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Scientists grow diamonds that can bend and stretch like rubber – BGR

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  • Brexit and Bad Faith – Craig Murray 13 Mar 2019
  • ‘Pureland’ by Zarrar Said: A magic realist novel on the lines of ‘Midnight’s Children’ 7 Mar 2019
  • Wings Over Scotland | If this were only cleared away. Cartoon 7 Mar 2019
  • The UK Labour Party’s “Antisemitism Crisis” and the Likud Supporters in Its Leadership 6 Mar 2019
  • Book review: Bird Summons, by Leila Aboulela – The Scotsman 6 Mar 2019
  • From Culloden to Yemen, by Paul Anderson 31 Oct 2018
  • A Broad New Coalition Is Rising to Block Brazil’s Far Right From the Presidency 27 Oct 2018
  • SDLP MLA calls for Arlene Foster to resign over Good Friday Agreement comments – BelfastTelegraph.co.uk 4 Oct 2018
  • PM’s end of austerity claim shows she’s out of step with the country, says UNISON | News, Press release | News | UNISON National 3 Oct 2018
  • Wings Over Scotland | One tired eyebrow 2 Oct 2018
  • DUP ‘s Arlene Foster says Good Friday Agreement not ‘sacrosanct’ as she praises Boris Johnson’s Brexit vision | The Independent 2 Oct 2018
  • Philip Hammond: UK will enforce hard border in Ireland if there is no Brexit deal – POLITICO 1 Oct 2018
  • Léargas: Frederick Douglass and Ireland 1 Oct 2018
  • Mary Prince: Who was the abolitionist and author of the first slavery memoir published in Britain by a woman? | The Independent 1 Oct 2018
  • The Silence of the Whores – Craig Murray 31 Jul 2018
  • The ozone hole is both an environmental success story and an enduring global threat 31 Jul 2018
  • Monument celebrating shared mythology of Ireland and Scotland unveiled | HeraldScotland 29 Jun 2018
  • Lucidpress 25 Jun 2018
  • Kenny MacAskill: Nicola Sturgeon creates ‘New SNP’ and undemocratic regime 31 May 2018
  • MSM Is Frantically Attacking Dissenting Syria Narratives, And It Looks Really Bad 24 Apr 2018
  • BIGGEST FINANCIAL EVENT IN A GENERATION | Jim Willie On Metals & Markets | Silver Doctors 24 Apr 2018
  • Germany’s Largest Public TV News Broadcaster: Syria Chemical Attack “Most Likely Staged” | Zero Hedge 24 Apr 2018
  • More Brexit defeats for No 10 in Lords amid reports of cabinet split 24 Apr 2018
  • 20 killed including bride as Saudi-led coalition airstrike hits a wedding party in Yemen 24 Apr 2018
  • Polish war refugee who served in British Army turned down for UK passport | News | The Times 24 Apr 2018
  • New photos a walk through Dundee’s history from 1900s up until 1998 – Evening Telegraph 24 Apr 2018
  • These are TripAdvisor’s 10 best cities in the world 24 Apr 2018
  • 6 Destinations with Stunning Flower-Covered Façades | Architectural Digest 24 Apr 2018
  • Poppy Delevingne and T.R. Knight on bringing Picasso’s extraordinary world to life in Nat Geo’s ‘Genius’ 24 Apr 2018
  • ‘Doctor Who’: 10 Things You May Not Know About ‘Into the Dalek’ | Anglophenia | BBC America 24 Apr 2018
  • Did you know that these 36 everyday phrases were created by Shakespeare? – Morley Observer and Advertiser 24 Apr 2018
  • The Avengers: How Joss Whedon & Marvel Made the Battle of New York – Thrillist 24 Apr 2018
  • Veteran who survived bomb blast has first total penis and scrotum transplant in the world 24 Apr 2018
  • Scientists grow diamonds that can bend and stretch like rubber – BGR 24 Apr 2018
  • Amber Rudd’s position ‘untenable’ after Windrush scandal | The National 23 Apr 2018
