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Police forensic team

Technology

Austerity has put UK forensic labs in crisis and justice at risk

Thousands of criminal cases are under review, forensic labs are failing to meet basic standards and some are just going bust. Where did it all go wrong?

Insight

refugees

Life

UK failing child refugees because we can’t reliably verify age

Insight

War in space may happen soon, but it won't be what you expect

Space

War in space may happen soon, but it won't be what you expect

Insight

phones and kids

Technology

Our obsession with a 'free' internet led to Facebook data row

Insight

computer code

Technology

How a dedicated cyber-court could halt the rise of online crime

Insight

pregnant woman

Life

Down's syndrome has become the newest front in the abortion wars

Insight

face montage

Technology

Face-faking AI isn't just for porn – it will change the world

Insight

house roof

Technology

Elon Musk wants to turn our homes into one big power plant

Insight

STI testing ad

Health

Unsafe sex and STIs are rising when they really shouldn't be

Insight

Trigger warnings are taking over universities, but do they work?

Health

Trigger warnings are taking over universities, but do they work?

Talk of trigger warnings and microaggressions are sweeping through university campuses, but some researchers question whether they have any psychological basis

Insight

Life

Cape Town is about to run out of water – how did this happen?

Insight

Health

The truth about what downing energy drinks really does to kids

Insight

Health

Trump's 90-day plan for opioids has failed – here's a better one

Insight

Technology

YouTube's bots aren't protecting kids from all its nasty videos

Insight