precise’ and ‘deniable’, the Kremlin’s use of poison to silence critics has become a ’geopolitical signature flourish’
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The problem with diagnosing profound autism
The Explainer Experts are reconsidering the idea of autism as a spectrum, which could impact diagnoses and policy making for the condition
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The broken water companies failing England and Wales
The Explainer With rising bills, deteriorating river health and a lack of investment, regulators face an uphill battle to stabilise the industry
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Palantir's growing influence in the British state
The Explainer Despite winning a £240m MoD contract, the tech company’s links to Peter Mandelson and the UK’s over-reliance on US tech have caused widespread concern
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‘Zero trimester’ influencers believe a healthy pregnancy is a choice
The Explainer Is prepping during the preconception period the answer for hopeful couples?
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