Climate change and the presidential race: Lessons from the Reagan years
Sep 28, 2016 16:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Climate change did not come up in the first presidential debate well, not in any real sense. Hillary Clinton jabbed at Donald Trump for claiming that The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in...
Immigrants told to leave UK face huge hike in fees to appeal decisions
Sep 28, 2016 16:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Immigrants appealing through the courts for a right to remain in the UK will soon face a huge increase in procedural costs after the government announced fee hikes of over 500% for some types of appeal through the...
How 'robots' of the Enlightenment era gave us an early glimpse of automation
Sep 28, 2016 16:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
The Whos lead singer Roger Daltrey and his wife Heather are in Edinburgh, Scotland to auction a selection of rare mechanical devices called automata. Automata are models of people or animals from previous centuries that...
Shimon Peres was an Israeli nationalist first and a peacemaker second
Sep 28, 2016 16:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Shimon Peres, often described as the last of Israels founding fathers, has died at 93 after a major stroke. Peres was a pillar of the Israeli political scene from the states founding in 1948 until his death, and his...
British people are feeling better than ever – here's how we can tell
Sep 28, 2016 16:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
If the latest statistics are to be believed, personal well-being is rising across the UK. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), people have reported feeling happier, more satisfied with life, more...
Trendy foods should come with a recipe for sustainability
Sep 28, 2016 16:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The soft creamy flesh of a ripe avocado makes an attractive and healthy addition to many of our shopping baskets. Smashed, crushed or sliced on toast for a celebrity chef breakfast, it is a fruit which is savoured across...
Why America needs the virtues of humility
Sep 28, 2016 16:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
In a recent speech full of allusions to Bible verses and Christian hymns at the National Baptist Convention in Kansas City, Hillary Clinton focused on Christian humility. She acknowledged that Humility is not...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects