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Editor's note
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If you’re sick of the hot and dry weather, be glad that you’re not a frog. Or a mountain ringlet butterfly for that matter. As parts of the UK swelter in more than 30°C heat and drought conditions, Britain’s wildlife has a lot more to worry about than a potential hosepipe ban. Paul Ashton explains which species are making hay while the sun shines, and the ones struggling just to get by.
The remains of a 16th-century merchant ship discovered recently at Tankerton Beach in Kent come from one of only a handful of similar vessels to have ever been found. And, as historian Gary Baker writes, the size of the vessel may well hold clues as to the expansion of England’s overseas trade during the Tudor era.
Crimean filmmaker Oleg Sentsov remains on hunger strike in Russia, calling for the release of Ukrainian political prisoners. Uilleam Blacker is frustrated that this case has received so little attention.
It’s been 40 years since the birth of Louise Brown, the first baby to be born via IVF. Listen to our In Depth, Out Loud audio podcast on the history of infertility and how IVF technology has changed the way we think. You can read Tracey Loughran’s long read version here.
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Top stories
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Smiles all round for Britain’s adders.
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Paul Ashton, Edge Hill University
It's a bumper year for lizards, a mixed bag for butterflies and a dismal time for frogs and toads ...
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Tudor warship, part of a manuscript presented to Henry VIII in 1546 by Anthony Anthony.
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Gary Paul Baker, University of East Anglia
The cargo ship was built at around the time that England was beginning to look further afield for trade opportunities.
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Uilleam Blacker, UCL
Oleg Sentsov's trial was a farce, but the world continues to ignore his plight.
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Tracey Loughran, University of Essex
An audio version of a long read article on the history of infertility, 40 years after the first baby was born via IVF.
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Health + Medicine
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John Harris, University of Liverpool
Mounting reports of norovirus symptoms point to a summertime outbreak, which could mean big trouble for an already struggling NHS.
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Simon C Moore, Cardiff University
The UK's alcohol problems aren't limited to high streets – so why are airports allowed to flout the rules?
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Calum Sutherland, University of Dundee
The diabetes epidemic can be fought through new therapies, prevention programmes and effective junk food legislation.
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Alex Stevens, University of Kent
Medical cannabis in the UK? Don’t hold your breath.
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Greg Moorlock, University of Warwick
I joined a Facebook group about organ donation. Within two days an Indian man offered to sell me his kidney.
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Business + Economy
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Sally Everett, Anglia Ruskin University
The Croatian island of Vis is gearing up for a massive influx of tourists wanting to see where the Abba-inspired movie sequel was filmed.
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Ricardo Twumasi, University of Manchester; Sheena Johnson, University of Manchester
As the workforce ages, it's important to celebrate age diversity. We challenge five myths about older workers.
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Xuebing Cao, Keele University
With international trade facing its greatest threat in decades, this club of China, Brazil, Russia, South Africa and India will have much to say about it.
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Politics + Society
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Bharat Malkani, Cardiff University
The British home secretary has decided not to seek assurances from the US that it wouldn't use the death penalty for an IS duo arrested in Syria. This must be opposed.
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Damian Ruck, University of Bristol
Secular countries tend to be richer than religious ones. Now new research shows that it was secularisation which came first.
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Katharine Adeney, University of Nottingham
There are no angels in Pakistan's political scene – except the 'angels' of the military.
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Cities
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Paul Jepson, University of Oxford
London doesn't meet the criteria for a national park – not even close. Calling it that could undermine the label itself.
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