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Making waves: the other biggest scientific discoveries
As US scientists confirm they have new evidence of what happened just after the Big Bang as well as how it has shaped the universe since, what are the other game-changing scientific breakthroughs?
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FactCheck: is sugar really bad for you?
The World Health Organisation says we should halve our sugar intake. Some doctors say it is as harmful as tobacco. What’s the sweet truth?
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Knights Templar link to Mexico iron ore arrests
An army and police raid on an iron ore yard in Mexico’s Lazaro Cardenas port comes just a month after a Channel 4 News report into the Knights Templar drug cartel, run by Servanza “La Tuta” Gomez.
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Getting Shorty: into the heart of Guzman’s narco empire
Mexico drug trafficker Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman, who was arrested last month, is among the world’s most powerful people. Guillermo Galdos travelled to Culiacan, the city at the centre of his empire.
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Woolwich attack: life for Lee Rigby killers
A violent scuffle breaks out as Michael Adebolajo is sentenced to a whole-life jail term and Michael Adebowale to life with a minimum term of 45 years for the murder of soldier Lee Rigby.
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Is Venezuela burning while world watches Ukraine?
As the violence in Ukraine threatens to take the country to the brink of civil war, on the other side of the world unrest in Venezuela threatens to do the same.
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The truth about food banks: dependency or welfare crisis?
Food banks are “consistently” seeing an increase in demand, a Defra-commissioned report concludes – but what are they and are benefits cuts to blame for their proliferation?
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Abdel Karim – the boy from Gaza who never smiles
Three-year-old Abdel Karim suffered a relapse after treatment of his brain tumour was delayed by Israeli authorities, who suspect his Gaza family of involvement in clashes with Israeli forces.
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Five things Benefits Street tells us about being human
With Channel 4’s Benefits Street debate shining a spotlight on the issues raised by the programme, we explain why the series has made such powerful TV viewing.
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Baftas 2014: the winners in pictures
12 Years a Slave wins the best film award at Britain’s top movie honours on Sunday, but it was the space thriller Gravity that claimed the biggest trophy haul.
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Statin of the nation: millions more could be prescribed
Millions of Britons already take statins, but many more could now be prescribed the cholesterol-lowering drug in a bid to prevent heart disease. But what about living more healthily instead?
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The rise of Mexican vigilantes taking on the Knights Templar
Mexican vigilantes, backed by army troops, march into a key stronghold of the powerful Knights Templar drugs cartel.
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Is crystal meth behind London’s rising HIV levels?
Crystal meth use in the UK is extremely low. But the drug’s popularity among gay men in London, where it is increasingly used at sex parties, means it is being linked to a worrying rise in HIV.
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Photos from the counter-culture
Revealing photographs by some of the 20th century’s most influential culture icons show unseen sides to Andy Warhol, William Burroughs and David Lynch.
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Police chief charged over shooting of unarmed man
Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Sir Peter Fahy is to be charged for safety breaches over the shooting of Anthony Grainger – but the marksman who took the fatal shot will face no action.