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Jane Austen’s friendships defied social class – and empowered her writing

The fourth episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail uses the novel Emma to explore the writer’s views on friendship.

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Anna Walker

Does BBC Civilisations get its four stories of collapse correct? Experts weigh in

The new series attempts to chart the fall of four major empires but doesn’t always get it right.

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Jay Silverstein

First human bird-flu death from H5N5 – what you need to know

A patient in Washington state has died from H5N5 bird flu, the first known human infection with this virus – but experts say the wider risk remains...

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Ed Hutchinson

Tim Berners-Lee wants everyone to own their own data – his plan needs state and consumer support to work

In his new book, This is for Everyone, the creator of the web argues for protection against the power and privacy invasion of big tech companies.

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Alex Zarifis

The uncompromising politics of Jimmy Cliff

The reggae singer used his music to speak out at issues that mattered.

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Kenny Monrose

How stories of personal experience cut through climate fatigue in ways that global negotiations can’t

Human stories filled Cop30’s corridors but not its headlines. Climate fatigue, not apathy, drives disengagement. Storytelling can help people feel...

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Gulnaz Anjum

The real reason states first emerged thousands of years ago – new research

New findings add weight to the theory that states didn’t just spring up from any kind of farming – it had to be grain.

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Christopher Opie

The world’s little-known volcanoes pose the greatest threat

In regions like the Pacific, South America and Indonesia, an eruption from a volcano with no recorded history occurs every seven to ten years.

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Mike Cassidy

The gender pay gap looks different depending where you are on the income ladder

And part-time work can hit hourly pay by as much as 4%.

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Vanessa Gash

From blood sugar to gut bacteria, how beans can improve your health

Two-thirds of the UK’s population eat less than one portion of beans each week.

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Raysa El Zein

The cancer blood test making waves – and what the numbers really show

Early trial results for a multi-cancer blood test have sparked excitement, but the technology still fails to detect three in every five cases.

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John Ferguson

How wealth and postcode affect children with special educational needs

There are disparities in provision for children with special educational needs across England.

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Francisco Azpitarte

How multilingualism can protect against brain ageing

A study of 86,000 older adults across Europe shows people who speak multiple languages tend to age more slowly than monolinguals.

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Xinyu Liu

Wild Cherry is no female version of Adolescence – but it is a modern feminist tale

The show is a missed opportunity to to sympathetically explore girlhood in the digital age.

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Roberta Garrett

Half of UK authors fear AI could replace them – what my new research suggests about the future of the novel

In my survey, 39% of novelists reported that their income has already been negatively impacted by GenAI.

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Clementine Collett

‘Mansplaining’ is different from other criticism – and Rachel Reeves is right to call it out

Women in public life often experience gendered behaviour but are punished for pointing it out.

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Louise Ashley

The demands of young people went unfulfilled by the UN climate summit – mostly

Six young climate activists and negotiators at Cop30 shared their hopes and demands.

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Susan Ann Samuel

Arthur Conan Doyle explored men’s mental health through his Sherlock Holmes stories

Many of Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories examine male characters facing emotional catastrophe, betrayal and moral dilemmas.

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Emma Linford

Operation Condor: the secret system that terrorised exiled South American dissidents 50 years ago

Many of Operation Condor’s crimes remain shrouded in impunity and silence, 50 years after its creation.

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Francesca Lessa

Any peace deal in Ukraine must be just and fair – the plan proposed by the US and Russia was neither

The plan proposed by the US and Russia appeared to reflect Vladimir Putin’s original war aims.

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Selbi Durdiyeva

Golden retriever and human behaviour may be linked by the same genes – new research

You may have more in common with your pet than you may think.

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Daniel Mills

Lions have two types of roar – new research

Using AI to distinguish between full-throated and intermediary roars could have benefits for lions’ conservation.

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Jonathan Growcott

Plastic ‘bio-beads ’ from sewage plants are polluting the oceans and spreading superbugs – but there are alternatives

A recent spill of bio-beads – small plastic pellets used by some wastewater treatment facilities since the 1990s – has brought renewed attention...

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Pennie Lindeque

How new asylum policies will affect child refugees

The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has announced plans for the biggest overhaul of the UK asylum system in decades. Some of the harshest...

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Ala Sirriyeh

The three spectres hanging over Rachel Reeves’ make-or -break budget

As the UK prepares for the budget announcement, familiar debates are taking shape. Should Chancellor Rachel Reeves cut welfare spending? Or reform...

