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Google Doodle celebrates 93rd birthday of DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin
Thursday 25 July 2013
Biophysicist and X-ray crystallographer made breakthroughs in the field of DNA structure
Change for a tenner: New £10 note featuring Jane Austen - the design explained
Wednesday 24 July 2013
Author Jane Austen replaces Charles Darwin after Bank of England faced criticism for its decision to replace Elizabeth Fry on the £5 note with Sir Winston Churchill
Children's summer reading: Treats for the very young
Saturday 20 July 2013
Here Nicholas Tucker picks out the best volumes for the weeks ahead
Belfast riots: US diplomat arrives to resolve thorny issues as petrol bombs and missiles injure police
Tuesday 16 July 2013
‘Peace envoy’ to Northern Ireland appointed in a bid to resolve issue of contentious parades
Ender’s Game faces backlash over author Orson Scott Card’s anti-gay views
Sunday 14 July 2013
Science-fiction writer Orson Scott Card is leading opponent of same-sex marriage
In pictures: Book Illustration Competition entrants take on Aldous Huxley's Brave New World
Wednesday 10 July 2013
Graphic designer Finn Dean has been named the winner of The Book Illustration Competition for his work based on Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World.
ECHR Ruling: In some cases life should mean life
Tuesday 09 July 2013
In exceeding the bounds of the European Convention on Human Rights, this ruling only strengthens the case for repudiating the Court in the Conservative manifesto
Wimbledon 2013: All you need to know about Andy Murray's semi-final opponent Jerzy Janowicz
Friday 05 July 2013
Towering and popular Pole can claim national first in a male Slam by shooting down Murray
Saatchi and Lawson: Nuance goes out the window in a moral arms race
Wednesday 26 June 2013
We seem unable to discuss controversial matters calmly
George Butler: Illustrator's art meets artillery on the battlefield
Friday 21 June 2013
'I’m not trying to compete with the photographer because I couldn’t'
Google Doodle celebrates the winter solstice
Thursday 20 June 2013
Artwork by Christoph Niemann knits a combined scarf and glove for the southern hemisphere
Three out of four long-term unemployed on Work Programme haven’t found a job yet
Wednesday 19 June 2013
Three out of four of the long-term unemployed taking part in the Government’s £5bn Work Programme have not yet started a job, according to figures published today.
Art review: Memory Palace, V&A Museum, London
Tuesday 18 June 2013
The visitor to this sensational new exhibition is greeted with the words: “My fellow Londoners, can’t you see how we are diminished?”
Review: Noble Conflict, By Malorie Blackman
Friday 14 June 2013
The new Children's Laureate begins her tenure with a timely futuristic tale of war and resistance
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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