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The Labour Party purges
Society, Politics & Law

The Labour Party purges

...de-legitimised his victory was music to the ears of the Labour Right. And some knew, deep down, that if enough of a storm was created about infiltration, this would provide cover for the party apparatus to deny more leftwing activists a vote, and that this could, just about, influence a close result. [Peter Mandelson] Will the former Communist Peter Mandelson find himself...
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Can you predict the outcome of a Brexit deal with a little logic and a bit of arithmetic?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can you predict the outcome of a Brexit deal with a little logic and a bit of arithmetic?

...de la fermiere (loosely translatable as wanting not only to have their cake and eat it, but also to kiss the baker’s daughter). But on the other hand, it is conceivable that Deal UK ought to be better than the deals granted to countries that have never been EU members. It would debase the status of EU membership to treat the UK worse than those who have never been...
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Margaret Hamilton: Spaceship Programmer and Software Pioneer
Science, Maths & Technology

Margaret Hamilton: Spaceship Programmer and Software Pioneer

...de la programación que llevó el Apolo a la Luna. Verne Dec 10, 2014. Ref: https://verne.elpais.com/verne/2014/12/11/articulo/1418314336_993353.html Accessed 26 May 2019 Katz, Richard (2010) About Margaret Hamilton. NASA Office of Logic Design. Ref: http://klabs.org/home_page/hamilton.htm Accessed 27 May 2019. McMillan, Robert (2015). Her code got humans on the moon –...
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Jean-Pierre Gattuso - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Jean-Pierre Gattuso - Stories of Change

...de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) National Centre for Scientific Research, France. participant RH: So this is Jean-Pierre Gattuso. Where are you from? JPG: Villefranche-sur-Mer. RH: Jean-Pierre, what sort of a state are the oceans in as result of our CO2 emissions? JPG: The CO2 emissions trigger two major changes, that is the warming of the water because the ocean is...
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The Somme: The German perspective
History & The Arts

The Somme: The German perspective

...de facto commander-in-chief of the German army, had been long expecting the attack. In February, he had launched an assault on the French fortress of Verdun that was designed to ‘bleed white’ the French army and force the French government to peace talks. Falkenhayn believed that before the final French collapse the British would launch an offensive of their own,...
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Technology in sport since 1969
Health, Sports & Psychology

Technology in sport since 1969

...de France ‘winner’) was also stripped of his titles due to doping. Drug technology has continued to evolve allowing cheats to stay one step ahead of the testing laboratories for now. As all technology has advanced it seems that human evolution has taken a turn towards devolution. With the current generation often reported as the first to have a shorter life expectancy...
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How does the human body fight a viral infection?
Science, Maths & Technology

How does the human body fight a viral infection?

...variability and saliva samples generally have less virus to test. This means that higher sensitivity is needed. You can see that there is a trade-off between speed, accuracy and convenience in the different tests. Different parameters are more important for each group of people. For example, a rapid test might be of prime importance in an airport, whereas highest accuracy...
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Money & Business

Managing my money for young adults

...variable rate: you can choose the type that’s best for you. [The image is of the front window of a bank with a poster about a 1.5% cash ISA offer.] Figure 1 Savings accounts on offer. There are two special savings accounts that could be of interest to you. Lifetime ISAs, called LISAs: these can be opened by anyone aged 18–40 years. LISAs allow tax-free savings of up...
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