By Hayley J. Fowler, Professor of Climate Change Impacts, Newcastle University
Ed Hawkins, Professor of Climate Science, University of Reading
Instead of asking whether climate change caused a heatwave, we should ask how much hotter it became because of fossil fuel emissions.
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By Randa Lindsey Kachef, Lecturer in Environmental Geography, Birkbeck, University of London; King's College London
Mary Langsdale, Research Affiliate, Department of Geography & Leverhulme Centre for Wildfire Research, King's College London; Technical University of Denmark
There’s something almost comic about the modern British summer ritual: as soon as the mercury climbs, we head to the nearest park, sit cross-legged on scorched grass, and hunch over a flimsy foil tray to sear sausages over an open flame.
But these disposable BBQs are now active wildfire risks. This summer, the UK has been experiencing what some fire scientists are calling a “firewave” – when heatwaves create the perfect conditions…
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By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
Elīna Šteinerte, Visiting fellow, Human Rights Implementation Centre, University of Bristol
Hervé Ascensio, Professor of international law at the Sorbonne Law School, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
When we were asked to investigate Russia’s indoctrination and militarisation of children living in the Ukrainian territories occupied by Moscow since 2014, we had a general idea of the Kremlin’s occupation policies. Two of us grew up in what was then Soviet-occupied Latvia and East Germany. We were already familiar with the Soviet approach to “upbringing”.
But when we went to Ukraine, what we found still shocked us. There was plenty of evidence of the systematic and coercive nature of the Russian…
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By Abigail Taylor, Research Fellow, City-Region Economic Development Institute (City-REDI), University of Birmingham
John Colley, Professor of Practice, Associate Dean, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Kenneth Gibb, Professor of Housing Economics and Director, UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence, University of Glasgow
Mike Savage, Professorial Research Fellow, International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science
Steve Schifferes, Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City St George's, University of London
In this second part in our series on how the UK has changed in the past 25 years, we look at the finances of both the nation and individuals, before turning to housing and business.
The economy
Steve Schifferes, honorary research fellow, City St George’s University
For most of the 2000s the economy grew strongly, raising living standards and allowing the government to invest more in public services such as the NHS. This was the “NICE” decade, an acronym coined by former Bank of England governor Mervyn…
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By Liam Anderson
After 40 years without documents or an official identity, a woman born in Bolivia was able to regularize her immigration status and begin the process of recognition as a stateless person.
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By Alex Brown, Associate Professor of Medieval History, Durham University
Rumour and gossip of sexual impropriety abounded in medieval society. Defamation offered a legal way of protecting a person’s good name.
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By Jacqueline Boyd, Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University
From canine physiotherapy to pet supplements, wellness is booming. But what does the evidence say about keeping our animals healthy?
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By Sam Power, Lecturer in Politics, University of Bristol
There have been more claims about Reform UK and its finances. In fact, it has become so complicated that it’s easy to forget party leader Nigel Farage has a byelection battle on his hands.
A £5 million undeclared gift from billionaire Christopher Harborne was the catalyst for Farage’s resignation as MP for Clacton – which sparked the byelection. Many observers thought his resignation was a…
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By Anna Stone, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of East London
Health misinformation can have serious consequences. Here is why we may fall for it, and how we can guard against it.
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By Christina Philippou, Associate Professor in Accounting and Sport Finance, University of Portsmouth
The 55 member countries of Uefa – Europe’s governing body for football, whose teams are among the world’s best and tend to dominate international competitions, have drawn a line in the sand. On July 30, Uefa pledged to boycott all competitions run by Fifa, the sport’s global body, if a proposal to package up and sell interests…
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