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Growing the popularity of women’s football in the UK
Health, Sports & Psychology

Growing the popularity of women’s football in the UK

...out and Alex Twitchen looks at the how women's football in the UK can become even bigger...This content is associated with The Open University's Sport and Fitness courses and qualifications. With England being the host nation and Northern Ireland competing as well, the 2022 UEFA Women’s Euro tournament is an opportunity for every home nation to capitalise on the growing...
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Rocky relations: Why an isolated rock in the Atlantic is a sought after and contested place
Nature & Environment

Rocky relations: Why an isolated rock in the Atlantic is a sought after and contested place

...out' of Rockall fishing dispute with Scotland’, June 10, 2019: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17696555.irish-seek-take-heat-out-rockall-fishing-dispute-scotland Martin Williams, ‘Scotland and Ireland locked in fishing dispute over Atlantic outcrop’, The Herald, June 7, 2019:
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Immigration detention: what's the problem with privatisation?
Society, Politics & Law

Immigration detention: what's the problem with privatisation?

...out to private security companies, along with Campsfield House detention centre. Although the party had promised to withdraw their involvement, a promise made during Labour election campaigns, the then Home Secretary Jack Straw entered into new privately financed prison deals. In fact, the majority of the detention sites were constructed and managed by these companies...
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The sharing economy
Society, Politics & Law

The sharing economy

...out what Orsi identifies as the two key design flaws of this model of economy, watch the next cartoon up to 5:20 (we’ll watch and analyse the rest later): The Next Sharing Economy: Now Featuring More Sharing! Transcript Criticism of the sharing economy As you have seen, in her cartoon Orsi relates the proliferation of the sharing economy to major global trends and...
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Scotland's gold trail
Nature & Environment

Scotland's gold trail

...you know that Scotland has strong ties with gold mining? Discover the locations where the precious metal is found..._Find out more about The Open University's Environment courses and qualifications. _ Click on the icons below to find out where and when Scotland had its own goldrush, plus what has been made with Scottish gold and what the mining industry has left behind....
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Clinton / Trump II: America comes off the loser
Society, Politics & Law

Clinton / Trump II: America comes off the loser

...out sexual assault. He didn’t answer at first, repeatedly saying it was “locker-room talk” and oddly deflecting this by repeating that he would attack Islamic State. Eventually, asked again if he’d ever sexually attacked women, he said “No, I have not”. Hardly an apology, then. After Trump doubled down, saying “There’s never been anybody in the history of...
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Merry microbes: how might festive feasting affect your gut microbiota?
Science, Maths & Technology

Merry microbes: how might festive feasting affect your gut microbiota?

...out the body, inside and out. They are essential for maintaining our health and they keep our bodies in balance; having healthy, diverse gut microbiota means we are less likely to get diseases because we are better equipped. They help us to maintain essential functions such as blood glucose control, metabolic rates and provide essential vitamins as well as helping us to...
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The environmental costs of Trump’s wall
Nature & Environment

The environmental costs of Trump’s wall

...out the few jaguars still lingering in Arizona and New Mexico by cutting them off from breeding populations south of the border. [A lone deer walking through brown scrubland is seen from behind. In the distance is the silhouette of a higher landscape and then a blue-grey sky along the top of the photograph. ] There are fewer than 200 Sonoran pronghorn left – and the...
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