By Daniel Gover, Senior Lecturer in British Politics, Queen Mary University of London
MPs at Westminster have voted to reject the assisted dying bill, in a significant blow to those campaigning to change the law – 11 years to the day after MPs rejected a previous attempt.
Had it passed, the bill would have made it legal, in certain circumstances, for terminally ill people in England and Wales to get help to end their lives.
It is the latest development in a long-running debate at Westminster over plans to legalise assisted dying. MPs first voted for an earlier version…
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By Rebecca Moore, General Practitioner and postgraduate researcher in pharmacogenomics, University of East Anglia
Your genes can affect how some medicines work. A reusable result could help doctors prescribe more safely, alongside other clinical evidence.
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By Devorah Baum, Professor of English Literature and Critical Theory, University of Southampton
Most young people aren’t religious – but marriage is still a place where secular culture has quietly absorbed many of the values we associate with religion.
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By Katarzyna Herd, Senior lecturer, Division of Ethnology, Lund University
Ghosts in Sweden? It sounds strange to place the supernatural in a country of health-conscious, pragmatic engineers. But even though Swedes readily accept modernity, their popular culture hints at something else.
From the outside, Sweden appears to be a secular nation. The country has an exceptionally high number of non-believers, who engage in and identify with cultural rather…
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By James Horncastle, Associate Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
Canada’s deepening ties with Ukraine can strengthen both countries as they navigate an increasingly unstable world and a less reliable U.S. ally.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Opposition politician Edwin Sifuna speaks during a rally in Nyandiwo, Homa Bay county, Kenya, on August 16, 2026. © 2026 Linda Mwananchi Media (Nairobi) – Criminal gangs in Kenya have carried out a spate of violent attacks targeting civil society and opposition gatherings ahead of the 2027 elections, Human Rights Watch said today. The Kenyan authorities should ensure prompt and transparent investigations into the attacks and that people can exercise their political rights without fear of violence.Over the last few months, groups of unidentified armed people have…
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By Jacqueline Boyd, Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University
It turns out that one of the smallest dog breeds, the chihuahua, is part wild coyote, according to recently published genetic research. The chihuahua breed originated in Mexico but is now a popular canine companion worldwide.
Coyote genes may have been introduced into ancestors of the chihuahua accidentally. It may also be a result of deliberate attempts to cross the two animals – perhaps many generations ago.
Coyotes are a wild canine species, slightly smaller than the grey wolf and native to North…
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By Andrew Gawthorpe, Lecturer in History and International Studies, Leiden University
The US president has pledged to pay all American adults US$5,000 if the Republican Party wins the midterm elections in November.
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By Susan Appe, Professor of Public Administration and Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York
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By Brian O'Neill, Professor of Practice, International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
A report that one of Trump’s aides went a year without routine vetting raises a question a former CIA executive knows well: What is that process for?
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