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Social media ban for children may not be enough
9+ hour, 40+ min ago (711+ words) The Government's plans to ban under-16s from social media have been welcomed by many parents, but leading Cambridge researchers have warned that the policy alone is unlikely to solve the problems associated with young people's online lives. Keir Starmer announced…...
Two years in, the fall of a tragic hero
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (830+ words) A tragic hero is destroyed, not by bad intentions, but by a fatal character flaw. Starmer has done many things we wanted, but despite admirable aspirations and considerable success, he has been brought down by his inability to tell the…...
Has any company held this much power for 400 years?
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (616+ words) Image by Space X via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) In 2025, Space X had a market share of around 75% of everything humanity sent into space, according to calculations led by Dr Alessio Terzi from the University of Cambridge's Bennett School of Public Policy....
Reform's defence proposals spark human rights concerns
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (468+ words) Composite image: Nigel Farage by Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2. 0); Zia Yusuf by Z979, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Under their policy, the only way in which soldiers would be prosecuted is if the Defence Secretary "personally authorises it. In other…...
Many women with breast cancer could avoid chemotherapy
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (921+ words) Chemotherapy saves lives, but it also comes with serious side-effects and long'term risks. A new study, presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting in Chicago, shows that a DNA'based test of the tumour can help two'thirds of…...
Our new councillor finds that life can be complicated
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (213+ words) Image by Rawpixel (CC0) And also I have a dog in this fight, and I'm not talking about Chalkie's stag when he seemed very keen for us all to drag up " something else removed from my Facebook history. When am I…...
Every move makes it worse: the migration "doom loop
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (494+ words) We have a rapidly ageing population. In the 1950s, there were five working age people to every pensioner, now it is three to one, and moving towards two to one. This puts the growing burden of paying for pensions, health and…...
Constable's most famous work is home to celebrate
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (632+ words) For the first time ever, John Constable's famous piece, The Hay Wain will be returned to his native Suffolk on display at Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich. The 1821 painting shows a hay cart at Flatford Mill being pulled by horses through the…...
Beyond Brexit: the case for Europe in an unstable world
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (1103+ words) On 20 June, thousands of people will gather outside Temple station in London and march once again for Britain's European future. To some, this may seem like an exercise in nostalgia, a rerun of arguments supposedly settled years ago. But that…...
Reform leader cites death threats over redacted interests register
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (1204+ words) The dispute between councillors Ryan Coogan (left) and Richard Tomlinson has expanded from company records into a wider debate over transparency, accountability and personal security in public life. Reform UK Cambridgeshire leader Ryan Coogan has claimed he faces "credible" threats…...