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Sophie Howe on how to fight for future generations in politics

As the future generations commissioner for Wales, Sophie Howe’s job is to help guide the government's decisions for the benefit of people yet to be born. She explains how she uses evidence to bring long-term thinking into politics

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The State Senate Chambers in the Kentucky State Capitol

Technology

DeepMind’s AI develops popular policy for distributing public money

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Protesters gather outside the Supreme Court on 24 June in response to the court?s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

Health

26 US states are likely to ban abortion to the fullest extent possible

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UK science minister George Freeman

Society

UK minister says EU is ‘weaponising science’ in Brexit deal row

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A Moderna covid-19 vaccine is prepared

Health

Covid-19 news: Moderna’s omicron booster has promising immune response

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Commuters at St Pancras International train station in London, England, in May

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Covid-19 news archive: May 2022

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 08: (L-R) Australian opposition leader Anthony Albanese and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison debate on live television ahead of the federal election, during the second leaders' debate of the 2022 federal election campaign at the Nine studio on May 8, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. The Australian federal election will be held on Saturday 21 May with Liberal leader Scott Morrison looking to secure a fourth term in power for the Coalition against Labor and opposition leader Anthony Albanese. (Photo by Alex Ellinghausen - Pool/Getty Images)

Environment

Australian election 2022: What will the outcome mean for the climate?

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 03: Pro-choice and anti-abortion activists demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on May 03, 2022 in Washington, DC. In a leaked initial draft majority opinion obtained by Politico and authenticated by Chief Justice John Roberts, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey should be overturned, which would end federal protection of abortion rights across the country. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Health

Roe v Wade overturned: What that means for safe abortion in the US

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People queue for a PCR covid-19 test in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 30 November 2021

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Covid-19 news archive: April 2022

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Humans

We need to stop political spin from polluting public trust in science

Keeping science and politics socially distanced from each other is the best way to ensure government spin doesn’t damage trust in the former, says Fiona Fox

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Covid-19 news archive: March 2022

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Covid-19 news archive: February 2022

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Covid-19 news archive: January 2022

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Humans

What really makes people happy – and can you learn to be happier?

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