Britain
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A language guide for judges is a window into modern Britain
And into the mind of the judiciary
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Youth clubs in Britain have been vanishing
Their impact is hard to measure, but can be profound
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Britain’s government pulls the plug on a superfast computer
The decision is likely to hurt researchers and AI companies
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The trial of Lucy Letby has shocked British statisticians
And shown that many Britons are woefully ignorant of statistics
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Mike Lynch was Britain’s first software billionaire
He was celebrating his freedom when his yacht sank in a freak storm
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The tricky politics of choosing Oxford’s next chancellor
The winner is likely to make some people cross
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Britain’s boom in public inquiries into past disasters
Judges are still trusted to rake over political failures
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Britain has many levers for controlling migration. Which ones should it pull?
Not the one marked “reduce the government wage bill”
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Winston Churchill’s urinal shows Britain’s hang-up with heritage
A planned Labour reform goes down the drain
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Britain’s oil and gas industry faces an uncertain future
Small operators in the North Sea are struggling with a tax squeeze
Obituary
Joss Naylor never let any mountain defeat him
The sheep-farmer and champion fell-runner died on June 28th, aged 88
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Britain’s justice system has responded forcefully to the riots
But the perception of a “two-tier” approach does not bear scrutiny
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Britain’s government is mapping underground cable and pipes
They are at risk from accidental strikes, and malign attacks