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  1. "It is less that protocols have been breached than it not being clear if there are any protocols left."

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  2. "In another age, interventions by a foreign head of even a friendly government in another country’s domestic affairs would widely be regarded as intolerable. It is a measure of our age and Britain’s predicament that tolerated they will be."

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  3. How to defeat Godzilla, King Kong and other kaijus – using maths.

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  4. Feeding mosquitoes sugar makes them less likely to bite – but don't go leaving out sugary treats just yet.

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  5. Electric cars won't save the planet without a clean energy overhaul – they could increase pollution

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  6. Millions use cannabis, but figures for how many become dependent aren't reliable

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  7. What does Donald Trump's state visit to the UK tell us about these exceptional times? There's even talk of the US president meeting Nigel Farage – and not the prime minister – during his trip.

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  8. Donald Trump in the UK: a state visit offered in haste and regretted at leisure.

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  9. Effects of climate change on human populations may not be intuitive. Our lifestyles may seem to continue working up until a certain point. Scientists created a video game environment to find out how prehistory people faced climate warming struggles.

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  10. The SNP is already making indyref moves after last week's election successes.

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  11. Godzilla, King Kong: films are actually spot on in how to defeat kaijus – mathematician

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  12. : in a programme focused on re-coupling, bromance is often the one constant storyline throughout the series. And that's a healthy message for men:

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  13. At a time when male mental health has been labelled a 'silent crisis', the bromances on show men the true value of having friends to confide in, write academics:

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  14. 1989: workers join students in pro-democracy protests in China 2019: students join workers agitating for better conditions. "Students and workers are trying to unite around the same hopes as their predecessors in 1989 – for equality and justice."

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  15. Why China's leadership is clamping down on Marxist student protesters, 30 years after the crackdown.

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  16. When I swipe a matchstick how does it make fire? A question answered by chemist , who enjoys safely setting things on fire to share his passion for chemistry.

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  17. Fallout from the European elections in Scotland is a big deal for Brexit and indyref2, politics lecturer explains.

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  18. Love Island 2019 needs bromance as much as romance to win hearts of viewers

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  19. SNP surge in European elections has major implications for a second independence referendum

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  20. Human life expectancy keeps increasing – but how far can it go?

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