How science is helping the police search for bodies in water
Mar 24, 2017 07:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Science Law
Police divers have started searching a canal in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, hoping to find the remains of schoolgirl Moira Anderson who disappeared, suspected murdered, in 1957. The operation follows an investigation by...
How the courts gave us EU citizenship, and how Britons can keep it after Brexit
Mar 24, 2017 07:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
One of the most keenly fought battles in the run-up to Britains exit from the European Union has been over the existence and nature of citizenship. EU nationals in the UK have become bargaining chips before negotiations...
Terrorism in Westminster: London had expected attack for some time but it still came as a shock
Mar 23, 2017 06:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
At least four people are dead and 20 injured following a terrorist incident in London. What had been dreaded finally happened an attack on UK soil which brought to mind recent tragedies on mainland Europe. Police are...
Australia's copyright reform could bring millions of books and other reads to the blind
Mar 23, 2017 05:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Proposed changes to Australias copyright law should make it easier for people to create and distribute versions of copyrighted works that are accessible to people with disabilities. The Copyright Amendment (Disability...
National Science Statement a positive gesture but lacks policy solutions: experts
Mar 22, 2017 07:24 am UTC| Science Law
Today the Australian government launched the National Science Statement, outlining its commitment to science as part of the National Innovation and Science Agenda. This comes in advance of the 2030 Strategic Plan, with...
The legitimacy of the US Supreme Court is at stake
Mar 21, 2017 09:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The US Senate is in the process of examining Donald Trumps first nominee to the Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch. His confirmation hearings are forcing the Democrats into a tricky decision: still smarting from the Republicans...
British pensioners in Spain worry Brexit could force them to return to UK
Mar 20, 2017 12:35 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Spain is home to more than 100,000 British pensioners. Most moved there many years ago to enjoy their retirement with the understanding that they would be able to export their pension and healthcare rights with them. But...
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