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Weighing up the costs of lockdown is ‘less a science, more of an art’ – Iain Duncan Smith
Earlier Cathy Newman spoke to the former Conservative Party Leader Iain Duncan Smith, who spent six years as Work and Pensions Secretary.
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Latest COVID-19 science updates: social distancing, neurological impacts, and cats
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, scientists are rushing to carry out and publish research which will help us understand how the virus works, and how the disease it causes can be treated.
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The latest Covid-19 science developments
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, scientists are rushing to carry out and publish research which will help us understand how the virus works, and how the disease it causes can be treated.
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‘Irresponsible politicians have undermined trust of public in science, in experts’ – historian Yuval Noah Harari
We spoke to the historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, whose book, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, spans the entirety of human history
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Can you stare down a seagull to stop it stealing chips – the science put to the test
Scientists have been looking into how to deter seagulls.
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Shashi Tharoor interview on ‘clear conscience’ over wife’s death – and Hindu nationalism
The Indian politician and author Shashi Tharoor summoned by a Delhi Court on charges of abetting his wife’s alleged suicide, has dismissed the accusation as “preposterous”. In an interview with Channel 4 News to promote his new book, he says he is able to keep working through it all because “It helps to have a clear…
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FactCheck: will Brexit hurt science?
Eminent scientists are warning that funding for research is at risk if Britain pulls out of the EU. Are they right?
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Science fact and science fiction: a timeline of AI
From Terminator to the Turing test, a timeline of the most significant developments in artificial intelligence (plus some pretty cool, and prescient, sci-fi books and films).
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Science teacher charged with terror offences linked to Syria
A teacher from Bolton, whose younger brother is missing in Syria, is remanded in custody after being charged with helping others to prepare acts of terrorism.
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Santa sent into space by science-loving pair
Two amateur scientists send a taste of Christmas spirit towards outer space, launching a high altitude weather balloon attached to a makeshift Santa and Rudolph on a sleigh.
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Lampedusa: redefining Italy’s conscience on immigration
As Italy declares a state of emergency following the Lampedusa disaster, Channel 4 News asks if social attitudes towards immigration are changing.
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Savile police transcript: ‘I’ve got a clear conscience’
A transcript of the last police interview with Jimmy Savile, from 2009, is published for the first time, revealing his repeated denials when confronted with allegations of abuse.
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What have you blown up – in the name of science?
Scientists take to Twitter to support 16-year-old Keira Wilmot, who was reportedly expelled from her Florida school after her “science experiment” ended in a small explosion.
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Arrested DJ’s ‘conscience is clear’
DJ Dave Lee Travis insists his “conscience is clear” and denies any wrongdoing, following his re-arrest over sexual assault allegations. Channel 4 News understands further arrests are imminent.
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Pistorius must ‘live with conscience’
The father of Reeva Steenkamp says Oscar Pistorius will have to “live with his conscience” if he is lying about how he killed her.