Hard evidence: how dangerous is mental illness?
Once again, the issue of mental illness and public danger has hit the headlines, following the murder of Christina Edkins by Phillip Simelane. It was reported Simelane was released from prison with no…
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Ukraine war: lessons from the Blitz suggest Russia’s targeting of cities could backfire
The failure of bombing campaigns during the second world war and Vietnam shows that to win a war you have to capture territory.
Saipan: the story behind Roy Keane’s World Cup walkout on Ireland’s football team
This ridiculous but heartbreaking football bust-up nearly tore Ireland apart.
Marx and Thatcher: how memorials have become the lightning rods of 21st‑century protest
Statues to divisive figures are increasingly becoming the target of protest and vandalism.
Euro 2020 set England up for a strong World Cup in 2022
Euro 2020 was full of successes for this team, we shouldn’t forget that.
Syria bombing has troubling echoes of Vietnam’s Operation Rolling Thunder
The bombing in Syria is based on a flawed strategy – just as Operation Rolling Thunder was during the Vietnam War. But will world leaders learn the lessons of history?
The Conservatives have seized on cars as a political wedge – it’s a bet on public turning against climate action
Today, as in the past, pro-car sentiment is a backlash against nascent environmental protest.
Nobel prize awarded for discovery of immune system’s ‘security guards’
The discovery of cells that prevent the immune system from hurting the body is paving the way for new treatments for autoimmune diseases and cancer.
More than 1,000 cryptocurrencies have already failed – here’s what will affect successes in future
With Wall Street slowly taking charge of crypto, the days of radical outsiders launching successful altcoins may be numbered.
Beyond Brexit, the world’s still turning: global stories you might have missed
Islamic State lost ground, Colombia got a chance at lasting peace, and the Pope sounded a liberated note on homosexuality.
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