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For the second time in her career, far-right politician Marine Le Pen has made her way into the final round of France’s presidential elections. With just under two weeks of the campaign to go, incumbent Emmanuel Macron needs to work out how to fend off the threat she poses, having expected a much easier ride than this.
What Macron needs most of all is for the people who supported left-wing candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon in the first round to transfer their votes to him in the second. But that’s far from guaranteed and Macron’s biggest fear is that this significant voting bloc will now stay at home rather than cast a ballot for him.
This turn of events, we’ve learned, is part of a profound reconfiguration of the political landscape in France.
What does it mean when Nato undertakes military exercises – especially as a real conflict rages along its borders? This expert in strategic studies explains what’s really going on as tensions build between Russia and Nato.
This summer’s Women’s European Championship final has the potential to draw the biggest ever crowd in footballing history – either for a men’s or women’s match. It’s an exciting moment for women’s football, which has rocketed in popularity in recent years. In a series of interviews, fans explain how they were drawn in and what keeps them coming back to the stands time and time again.
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Laura Hood
Politics Editor, Assistant Editor
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Paul Smith, University of Nottingham
Jean-Luc Mélenchon was the great success story of the first round. The question now becomes – who gets his votes in the second?
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Kenton White, University of Reading
Nato’s military exercises in Europe are not a response to the invasion of Ukraine. But they are a handy way of sending Putin a message.
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Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmati (L) celebrates with teammates during the UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter final.
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Stacey Pope, Durham University; Rachel Allison, Mississippi State University
Watching big events, like the Olympics, on television was a key route into fandom.
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Ukraine Invasion
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Kathryn Allinson, University of Bristol; Lawrence Hill-Cawthorne, University of Bristol
The Ukrainian president says the country will set up its own system for prosecuting Russian soldiers for war crimes.
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Bhavna Dave, SOAS, University of London
Pressure is mounting on Kazakhstan’s president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, to distance the country from Putin’s Russia.
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Politics + Society
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Mathias Bernard, Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)
The dynamics of the “strategic vote” in France have amplified the restructuring of the political field around three major poles: centrist, identitarian and far left.
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Chris Taylor, Cardiff University
Challenges in evidence, long-term planning and public understanding mean that universal basic income has become easier said than done.
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Environment
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David King, University of Cambridge; Jane Lichtenstein, University of Cambridge
Using our oceans as carbon sinks could help achieve climate goals set in the most recent IPCC report.
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David Barns, University of Leeds
Shared ground heat exchanges could provide low-carbon heating for up to 80% of homes in the UK, research suggests.
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Arts + Culture
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Sam Illingworth, Edinburgh Napier University
Poetry might seem like an odd way to communicate science research but the literary form can help engage a wide group of people
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