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A real head scratcher: how scabies returned to the UK
The Explainer The ‘Victorian-era’ condition is on the rise in the UK, and experts aren’t sure why
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Six ways to boost your finances in 2026
The Explainer It’s not too late to make a new year’s resolution to finally get organised money-wise
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The end for central bank independence?
The Explainer Trump’s war on the US Federal Reserve comes at a moment of global weakening in central bank authority
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Zero-bills homes: how you could pay nothing for your energy
The Explainer The scheme, introduced by Octopus Energy, uses ‘bill-busting’ and ‘cutting-edge’ technology to remove energy bills altogether
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How Mars influences Earth’s climate
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The Board of Peace: Donald Trump’s ‘alternative to the UN’
The Explainer Body set up to oversee reconstruction of Gaza could have broader mandate to mediate other conflicts and create a ‘US-dominated alternative to the UN’
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Spain’s deadly high-speed train crash
The Explainer The country experienced its worst rail accident since 2013, with the death toll of 39 ‘not yet final’
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How oil tankers have been weaponised
The Explainer The seizure of a Russian tanker in the Atlantic last week has drawn attention to the country’s clandestine shipping network
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Three consequences from the Jenrick defection
The Explainer Both Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage may claim victory, but Jenrick’s move has ‘all-but ended the chances of any deal to unite the British right’
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Why Greenland’s natural resources are nearly impossible to mine
The Explainer The country’s natural landscape makes the task extremely difficult
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Israel’s E1 zone in the West Bank: the death of the two-state solution?
The Explainer Controversial new settlement in occupied territories makes future Palestinian state unviable, critics claim
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What the new Making Tax Digital rules mean
The Explainer A new system will be introduced from April to overhaul how untaxed income is reported to HMRC
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How can Iron Man become Doctor Doom?
The Explainer With Robert Downey Jr set to return to the MCU as the Marvel arch-villain, we explore how he can play both characters – and who else is set to feature alongside him in Avengers: Doomsday
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Why X could face UK ban over Grok deepfake nudes
The Explainer Ofcom is investigating whether Elon Musk’s AI chatbot breached Online Safety Act
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EU-Mercosur mega trade deal: 25 years in the making
The Explainer Despite opposition from France and Ireland among others, the ‘significant’ agreement with the South American bloc is set to finally go ahead
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