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Editor's note
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Delegates at the Labour conference in Liverpool have voted through a motion to keep “all options on the table” when it comes to Brexit. While for many that means hoping for a general election, it most strikingly pushes the leadership into potentially supporting a referendum on the final deal. While the news will thrill remainers, Andy Price also argues that the move is a powerful testament to the principled politics now driving the
party.
Miracle Mike made a full-time job of running around like a headless chicken. No, really: the cockerel managed to survive 18 months without a head, being drip-fed milk and water through his throat. It might sound grotesque, but as Jan Hoole explains in our latest instalment of Curious Kids, the story of poor Mike helps explain how chickens keep going even after they’ve had their heads chopped off.
For southerners, northern English dialects are often a laughing matter. The pronunciations and accents are ridiculed for deviating from the norm. But, as Rob Penhallurick explains, English is a language of regional dialects, and northern ways can actually be closer to original English.
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Laura Hood
Politics Editor, Assistant Editor
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Top stories
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Protestors gather in Liverpool to call for a fresh referendum.
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Andy Price, Sheffield Hallam University
The opposition has shown what happens when principled politics takes charge.
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Running around like a…
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Jan Hoole, Keele University
There was once a chicken called Miracle Mike who lived for 18 months without a head: it's all to do with nerves.
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The ‘north’.
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Rob Penhallurick, Swansea University
Northern dialects are actually close to original English – despite what southerners might say.
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Environment + Energy
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Benjamin Neimark, Lancaster University
Planting trees is a popular way for companies to clean up their image. Unfortunately, it may cause more problems than it solves.
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Mark Hartl, Heriot-Watt University
The warming of the oceans means that the plants and organisms used as warning systems for pollution are being rendered ineffective.
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Patrick Gonzalez, University of California, Berkeley
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Candice Howarth, University of Surrey
Serious heat is a serious threat, and people must get better at talking about it.
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Politics + Society
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Franz Buscha, University of Westminster
Social mobility is linked to geography in the UK – and local leaders should be tasked with boosting it.
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Jeremy Williams, University of Birmingham
The view that sex-selective abortion is unethical is widely shared. But those who propose to use the law to prevent it need to supply a clear, compelling moral justification.
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Science + Technology
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Lisa F. Carver, Queen's University, Ontario
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Business + Economy
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Sandy Brian Hager, City, University of London
A critical review of research into inequality shows the formula for reducing it is surprisingly simple.
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Arts + Culture
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Kamilla Elliott, Lancaster University
Everyone has a favourite novel that hasn't made it to the screen. Here's why.
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