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Renaud Foucart

Abraham accords: Israel’s latest push to improve Arab relations could stall over Palestinian statehood

Mohammed bin Salman wants to bring Saudi Arabia into the Abraham accords, the network of agreements to normalise relations between Israel with...

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Simon Mabon

Does BBC Civilisations gets its four stories of collapse correct? Experts weigh in

In four episodes, the BBC’s Civilisations series tells the story of the fall of the Romans, Aztecs, Egypt’s Ptolemies and Japan’s Edo Samurais. The...

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Jay Silverstein

Why hosting the UN climate summit in the Amazon was so important, despite the disappointing outcome

Extreme heat, fires and flooding – all hallmark consequences of climate change – directly influenced this year’s UN climate change conference...

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Alexander C. Lees

Jair Bolsonaro arrested amid fears he planned to flee as coup trial nears conclusion

Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, was taken into custody on November 22 after it was determined there was a “high risk” of him...

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Felipe Tirado

England’s national curriculum review misses opportunity to revitalise language learning

The decline of languages education in England is a familiar and depressing story. Take-up of French at GCSE is down from 25% in 2009-10 to 18% in...

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Joseph Ford

How a desperate lie saved a Gustav Klimt portrait from the Nazis – and helped shape its record sale price

Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer has sold to an anonymous phone bidder for US$236.4 million (£180.88 million) at Sotheby’s New York....

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Benedict Carpenter Van Barthold

Inquiry says COVID lockdowns could have been avoided – they’re right

The UK was one of the most locked down countries in the world during the COVID pandemic, but this was not inevitable – it was a failure of public...

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Mark Woolhouse

Gut microbes may have links with sleep deprivation

Sleep is one of the essential physiological needs for human survival, alongside food, water and air. But sleep is socially driven, influenced by...

yesterday 3

Lewis Mattin

How we created a climate change museum to inspire hope among eco-distressed students

In 2023, a visit to a local state secondary school to discuss our project, The Museum of Climate Hope, led to an unexpected discussion. A few weeks...

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William Finnegan

Red hair and fair skin gene may also play role in healing chronic wounds – new research

Millions of people around the world live with wounds that simply won’t heal. These long-lasting wounds, often caused by diabetes, poor circulation...

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Jenna Cash

How technology is reshaping children’s development – the good, the bad and the unknown

It’s a common scene on public transport. A parent holds a mobile phone showing noisy cartoons to their young child. The pair is looking at the...

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Valentina Fantasia

EU proposal to delay parts of its AI Act signal a policy shift that prioritises big tech over fairness

The roll-out of the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act has hit a critical turning point. The act establishes rules for how AI systems can...

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Jessica Heesen

Lupus may be triggered by a common virus – new research

Around 5 million people worldwide live with the autoimmune condition lupus. This condition can cause a range of symptoms, including tiredness,...

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Graham Taylor

Cop30: five reasons the UN climate conference failed to deliver on its ‘people’s summit’ promise

As the sun set on the Amazon, the promise of a “people’s Cop” faded with it. The latest UN climate summit – known as Cop30, hosted in the Brazilian...

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Simon Chin-Yee

The world lost the climate gamble. Now it faces a dangerous new reality

Ten years ago the world’s leaders placed a historic bet. The 2015 Paris agreement aimed to put humanity on a path to avert dangerous climate change....

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James Dyke

Mercury pollution in marine mammals is increasing – new study

In 2017, a new global treaty was meant to bring mercury pollution under control. But three decades of data from UK harbour porpoises show mercury...

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Rosie Williams

Most people are happy to do their own hearing tests at home – could it relieve pressure on the NHS?

If the NHS recommended it, would people test their own hearing at home and use self-fitting hearing aids? A survey of over 2,000 adults found that...

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Kevin Munro

Thousands of oysters are being re-introduced to Dublin Bay as nature’s super water cleaners

For over 200 years, native oysters (Ostrea edulis) have been absent in Dublin Bay. Once abundant along the Irish coast, they thrived in the...

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Fiona Regan

The UK has praised India’s digital ID system – but it’s locked millions out of their legitimate benefits

The UK government is promoting its plan for a new digital identity scheme as a way to streamline services, prevent fraud and ensure that welfare...

21.11.2025 1

Charlotte Goodburn

Why Japan’s support for Taiwan has gone down so badly in China

Tensions are rising between China and Japan again over a dispute in the East China Sea. Such tensions are usually over the Senkaku Islands, an...

21.11.2025 1

Lewis Eves

Bilal Hamdad’s Paname shows the thrill of new art when embedded within the grandeur of the old

All along Paris’s River Seine, private foundation money has been pouring into older Parisian institutions to make their buildings hospitable to...

