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The dangerous driving videos flooding TikTokThe Explainer ‘They’re thinking about the likes; they’re thinking about kudos’
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‘Year zero’: how punk erupted onto Britain’s streets and stagesThe Explainer Fifty years ago, punk rock – noisy, anarchic, rude and dressed to shock – erupted onto Britain's streets and stages
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DEI clashes lead to funding cuts for Alzheimer’s researchThe Explainer At least two major research institutions have been hit with cuts
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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How much could you save with supermarket plug-in solar panels?The Explainer Plug-in solar panels can legally be sold in UK stores from the end of August and many are hoping for subsequent savings
By Marc Shoffman, The Week UK Published
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A ‘pivotal moment’ for personalised cancer vaccinesThe Explainer Early results from final-stage trial of individualised melanoma jab offer hope of more tailor-made cancer treatments
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Orexins: the brain’s Ozempic moment?The Explainer Drugs that mimic hormones involved with wakefulness, attention and motivation could transform narcolepsy treatment, and offer hope for depression and ADHD
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The Patriot missile supply shortageThe Explainer Ukraine has ‘run out’ of crucial defensive weapon, as Iran war depletes US and allied stockpiles and threatens global security
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Brazil election: left and right battle it out for nation’s futureThe Explainer Incumbent Lula faces son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro, with Trump administration ‘turning up the heat’
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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NHS in the age of heatwavesThe Explainer Nurses are collapsing as they endure shifts on ‘dangerous’ wards in Victorian buildings ‘not equipped to cope’
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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China’s green revolution and what it means for the worldThe Explainer Beijing is embracing clean energy on a massive scale
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Notting Hill Carnival at 60: a uniquely British-Caribbean celebrationThe Explainer As the event enters another decade, organisers are determined to preserve its heritage
By Rebekah Evans, The Week UK Published
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The rise of anti-LGBTQ+ laws across AfricaThe Explainer Experts say harsher legislation is driven by political scapegoating and anti-Western backlash, and fuelled by US conservative groups
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Duane Davis and his disavowed memoir about Tupac Shakur’s murderThe Explainer Rapper’s murder trial begins with defendant who’s also the prosecution’s star witness
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Daniel Kinahan: the alleged crime boss behind bars in IrelandThe Explainer Kinahan is said to have fled to Spain and then Dubai after an attempt on his life at the Regency Hotel in Dublin ten years ago
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Gene-edited dogs may prevent pet allergiesThe Explainer A pair of extra hypoallergenic dogs was created using CRISPR
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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