  • Few Tories even grasp what Windrush says about them | Isabel Hardman | Opinion | The Guardian 23 Apr 2018
  • Ben Jennings on identity checks at elections – cartoon | Opinion | The Guardian 23 Apr 2018
  • Index on Disgrace – Craig Murray 23 Apr 2018
  • Shooting Greenland in Winter: Part 1 – Uummannaq Whiteout: Digital Photography Review 23 Apr 2018
  • 8 Things To Expect at a Yoga Retreat in India – Women’s Health 23 Apr 2018
  • In New York City, following in David Bowie’s footsteps | Stuff.co.nz 23 Apr 2018
  • Blue blooms: Matisse is having a fashion moment this spring | Fashion | The Guardian 23 Apr 2018
  • Graphic Novelists Argue Medium Is “Twice as Hard” to Create Than Prose or Scripts | Hollywood Reporter 23 Apr 2018
  • ‘The Seagull’: Tribeca Review | Reviews | Screen 23 Apr 2018
  • China’s AI dream is well on its way to becoming a reality | South China Morning Post 23 Apr 2018
  • Natalie Portman Rejects Israel Prize in Light of its Crimes in Gaza | BDS Movement 23 Apr 2018
  • The UK Refused To Raid A Company Suspected Of Money Laundering, Citing Its Tory Donations 22 Apr 2018
  • Ekklesia | Charity takes legal action against DWP for disabled claimants’ arrears 22 Apr 2018
  • Sticking plaster solutions to poverty are no longer working | Morning Star 22 Apr 2018
  • MICHAEL WHITE: Storms are gathering for vulnerable Theresa May | Latest Brexit news and top stories – The New European 22 Apr 2018
  • I used to be a Tory. The Windrush scandal makes me glad I left | Derek Laud | Opinion | The Guardian 22 Apr 2018
  • Photos of colorful, expansive flower fields in the Netherlands near one of the world’s largest flower gardens 22 Apr 2018
  • Travel: Exploring the Kintyre penisula – The Scotsman 22 Apr 2018
  • Andre Rieu on the screen in Keighley | Keighley News 22 Apr 2018
  • Three lesser-known websites that will save you a ton of money on flights | The Independent 22 Apr 2018
  • This App Will Guide Your Travel To Saga Prefecture In Japan | Star2.com 22 Apr 2018
  • The Cast of Westworld Explains Why the Show Is a Must-Watch for Horror Fans – Dread Central 22 Apr 2018
  • Neurosurgeon Eric Leuthardt: ‘An interface between mind and machine will happen’ | Science | The Guardian 22 Apr 2018
  • Tomorrow by Elisabeth Russell Taylor | Nudge 22 Apr 2018
  • Judges as susceptible to gender bias as laypeople — and sometimes more so — ScienceDaily 22 Apr 2018
  • Time to ditch the front door key? Nest’s new wireless smart lock is surprisingly convenient • The Register 22 Apr 2018
  • Once Upon A Time Long Ago Truth Was Important – PaulCraigRoberts.org 21 Apr 2018
  • “The Unclothed Body is Our Primary Vessel”: Photographing Vulnerability | AnOther 21 Apr 2018
  • Boston tops list of best summer vacation spots in the US – The Boston Globe 21 Apr 2018
  • Marvellous Malta: More Than Just This Year’s Capital Of Culture 21 Apr 2018
  • This ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Time Travel Theory Is Blowing Fans’ Minds 21 Apr 2018
  • Revolutionary Rodin and Tahiti before Gauguin – the week in art | Art and design | The Guardian 21 Apr 2018
  • Book Review: The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu | Press and Journal 21 Apr 2018
  • Jo Nesbo Reimagines ‘Macbeth’ – The New York Times 21 Apr 2018
  • Frustration be gone: this robot will build Ikea furniture for you | TechRadar 21 Apr 2018
  • American Anti-Soviet Union morphs into American Anti-Russia 20 Apr 2018
  • Containers with chlorine from Germany, smoke bombs from UK’s Salisbury found in E. Ghouta – Moscow — RT World News 20 Apr 2018
