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Moltbook: the AI social media platform with no humans allowed
The Explainer From ‘gripes’ about human programmers to creating new religions, the new AI-only network could bring us closer to the point of ‘singularity’
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Reforming the House of Lords
The Explainer Keir Starmer’s government regards reform of the House of Lords as ‘long overdue and essential’
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NASA’s lunar rocket is surrounded by safety concerns
The Explainer The agency hopes to launch a new mission to the moon in the coming months
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How ‘Manchesterism’ could change the UK
The Explainer The idea involves shifting a centralized government to more local powers
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Waspi women see state pension changes claim rejected by government
The Explainer Labour initially planned to ‘retake’ decision not to compensate women but have reaffirmed original choice
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How prepared is the UK for food shortages?
The Explainer Concern about food security has led to warnings of shortages and anarchy
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The UK’s supposed Christian revival
The Explainer Research has shown that claims of increased church attendance, particularly among young people, ‘may be misleading’
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How the ‘British FBI’ will work
The Explainer New National Police Service to focus on fighting terrorism, fraud and organised crime, freeing up local forces to tackle everyday offences
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Claude Code: the viral AI coding app making a splash in tech
The Explainer Engineers and noncoders alike are helping the app go viral
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Why are local elections being cancelled?
The Explainer Opposition parties say Labour is ‘running scared’ after 29 English councils postpone elections amid local government ‘shake-up’
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The doctors’ strikes
The Explainer Resident doctors working for NHS England are currently voting on whether to go out on strike again this year
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The world is entering an era of ‘water bankruptcy’
The explainer Water might soon be more valuable than gold
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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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