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Editor's note
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This weekend marks 25 years since Stephen Lawrence was murdered in a racist attack in southeast London. The bungled investigation that followed ultimately exposed the institutionalised prejudices that permeated British policing. Lawrence’s parents, his mother Doreen in particular, have campaigned ever since for justice and reform. Benjamin Bowling charts the profound changes that have occurred as a result of this case but why some black citizens still don’t trust the police.
It can be difficult to pin down what makes a city great, but we asked four urban planners to give it their best shot. Their answers will restore your faith in city living – or, if not, at least they’ll add some remarkable destinations to your travel list.
We humans like to think of ourselves as the pinnacle of evolution – but there is evidence our species still has plenty of capacity to change due to natural selection. Jan Hoole explains new research showing that the Bajau Laut people of South-East Asia have evolved the ability to stay underwater longer thanks to their society’s reliance on free diving to catch fish.
Listen to our latest In Depth, Out Loud podcast episode which explores how prejudice against Jewish people has persisted throughout history. This historical awareness may prove a powerful ally for those who would challenge the ugly rise of antisemitism today.
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Laura Hood
Politics Editor, Assistant Editor
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Top stories
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Stephen Lawrence’s murder eventually led to major police reforms.
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Benjamin Bowling, King's College London
The murder of Lawrence opened the eyes of the British public to the reality of violent racism.
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Vanesa Castán Broto, University of Sheffield; Greg Keeffe, Queen's University Belfast; James P. Warren, The Open University; Kaeren van Vliet, Sheffield Hallam University
Character, resilience, convenience and sustainability are what make cities great places to live and learn.
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Jan Hoole, Keele University
New research shows the Bajau Laut people of Southeast Asia have evolved bigger spleens to store more oxygen-rich blood.
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Gervase Phillips, Manchester Metropolitan University
The audio version of an in depth article from The Conversation, which explores how antisemitism today is carved from and sustained by powerful precedents and inherited stereotypes.
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Politics + Society
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Dan Plesch, SOAS, University of London
To understand how a new world war might play out, it's important to remember just how powerful the US really is.
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Cameron Giles, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Cases like Daryll Rowe's are very rare, but they have the power to transform both the law and public opinion.
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Andrew Crome, Manchester Metropolitan University
25 years ago, the Waco siege became a symbol of government attacks on religious and civil liberties.
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William M. LeoGrande, American University School of Public Affairs
Cuba has a new president — and for the first time in six decades his last name is not Castro. Who is Miguel Díaz-Canel, the man who inherits a Cuba born of Fidel's 1959 revolution?
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Lisa Scullion, University of Salford; Dr Celia Hynes, University of Salford; Katy Jones, University of Salford; Peter Dwyer, University of York; Philip Martin, University of Salford
A study has revealed how former Armed Forces personnel can get ignored and mistreated by an unsympathetic social security system.
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Education
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Nicola Whitton, Manchester Metropolitan University
We shouldn't save play for the playground.
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Ann John, Swansea University
One in 20 young people are both cyberbully and victim.
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Science + Technology
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Karl Hodge, Leeds Beckett University
Facebook is not just in the business of providing you with a service. It is also in the business of farming your data.
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Graham Williams, Staffordshire University
From genes to wounds, science is making it easier to establish the order of events in criminal cases.
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Environment + Energy
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Stuart Thompson, University of Westminster
New research finds more CO₂ can actually make most plants smaller in the long-term - but the story for crops isn't so simple.
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Health + Medicine
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Nicola Guess, King's College London
Official advice to prediabetics on the best diet to avoid type 2 diabetes suggests that there is only one option. The latest research suggests otherwise.
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Arts + Culture
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Sarah Riley, Aberystwyth University
Russian domestic policy helps explain why women are happy to buy into new feminine ideals.
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Petros Karatsareas, University of Westminster
For the Greek government, having people speaking Macedonian Slavic in its territory did not sit well with its national ideology.
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