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Editor's note
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British retail is in decline, but the scale of the problem is seldom seen as clearly as in these maps by Paul Greenhalgh. Both the amount of floor space and the value of retail premises have dropped by more than 20% across most of England and Wales – and that is going to cause major problems for local authorities, which increasingly rely on business rates to pay for local services.
A new study suggests that intermittent fasting is no more effective for weight loss than conventional dieting. As this is one of the longest intermittent fasting studies to date, it looks like researchers have finally debunked the long-standing notion that intermittent fasting is a miracle method for losing weight.
The legacy of President George H W Bush, who death was announced at the weekend, will of course be contested. Gina Yannitell Reinhardt met him on numerous occasions while she was working at the Bush School of Government at Texas A&M University. She fondly remembers an elder statesman and says his single-term presidency ushered in significant change domestically and internationally.
And look out for our special COP24 email later today as the latest international climate conference kicks off in Katowice, Poland.
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Emily Lindsay Brown
Editor for Cities and Young People
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Top stories
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Store closures in Swansea.
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Paul Michael Greenhalgh, Northumbria University, Newcastle
It's not just affecting areas in post-industrial decline – retail spaces are closing and losing value across England and Wales.
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The popular diet isn’t quite the weight loss “miracle” people claimed it was.
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David Clayton, Nottingham Trent University
Recent study found it's no more a "miracle" solution for weight loss than regular diets are.
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Elder statesman: George H W Bush with the former first lady in 2008.
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Gina Yannitell Reinhardt, University of Essex
'He had the ability to make you think he was addressing you personally, even if you were one among 10,000 others.'
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Environment + Energy
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Federica Genovese, University of Essex
Climate change conferences can be bewildering. Here's a recap of how we got here, what to look out for at COP24 and what comes next.
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Christine Corlet Walker, University of Surrey
With so much attention focused on what agreements come out of COP24, protesters should be seizing the initiative to attack the root causes of climate change.
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Mark Maslin, UCL
Replanting the world's great forests should be a central demand at COP24.
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Olalekan Adekola, York St John University
African countries are sure to face more flooding in the future, they need to adapt or risk loosing the progress that's already been made
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Craig Shuttleworth, Bangor University
The 1967 Forestry Act is a barrier to integrated forest management in England & Wales.
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Science + Technology
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Calli Tzani Pepelasi, University of Huddersfield
You are as likely to start dating a psychopath as you are to start going out with a teacher.
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Jan Hoole, Keele University
An internet-breaking 6'4" steer isn't the only animal to reach gigantic proportions.
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Health + Medicine
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Amanda Lee, University of Hull; Mark Hayter, University of Hull
Taking the HIV self-test gave nurses valuable insights into what their patients go through.
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Cheryl McQuire, University of Bristol
Foetal alcohol syndrome disorder is a much under-recognised and unsupported condition in the UK.
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Politics + Society
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Andrew Canessa, University of Essex
Gibraltarians are famously proud to be British. But amid the uncertainty of Brexit, some are having an existential identity crisis.
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Dan Lomas, University of Salford
Supporters and opponents to the withdrawal deal both say national security is under threat – but the truth is that neither side can guarantee anything at this stage.
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Business + Economy
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Andrew Smith, University of Bradford; Jo McBride, Durham University
New research shows high numbers of people in the UK are working multiple low-paid jobs.
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Arts + Culture
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Malcolm Gee, Northumbria University, Newcastle
The discovery of an apartment crammed with art has revealed the dark history of collaboration and looting during the days of the Third Reich.
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