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Pensions: how much money do you need for retirement?
The Explainer Retirement living costs are rising unless you want your golden years to be basic
By Marc Shoffman, The Week UK Last updated
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Britain's cocaine habit: use of the drug is surging in the UK
The Explainer Cocaine's journey to the recreational British user involves an elaborate network of cartels, traffickers and street-level hustlers
By The Week UK Published
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Why Israel is attacking Iran now
The Explainer A weakened Tehran and a distracted Donald Trump have led Benjamin Netanyahu to finally act against long-standing foe
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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5 password habits that put you at risk
The Explainer These common — and understandable — password shortcuts are a hacker's dream
By David Faris Published
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Youth Demand promises a 'revolution'
The Explainer New protest group picks up Just Stop Oil's mantle and vows to 'build a movement that is going to take control of the British state'
By Elliott Goat, The Week UK Published
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Five takeaways from Rachel Reeves' Spending Review
The Explainer The winners and losers as the government sets its budgets for the next four years
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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6 of the scariest spiders in existence
The Explainer These 8-legged critters can cause serious harm
By Devika Rao, The Week US Last updated
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'Poo pills' and the war on superbugs
The Explainer Antimicrobial resistance is causing millions of deaths. Could a faeces-filled pill change all that?
By The Week UK Published
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Orthorexia nervosa: When clean eating goes too far
The Explainer Being healthy is fine, but obsessing over it is dangerous
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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Ice: America's controversial immigration enforcement agency
The Explainer Trump's federal agents labelled as 'terrorists' amid criticism of heavy-handed arrests and detention conditions
By The Week UK Published
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Why concert tickets cost so much
The Explainer High-profile music tours now come with eye-watering price-tags. But Ticketmaster isn't entirely to blame
By The Week UK Published
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The marvelous powers of mucus
The Explainer It's snot just a pesky cold symptom
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Why the UK's universities are in financial crisis
The Explainer Spiralling costs and fewer international students is leaving universities in serious financial trouble
By The Week UK Last updated
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Five takeaways from Scottish Labour's surprising by-election win
The Explainer Result is a mixed bag for Keir Starmer but Reform UK remains ebullient
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The 'race against time' to find Madeleine McCann evidence
The Explainer Search team 'swinging pickaxes' and using diggers after 'disturbing' discoveries linked to key suspect Christian Brückner
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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