Novichok attack tests the world's chemical weapons treaty
27 March 2018
We have the international tools to resolve uncertainties over the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal – but they will only work if Russia cooperates
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The Novichok spy attack was brazen – it needs a tough response
15 March 2018
Hard-line regimes once tried to hide their attempts to poison defectors. Now they make them blatant. Tougher responses are required, says David Hambling
Election polling accuracy has not improved since the 1940s
12 March 2018
Failure to predict Brexit and Trump has created a crisis for the polling industry, but actually errors in election polls have stayed the same over the past 75 years
Why the UK's new opt-out organ donation plan probably won't work
26 February 2018
Plans for the whole of the UK to shift to a system where consent for organ donation is assumed may actually do very little to save lives
UK's plastic bag ban is a pitiful attempt at a greener future
11 January 2018
Talk of cutting plastic pollution has grabbed the headlines, but the UK’s long-awaited 25-year plan for the environment consists almost entirely of vague aspirations and vacuous promises
A grim winter looms for UK hospitals but there's an easy cure
28 November 2017
Winter crises grip the UK health system with worrying predictability and this year’s could be severe. We can move beyond this seasonal chaos, says Luke Allen
No, the UK didn't vote that animals can't feel pain or emotion
22 November 2017
Campaigners say a recent UK vote will deny sentience to animals, but the reality is rather different. The real issue is what happens to animal welfare post-Brexit
