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As millions in the UK settle in for another lockdown, researchers have examined suggestions the last period of such tight restrictions was botched because of a leak to the press. News of the impending lockdown circulated five days before it was implemented, giving people plenty of time to party before losing their liberty. The researchers found that there was a clear surge in infections from a few days before to several days after the
lockdown was implemented.
Yesterday saw chaos in Washington DC as a mob of angry protestors loyal to the outgoing president stormed Capitol HIll. The rioters managed to occupy the building, bringing proceedings to a halt. We’ll have more through today from our bureaux in North America on the latest political developments in the US.
Finally, you may find cats with round faces and big eyes cute, but science shows that they mask how the animal is feeling. So if you’re in the market for a pet, choose carefully.
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Clint Witchalls
Health + Medicine Editor (UK edition)
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Christian Yates, University of Bath
Did people really make the most of their pre- lockdown time?
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Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol.
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Jack L. Rozdilsky, York University, Canada
As Donald Trump continued to stoke his base with false allegations of a 'rigged' election, violence at the U.S. Capitol shows America has devolved into a fragile state.
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Breeds with exaggerated features include the Scottish fold.
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Lauren Finka, Nottingham Trent University
Breeding cats for exaggerated facial features might have hindered our ability to understand them.
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Politics + Society
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David Smith, University of Sydney
Trump has claimed for weeks the election is stolen. Having fired up his supporters in this way, it became much harder to control mob behaviour.
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Clayton Besaw, University of Central Florida; Matthew Frank, University of Denver
Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol on Jan. 6, disrupting Congress's certification of Joe Biden as president-elect. Coup experts explain this violent insurrection wasn't technically a coup.
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Paul Bruski, Iowa State University
We may think of flags as fixed symbols with a specific meaning, but there are few symbols whose significance is truly permanent.
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Peter Walsh, University of Oxford
Predictions of up to 1 million Hongkongers taking up the UK's offer of residency need more than a pinch of salt.
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Cynthia Okpokiri, Anglia Ruskin University
Families are so afraid of welfare systems that many would take drastic steps to move their children to countries they chose to leave
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Eamonn Ferguson, University of Nottingham
New laws due this summer will allow gay men who have had the same partner for three months or more to give blood
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Monika Schmid, University of Essex
Studies of bilingualism show that accents and vocabulary can change depending on your circumstances.
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Health + Medicine
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Derek Groen, Brunel University London
Our research can help understand the role schools play in transmission.
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Andrew J Tatem, University of Southampton; Nick Ruktanonchai, University of Southampton
Analysis of smartphone data shows why countries need to coordinate border closures to stop the spread of the new variant.
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Magda Osman, Queen Mary University of London
Slovakia successfully launched mass testing and certification after a second wave of coronavirus.
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Jeremy Howick, University of Oxford
A whistle-stop tour of the history of placebos.
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Viv Lee, University of Birmingham
Around 36% of people overestimate how much exercise they get daily.
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Business + Economy
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Mark Greeven, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
It's not only Alibaba and Ant Group that are feeling the heat.
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Arts + Culture
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Tim Luckhurst, Durham University
In the early days of the second world war, a Nazi propagandist broadcasting to England built up a large following.
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Environment + Energy
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Joshua Jowitt, Newcastle University
Happy has lived alone in captivity for 14 years, but a New York appeals court recently denied a legal effort to rehome her.
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