  • Hot stuff: the world’s most awesome deserts | Wanderlust 20 Apr 2018
  • Surprising starts to some of Britain’s most beautiful train journeys | The Independent 20 Apr 2018
  • ‘Deadpool 2’: A Handy Guide to the X-Force and Peter | Hollywood Reporter 20 Apr 2018
  • Is This the Most Important Exhibition of 2018? Take a Look Inside the Louvre’s Massive Delacroix Retrospective | artnet News 20 Apr 2018
  • Trick by Domenico Starnone review – a compelling tale of calamity | Books | The Guardian 20 Apr 2018
  • Book Review: Dear Mrs Bird by AJ Pearce | Press and Journal 20 Apr 2018
  • The Photographer Turning His Lens on America’s Illegal Wildlife Trade | AnOther 20 Apr 2018
  • Chemistry in Pictures: Disco DOM 20 Apr 2018
  • The Rape of Russia, an Interview with F. William Engdahl (Audio) 19 Apr 2018
  • The End of U.S. Empire | KPFA 19 Apr 2018
  • British Democracy is Dysfunctional – Craig Murray 19 Apr 2018
  • Welfare: Protest erupts over universal credit disaster | Morning Star 19 Apr 2018
  • Dead soldier’s mother tells Tory MP to quit over ‘disgusting’ behaviour in Iraq | HeraldScotland 19 Apr 2018
  • Russia’s foreign minister says relations “worse than in Cold War” | City A.M. 19 Apr 2018
  • Claims about Syria Attack “Unraveling” | Accuracy.Org 19 Apr 2018
  • The Crock of Appeasement – Antiwar.com Original 19 Apr 2018
  • Senior Civil Servants Still Deeply Sceptical of Russian Responsibility for Skripal Poisoning – Craig Murray 19 Apr 2018
  • How To Photograph Lighthouses In The Landscape 19 Apr 2018
  • Visit Strasbourg, one of France’s most intriguing cities | The Seattle Times 19 Apr 2018
  • Most Beautiful Rest Stops in America Photos | Architectural Digest 19 Apr 2018
  • Doomsday Clock (2017-2018) comic book review | Sci-Fi Movie Page 19 Apr 2018
  • What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week – The New York Times 19 Apr 2018
  • Circe, Madeline Miller, review: Feminist re-write of The Odyssey turns tale of subjugation into one of empowerment | The Independent 19 Apr 2018
  • A debut author’s advice on writing your first novel | British GQ 19 Apr 2018
  • Amateur mathematician cracks decades-old math problem | Science | AAAS 19 Apr 2018
  • Square Off Chess Board Uses AI To Move Pieces By Itself | Digital Trends 19 Apr 2018
  • The NHS continues to be ‘alarmingly under-funded’, says health conference | Article, News | News | UNISON National 19 Apr 2018
  • U.S.-led forces appear to be using white phosphorus in populated areas in Iraq and Syria – The Washington Post 18 Apr 2018

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  • Meet some of the LGBT activists across our movement 1 Mar 2019
    February is LGBT History Month, an important time to reflect on how far we’ve come for LGBT equality, and how much more there is still to do. Throughout the month, we spoke to LGBT members from across the Labour movement about what LGBT History Month means to them. Meet Melantha, Emily, Rohit, Dawn, Philip and […]
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  • 100 years of women standing as MPs 21 Nov 2018
    On the 100th anniversary of the Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act, Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities Dawn Butler writes on the importance of equality in Parliament. The post 100 years of women standing as MPs appeared first on The Labour Party.
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