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If 30% more people under 25 voted in the general election, could the Conservatives lose? That’s a claim that’s been circulating on social media. As part of our Fact Check series, we asked James Tilley to crunch the numbers, and Benjamin Bowman to review them. The verdict: it’s very unlikely.
About 2m people have keyhole knee surgery each year, but a new medical guideline says that in many cases it’s a waste of time. If you’ve had this surgery and feel angry that you’ve endured pain for no benefit, spare a thought for your forebears. Adam Taylor reminds us that things used to be a lot worse.
In a week that has seen political parties promise the electorate most things short of the moon on a stick, Theresa May has once again surprised us by publishing an election manifesto that actually contains quite a lot of bad news for key voter demographics. It takes a bold prime minister to offer so little joy with so much confidence, argues Louise Thompson.
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Gemma Ware
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All eyes on the youth vote.
Chris Radburn/PA Wire
James Tilley, University of Oxford
We asked two experts in youth politics to check the claim that has been circulating on social media.
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Politics + Society
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Louise Thompson, University of Surrey
The nation faces 'giant' challenges and Theresa May wants to present herself as the leader to take them on.
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Robin Pettitt, Kingston University
Did you think this was the Conservative party's 2017 election manifesto? Think again. This is the Theresa May show.
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Ron Johnston, University of Bristol
If the purple vote turns blue...
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John Owens, University of Westminster
A president has more than one route out of office – voluntarily or otherwise.
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Douglas M. Charles, Pennsylvania State University
Past presidents have made strange requests of the FBI, some of which were documented by J. Edgar Hoover.
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Richard Wyn Jones, Cardiff University
Without Rhodri Morgan, Wales would not be where it is politically today.
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Mike Sullivan, Swansea University
Former first minister Rhodri Morgan was the man who shaped modern Wales.
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James Samuel Johnson, University of Leicester
China's conventional military assets are intimidating enough, but its latest technological advances could transform the military balance in its neighbourhood.
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Paul Smith, University of Nottingham
The new French president has announced a cabinet with members from the left, right and greens.
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Patricio R. Estévez-Soto, UCL
The figures have been taken out of context.
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Sharon Coen, University of Salford
It's election time and all the political parties are locked in a social media battle. But does it help inform political debate or just cause even more confusion?
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Omid Shams, University of Portsmouth
Handing over censorship to authors and writers themselves may actually make it harsher.
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Health + Medicine
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Adam Taylor, Lancaster University
If the thought of undergoing surgery fills you with dread, spare a thought for your forebears.
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Elizabeth Milne, University of Sheffield
Brain chemicals could explain some of these experiences, but so could bullying and social isolation.
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Business + Economy
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Donald Hirsch, Loughborough University
Crucially, they differ in how they are calculated and the ages of workers that they apply to.
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Bill Buchanan, Edinburgh Napier University
The cyber-attack hit 200,000 computers and a number of big global organisations. But it hasn't made much in ransom money.
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Environment + Energy
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Stephen Hall, University of Leeds
The party wants publicly-owned firms to join – not replace – the market.
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Arts + Culture
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Jennifer Whitney, Cardiff University
Few would argue that exchanging cultural ideas could be construed negatively. But what happens when the influence and origins of that culture go unacknowledged and ignored?
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James Peacock, Keele University
Hopper's brand of Americanism was a counterpoint to American optimism. Fifty years after his death, his legacy lives on.
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Science + Technology
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Honglei Li, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Text and video 'mining' could be used to automatically detect violent language and behaviour.
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Barry Sheils, Durham University
Weather forecasting stopped looking for patterns in the past, and started using numbers to look solidly at the future.
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