Anger over government housing policy is undoubtedly one of the running themes of the 2010s. Most recently we have seen anti-gentrification protests in east London over…
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London housing protests echo Glasgow rent strikes of 100 years ago
Online affairs can be addictive, OU study finds
The internet has made affairs easier to conduct, with a gender divide on what is considered acceptable behaviour online, new research by psychologists at The OU…
Siblings in the scrum: long history of brothers makes rugby a family affair
It’s well known that family plays a key role in a child’s initial socialisation into sport and his or her continued participation. This family involvement is…
Why Ibiza club music at a classical concert is a clash we should embrace
London’s Royal Albert Hall has seen a lot this summer: a performance of Beethoven’s Sixth from memory, a concert reflecting the supposed tastes of Sherlock Holmes,…
TV series lifts the lid on ancient world’s greatest philosophers
Genius of the Ancient World follows historian, Bettany Hughes, on her quest to explore the wisdom of the three greatest philosophers of the ancient world: Buddha,…