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Restore Britain: is new far-right party a threat to Farage?The Explainer Rupert Lowe’s upstart outfit could cost Reform UK crucial votes or drag it even further to the right
By The Week UK Published
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The NHS and female sterilisationThe Explainer Health ombudsman rules that using ‘risk of regret’ to refuse funding for procedure, while routinely funding vasectomies, is ‘unfair to women’
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Plaid Cymru’s road to powerThe Explainer After next week’s elections, the Party of Wales looks likely to become the largest group in the Welsh Parliament
By The Week UK Published
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Why ‘troubled’ Ajax tanks are making a comebackThe Explainer After concerns over soldiers’ health last autumn, controversial programme will resume a ‘phased’ approach to service
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Pensions vs. savings: which is best for your money?The Explainer Saving for retirement or shorter-term goals can often be a coin toss
By Marc Shoffman, The Week UK Published
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Which side is winning the war: Russia or Ukraine?The Explainer Both Moscow and Kyiv can point to small victories but the overall picture has barely changed in fifth year of conflict
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Who are HAYI, the ‘pop-up’ terror group linked to UK attacks?The Explainer Its actions, branding and ‘suspicious dissemination patterns’ suggest direct links to Iranian regime
By The Week UK Published
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The UK’s biggest pollution lawsuitThe Explainer More than 4,500 locals have brought a High Court case against Welsh Water and Avara Foods for polluting the River Wye
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Jet fuel crisis: UK plans to save the summer holidayThe Explainer As Middle East supplies dry up, airlines will be allowed to consolidate flights to minimise disruption
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Chernobyl, 40 years onThe Explainer On 26 April 1986, a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine exploded
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How ‘friction maxxing’ can help solve overspending and impulse buyingThe Explainer Deleting your saved payment information or turning off one-click purchasing may help you save
By Becca Stanek, The Week US Published
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Are golf courses the answer to the housing shortage?The Explainer Clubs are under threat as developers eye up land for new homes
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Why the Justice Department has beef with the meatpacking industryThe Explainer President Donald Trump has been pushing for the Department of Justice to open an investigation
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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MS-13 and mass trials in El SalvadorThe Explainer With nearly 500 alleged gang members on “collective” trial in front of unknown judges, human rights organisations are criticising the fairness of proceedings
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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How beta-blockers became the ‘magic pill’ for anxietyThe Explainer Propranolol, hailed by Hollywood celebrities, is considered non-addictive but still comes with risks
By The Week UK Published
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