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What We Can Learn From Norway's 'Tech For Good' Boom

It's not the first country you'd think of as Europe's answer to Silicon Valley, but Norway is punching above its weight when it comes to problem-solving tech.
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Love Island's Maura Shows Women Who Talk Openly About Sex Are Still Seen As 'Easy'

Thanks to men like Tom, the belief that women comfortable with their sexuality are 'fair game' isn't going away.
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Life With A Chronic Illness Often Means A Life With FOMO

My condition doesn’t just rob you physically, it steals your life.
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Ten Years On, I Remember Everything About The Day I Was Diagnosed With Breast Cancer

June 17, 2009 was a normal day, warm and cloudy. I remember putting on jeans and my lucky jacket. I remember failing to eat a piece of toast. I remember being told: "You have breast cancer."
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As A Teacher, I Know Tory Pledges On Children's Mental Health Are A Dangerous Joke

I've seen how a decade of Tory-led austerity has left children and poor families suffering – but it's the state's responsibility, not teachers like me, to protect their wellbeing.
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The Home Office Will Crumble Under A No-Deal Brexit

As an immigration lawyer, I've seen how the overstretched and under-performing Home Office is in no state to deal with a no-deal Brexit, Anne Morris writes
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Boris Johnson's 'Interfering' Neighbours Were Far From Wrong To Call The Police

Commentators turned their fire on Johnson and Carrie Symonds' two concerned neighbours – but with hundreds of women killed by their partners each year, such calls can sometimes be literal lifesavers, Fawcett Society's Sam Smethers writes
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Worried About Domestic Abuse? Calling The Police Is Absolutely The Right Thing To Do

Four in five victims of domestic abuse don’t call the police – we should be supporting, not challenging, the instinct in others to call for help, writes SafeLives' Suzanne Jacob
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This Is What It's Like To Work In The Last Days Of Number Ten

When Gordon Brown, Sarah and the boys left, there were tears and hugs all round – then we were told “right, 45 minutes to get ready for the next lot”.
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We Need To Give Up Fast Fashion If We Want To Save The Planet

Primark and co dominate the UK fast fashion clothing market, but they also contribute huge amounts of water consumption, pollution and waste to our climate emergency.
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