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Editor's note
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Dhaka’s notoriously slow traffic ground to a halt earlier this month, when students blockaded the streets to check drivers’ licences. The protests – which called for safer roads, after two teenagers were killed by a speeding bus – took on a deeper significance when the government blocked mobile internet access and arrested renown photographer and activist Shahidul Alam, in an attempt to smother opposition. Mark Lacy reflects on the power
which comes with controlling circulation – whether of information, or of people – in the city.
One million people have been told to flee their homes on the US East Coast due to the threat of Hurricane Florence. Such scale may be large, but this is not a rare phenomenon. Yet we persist on living and building on risky coastal areas, despite the threat of coastal erosion and natural disaster, a threat that is ever-exacerbated by climate change. Luciana Esteves thinks it’s time we accepted that those living in the riskiest areas will have to be relocated – and explores a few places that are already doing so.
After being on the receiving end of the European Union’s toughest sanction, you might think Hungary’s Viktor Orbán would go home and think about making some changes to his “illiberal democracy”. Unfortunately, that’s unlikely to happen. With European elections on the horizon, he is busy forming alliances that he hopes will shape the union in his vision.
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Emily Lindsay Brown
Editor for Cities and Young People
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Top stories
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Monirul Alam/EPA
Mark Lacy, Lancaster University
Young people raised their voices in the streets and online – but a government crackdown seeks to silence them.
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Jaroslav Moravcik/Shutterstock.com
Luciana Esteves, Bournemouth University
Relocation from risky areas is the only safe response.
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Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban appearing before the European Parliament on September 11.
EPA/Patrick Seeger
Umut Korkut, Glasgow Caledonian University
The proudly illiberal leader is forging new alliances ahead of European elections next year.
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Politics + Society
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David Wright, Nottingham Trent University; Gavin Brookes, Lancaster University
Journalists should mind their language.
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Joe Devanny, King's College London
The UK has become surprisingly willing to brief the press about possible use of cyber attacks, including against Russia in response to the Skripal attack.
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Business + Economy
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Brendan John Lambe, De Montfort University; Tomasz Piotr Wisniewski, The Open University
There were 6,566 more suicides in the 2008-09 period that were a direct consequence of the rapid decline of equity values.
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Steffen Böhm, University of Exeter; Annika Skoglund, Uppsala University; Dan Eatherley, University of Exeter
Four reasons why the line between activism and business is blurring.
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Education
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Jude Brady, University of Cambridge
Private school teachers are generally happier than state school teachers, but not for the reasons you might think.
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Carrie Paechter, Nottingham Trent University; Anna Carlile, Goldsmiths, University of London
Schools don't always know how to support LGBTQI+ parented families. Here are some suggestions for how they can.
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Arts + Culture
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Su Holmes, University of East Anglia
Many people dismiss the reality format as rubbish, but the shows and the social media discussion they promote are an important indicator of public opinion on vital issues.
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Christine Lee, University of St Andrews
As an Asian-American myself, this joyful movie has an important message: being a member of a minority does not define who you are.
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Health + Medicine
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Duane Mellor, Coventry University
Two large nutritional studies seem to have reported contradictory findings on carbs. But only if you believe the headlines.
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Science + Technology
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Holly Blake, University of Nottingham
A psychologist explains how to improve your ability to respond to challenges.
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Cities
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Riccardo Di Clemente, UCL; Marta Gonzalez, University of California, Berkeley
Big data from smart phone and credit cards can uncover the daily rhythms of city life, for all its residents.
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