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The future of the United Kingdom is again in question following a sprawling set of elections. Leading figures in Scotland are claiming their parliamentary successes set a course for a second independence referendum. Meanwhile, politics in England and Wales has also been shaken up. Jonathan Bradbury assesses the forces changing the UK in this fascinating article about the shifting sands of the union. He also considers whether Boris Johnson
has the tools in his kit to hold it all together. There were also painful losses for Labour in England and a closer-than-expected run for Sadiq Khan in London.
In India, more than 236,000 deaths have been attributed to COVID-19 and the country’s health system remains at breaking point. In this deeply personal Insights long read, global health researcher Vyoma Dhar Sharma reflects on the experience of losing her grandmother to the disease.
And have you ever wondered what the weather is like on other planets? Ian Whittaker talks us through everything from bizarre lightning storms to iron rain.
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Nicola Sturgeon thinks she’s found the exit.
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Jonathan Bradbury, Swansea University
Nicola Sturgeon wants Scotland out, Boris Johnson hopes to hold it all together and Mark Drakeford believes in the best of both worlds.
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Relatives performing the last rites during cremation at Nigambodh Ghat crematorium in New Delhi, India.
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Vyoma Dhar Sharma, University of Oxford
The dreadful statistics coming out of India are not just numbers – they relate to people and to suffering.
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Ian Whittaker, Nottingham Trent University
Weather on other planets and moons can be much more extreme than on Earth.
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Conservative rival Shaun Bailey gave the mayor a much harder fight than expected.
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Who is up and who is down after a bumper crop of votes.
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Ryan Swift, University of Leeds
Another red wall seat falls to the party of government, leaving Labour out in the cold once more.
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David B Roberts, King's College London
Despite often seismic political upheavals over the years, most Middle Eastern royal families have been able to weather the storms.
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Rob Reddick, The Conversation
Various strategies are being pursued to boost worldwide vaccine coverage.
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Rory Horner, University of Manchester
Increased demand and falling supplies in India risk leaving many countries empty handed.
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Linda Juel Ahrenfeldt, University of Southern Denmark; Maarten Wensink, University of Southern Denmark
Our study found that the longer it took a person to conceive, the poorer their health was in later life.
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Long non-coding RNAs were long thought to serve no purpose. Now, researchers think differently.
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