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The resurgence of many 1990s trends has me wincing on a daily basis at the moment. Low-slung baggy jeans, crop tops and, devastatingly, the infamous “two bits of hair” are currently all the rage for today’s youth.
I’ve ultimately come to accept that some of these mistakes are destined to be repeated. But there’s one sartorial renaissance I’m really worried about and that’s the increasing popularity of the pointy-toed shoe. Why? Because they ruin your toes!
If we refuse to learn this lesson from the 1990s, let us at least learn it from the 1390s. Archaeologists have been digging up 14th century fashion victims and found overwhelming evidence for what many modern women are trying to tell you. Footwear with comically long tips were the must-have accessory back then, too. And after inspecting skeletal remains, these researchers confirm that the result was an absolute epidemic of bunions.
Another important archaeological discovery in the Midlands, meanwhile, has added to our understanding of the brutal practice of human exploitation in Roman Britain. The shackled body of a man left in a ditch tells a terrible story of the slave trade of the time, as this historian explains.
The UEFA championships kick off this weekend and while the main event is on the pitch, we thought it would also be fun to look to the sidelines, where team managers are engaging in all sorts of micro-politics. Gareth Southgate’s waistcoat is just the start of it.
Also this week, a correspondent reports from the frontline in the sausage wars, hiking for a healthy mind and the return of supersonic flight.
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Laura Hood
Politics Editor, Assistant Editor
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Piers Mitchell, University of Cambridge; Jenna Dittmar, University of Aberdeen
The English paid a high price for medieval fashion: in bunions and broken bones.
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Richard Alston, Royal Holloway
The Atlantic slave trade isn't Britain's first brush with forced labour.
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England manager Gareth Southgate gestures on the pitch during 2018 England V Switzerland friendly game.
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Mark James Carroll, Liverpool John Moores University; Colum Cronin, Liverpool John Moores University; Simon J Roberts, Liverpool John Moores University
The images projected to fans of the sport have always been intentional. Here's what they do to keep people onside.
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Hiking uses more energy than a regular walk in the park does.
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Lindsay Bottoms, University of Hertfordshire
Hiking has seen a sharp increase in popularity since the start of the pandemic.
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Vassilios Vassiliou, University of East Anglia; Nikhil Aggarwal, University of East Anglia; Subothini Sara Selvendran, University of East Anglia
Discoloured or misshapen fingernails have been reported by some patients following a COVID-19 infection.
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Zania Stamataki, University of Birmingham
Scientists have discovered that SARS-CoV-2 can evade neutralising antibodies by fusing cells.
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Brexit means the UK can’t currently export bangers to, well, itself.
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Billy Melo Araujo, Queen's University Belfast
Tensions over a possible 'sausage war' between the UK and EU are brewing. How will leaders solve this Brexit-imposed trade dispute?
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An aritst’s impression of the Boom Overture – the supersonic jet set to carry fare-paying passengers by 2029.
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Peter Thomas, University of Hertfordshire
Supersonic jet technology has moved on since Concorde's final flight in 2003.
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Argyro Kanaki, University of Dundee; Susana Carvajal, University of Dundee
A post-lesson diary is a promising teaching tool which helps students reflect on language connections and replay their learning steps.
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Jeff Kettle, University of Glasgow
How much energy does the internet use, and - given recent technological advances - could it ever run on renewable energy alone?
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Zoë Pounder, University of Westminster
People with aphantasia, when asked to form an image in their minds, will report they cannot "see" anything.
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