Month: July 2025

Cognitive warfare: why wars without bombs or bullets are a legal blind spot

When a foreign power floods your media with false health alerts designed to create panic, isn’t that as threatening as a military blockade?

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Testosterone gel: what happens if it rubs off on other people

A baby girl developed unusually large genitals after accidental exposure to testosterone gel.

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Exercise could ease symptoms for people with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) – new study

CLL can mean fatigue, fear and years of waiting but new research shows that staying active helps people feel better – and live better.

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It doesn’t have to be welfare versus warfare. Changes that make tax fairer could fund both

Security comes at a price – but the government knows it can’t make ordinary households pay it.

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A brief art history of adultery

Painters across the centuries have turned this most intimate of transgressions into art, inviting viewers to become voyeurs of passion, guilt and desire.

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Cynthia Erivo will be the most talked about Jesus of 2025 – but women have long retold the gospel

Many ancient tellings of the Jesus story offer a distinctively female perspective.

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‘People who spent years saving lives are now struggling to survive’ – how we witnessed Trump’s USAID cuts devastate health programmes in Kenya

The funding freeze has hit hard, programmes have stalled, uncertainty has grown and communities are feeling the strain.

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Automatic voter registration: a huge step forward for democracy – and a chance to bring missing millions into elections

As part of a raft of new measures, people will no longer need to register themselves to vote.

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Going on holiday? Here’s how to make sure your trip is sustainable

Next time you travel, select businesses certified by an organisation with a proven track record of verification and transparency.

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Bluetongue outbreak endangers UK livestock – what you need to know about the virus

A new strain of the bluetongue virus is spreading putting livestock at risk and placing fresh pressure on farmers.

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