21.11.2025 1

Anna-Louise Milne

I Deliver Parcels in Beijing by Hu Anyan: an unforgettable look at gig-economy hardship

From HBO drama Succession to Netflix reality show Selling Sunset, TV depictions of work tend to treat it as a vehicle for social betterment rather...

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Bran Nicol

What does climate adaptation actually mean? An expert explains

When climate change is discussed, whether at UN climate summits, in company boardrooms or in the media, the focus is often on mitigation (cutting...

21.11.2025 1

Rowena Hill

Is racism becoming more acceptable in the UK?

Keir Starmer has called on Nigel Farage to address allegations of racism in Reform UK, and antisemitic and xenophobic comments and bullying...

21.11.2025 1

Simon Goodman

Could new tenants’ rights usher in rent controls? Here’s why that wouldn’t necessarily be a positive

Housing and high rental costs have been a major issue for the UK in the past decade. While other countries have moved towards protections for...

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Jane Austen’s friendships defied social class – and empowered her writing

Anna Walker

Does BBC Civilisations get its four stories of collapse correct? Experts weigh in

Jay Silverstein

First human bird-flu death from H5N5 – what you need to know

Ed Hutchinson

Tim Berners-Lee wants everyone to own their own data – his plan needs state and consumer support to work

Alex Zarifis

The uncompromising politics of Jimmy Cliff

Kenny Monrose

How stories of personal experience cut through climate fatigue in ways that global negotiations can’t

Gulnaz Anjum

The real reason states first emerged thousands of years ago – new research

Christopher Opie

The world’s little-known volcanoes pose the greatest threat

Mike Cassidy

The gender pay gap looks different depending where you are on the income ladder

Vanessa Gash

From blood sugar to gut bacteria, how beans can improve your health

Raysa El Zein

The cancer blood test making waves – and what the numbers really show

John Ferguson

How wealth and postcode affect children with special educational needs

Francisco Azpitarte

How multilingualism can protect against brain ageing

Xinyu Liu

Wild Cherry is no female version of Adolescence – but it is a modern feminist tale

Roberta Garrett

Half of UK authors fear AI could replace them – what my new research suggests about the future of the novel

Clementine Collett

‘Mansplaining’ is different from other criticism – and Rachel Reeves is right to call it out

Louise Ashley

The demands of young people went unfulfilled by the UN climate summit – mostly

Susan Ann Samuel

Arthur Conan Doyle explored men’s mental health through his Sherlock Holmes stories

Emma Linford

Operation Condor: the secret system that terrorised exiled South American dissidents 50 years ago

Francesca Lessa

Any peace deal in Ukraine must be just and fair – the plan proposed by the US and Russia was neither

Selbi Durdiyeva

Golden retriever and human behaviour may be linked by the same genes – new research

Daniel Mills

Lions have two types of roar – new research

Jonathan Growcott

Plastic ‘bio-beads ’ from sewage plants are polluting the oceans and spreading superbugs – but there are alternatives

Pennie Lindeque

How new asylum policies will affect child refugees

Ala Sirriyeh

The three spectres hanging over Rachel Reeves’ make-or -break budget

Renaud Foucart

Abraham accords: Israel’s latest push to improve Arab relations could stall over Palestinian statehood

Simon Mabon

Does BBC Civilisations gets its four stories of collapse correct? Experts weigh in

Jay Silverstein

Why hosting the UN climate summit in the Amazon was so important, despite the disappointing outcome

Alexander C. Lees

Jair Bolsonaro arrested amid fears he planned to flee as coup trial nears conclusion

Felipe Tirado

England’s national curriculum review misses opportunity to revitalise language learning

Joseph Ford

How a desperate lie saved a Gustav Klimt portrait from the Nazis – and helped shape its record sale price

Benedict Carpenter Van Barthold

Inquiry says COVID lockdowns could have been avoided – they’re right

Mark Woolhouse

Gut microbes may have links with sleep deprivation

Lewis Mattin

How we created a climate change museum to inspire hope among eco-distressed students

William Finnegan

Red hair and fair skin gene may also play role in healing chronic wounds – new research

Jenna Cash

How technology is reshaping children’s development – the good, the bad and the unknown

Valentina Fantasia

EU proposal to delay parts of its AI Act signal a policy shift that prioritises big tech over fairness

Jessica Heesen

Lupus may be triggered by a common virus – new research

Graham Taylor

Cop30: five reasons the UN climate conference failed to deliver on its ‘people’s summit’ promise