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Editor's note
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King Charles III, Mike Bartlett’s critically acclaimed play that imagined the calamitous and short-lived rule of the future British monarch, gets its television debut tonight. Laughing at the royals – and particularly the ghost of Princess Diana sweeping through – hasn’t gone down well with everyone. But as Steven Fielding argues, the monarchy has done very well out of modern depictions and it’s about time they got a good ribbing.
Neglected for decades, the sprawling estates on the edges of France’s big cities are insecure and violent places to live. Drugs, guns and organised crime are rife. For France’s new president, Emmanuel Macron, reforming the way these banlieues are policed will be one of his toughest security challenges.
Daredevil “urban climbers” are breaking into some of the world’s tallest skyscrapers and filming themselves dangling off the roofs. The videos and selfies they take will turn your hands clammy within seconds. Developmental psychologist Nathalia Gjersoe explains why videos of high-risk climbing are so good at triggering our deepest fears.
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Jo Adetunji
Deputy Editor
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Top story
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King Charles III (Tim Pigott-Smith).
Robert Viglasky for BBC/Drama Republic
Steven Fielding, University of Nottingham
In TV and film the British monarchy have never had it so good – it's about time something took a more sceptical eye.
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Politics + Society
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Joseph Downing, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
Reforming France's intelligence and policing practices will be a big political battle.
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Nicholas Startin, University of Bath
The self-confessed europhile will need to respond to concerns about the EU if he is to succeed as French president.
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Huw L Williams, Cardiff University
The 2017 general election is a battle to protect the progressive heart of Wales.
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Timo A. Kivimäki, University of Bath
Since the late 1970s, East Asia has seen fewer deaths in conflict than any other continent. Can it keep the peace?
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Maria Koinova, University of Warwick
If the western Balkan countries can't join the EU, their complicated ethnic politics might boil over once again.
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Environment + Energy
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Nathalia Gjersoe, University of Bath
Chances are you won't make it through this article without wiping your hands.
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Matthew Adams, University of Brighton
What if extreme weather events could be attributed to human-induced climate change with confidence?
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Business + Economy
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Robert Kronenburg, University of Liverpool
Could building small affordable dwellings be a part of the solution?
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Cary Cooper, University of Manchester
It takes more than cocktails and table football to make a happy workforce. Respect and job security are vital.
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Thomas Hastings, University of Sheffield
Stories of financial mismanagement in football have become all too common. Where is the outcry?
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Arts + Culture
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Niall Oddy, Durham University
The word Europe only appears ten times in the works of William Shakespeare.
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Education
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Giovanni Sala, University of Liverpool; Fernand Gobet, University of Liverpool
The truth about chess playing and intelligence.
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Science + Technology
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Simon Weaver, Brunel University London; Karen Morgan, University of Bristol
You may think a rape joke is harmless but research shows that it can have serious consequences.
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Health + Medicine
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Laura Crane, UCL; Liz Pellicano, UCL
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