By Sam Power, Lecturer in Politics, University of Bristol
Police are looking at whether the MP for Clacton overspent on his campaign – but it’s incredibly hard to make such cases stick.
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By Amirreza Torabizadeh, PhD candidate, Civil Engineering, Concordia University
Emre Erkmen, Assistant Professor, Structural Engineering, Concordia University
Due to environmental conditions in Canada, freeze-thaw cycles, road salt and moisture are serving to accelerate cracking and surface deterioration of concrete bridges.
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By Mouna Reda, Post doctorate fellow, Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University
Samir Chidiac, Professor, Civil Engineering, McMaster University
Concrete is the most widely used construction material, so developing ways to make it more durable can improve infrastructure and save millions in costs.
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By Wanda Bodnar, PhD Candidate, Marine and Estuarine Science, UCL
From concrete walls to living edges, the Thames is being reshaped to support fish, wildlife, and a healthier urban river.
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Monday, December 8, 2025
As Sudan’s civil war intensified on Monday, top UN officials condemned the killing of dozens of children in drone strikes in South Kordofan state – and the targeting of first responders trying to help the wounded.
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By Amnesty International
Responding to EU home affairs ministers’ position on the EU Return Regulation agreed in Brussels today, Olivia Sundberg Diez, EU Advocate on Migration and Asylum at Amnesty International, said: “EU ministers’ position on the Return Regulation reveals the EU’s dogged and misguided insistence on ramping up deportations, raids, surveillance, and detention at any cost. These […] The post EU: Ministers propose unprecedented detention, sanctions, and stripping of rights based on migration status appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Tanzanian authorities must respect and protect the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and expression during planned nationwide protests on 9 December 2025, and guarantee that the protests are facilitated and protected, Amnesty International said today. “Police must refrain from violating protesters’ rights, including through the use of unnecessary and excessive force,” said Tigere Chagutah, […] The post Tanzania: Right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression must be protected as more protests planned appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Responding to reports of renewed armed clashes along the border of Cambodia and Thailand on Monday, Amnesty International’s Regional Research Director Montse Ferrer said: “The resumption of hostilities around the Thailand/Cambodia border risks civilian lives, mass displacement and the destruction of essential civilian infrastructure. “The Cambodian and Thai governments must take all the necessary steps […] The post Cambodia/Thailand: Both sides must prevent further risk to civilians from renewed hostilities appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Guest Contributor
“What our grandparents practised instinctively through prayer, song, and time spent in the natural world, neuroscience is now validating with brain scans and data.”
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By Kathrin Maurer, Professor, Department of Cultural and Linguistic Studies, University of Southern Denmark
It’s 2:44 am. An air siren cuts through the clear night sky over Kyiv and into my sleep. Heart pounding, I rise out of bed in my seventh-floor room of the Hotel Rus. Feeling like I’m on autopilot, I walk down the stairs to the bomb shelter. Chairs are lined up in orderly rows in this basement that was once a gym. But only one elderly man in jogging pants with a travel cushion around his neck sits here.
I quietly take a seat next to him and try to figure out the threat level on my newly installed Kyiv Air Alert App. The air threat persists, but tonight people seem to have decided that…
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