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Real Estate
Young Londoners will have to save for nearly 20 years to afford a tiny apartment
Rising housing prices and lower salaries are edging out millennials from the first-time home buyer market.
Global Risks
Why retreating from globalisation is not the solution to Britain’s economic problems
As Britain waits to see how Brexit will affect its economy, fearing globalisation could put it in worse danger.
Values
Religious stereotypes need the same attention as race and gender
With campaigns like #MeToo and #TimesUp dominating the media, it's time we paid attention to the religious stereotypes that are on the rise.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
City jobs are no more at risk of automation than they were a century ago
Once it was servants, today it's sales reps. New research confirms that when it comes to the rise of the robots, cities have seen it all before.
Circular Economy
Something to chew on: Turning old gum into something new
A British designer is using used gum to create more useful, less harmful products.
Climate Change
The scientific reason Europe is incredibly cold and snowy this week
Europe's cold temperatures are part of a wider phenomenon linked to weather in the Arctic.
Media, Entertainment and Information
This is why loneliness is bad for your health
Social isolation can result in a number of long-term health issues, including increased blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
Mental Health
There's a problem at universities we're not talking about: mental health
Both students and academics are suffering and seem unable to cope with the growing mental health problem.
United States
Showing off your flaws could make you more successful. Here's why
The 'Pratfall Effect' can work in your favour - but only up to a point.
Media, Entertainment and Information
94% of all BAFTA film award nominees have been white
A new report shows that nominations for prizes still have a diversity problem.
Global Health
Doctors in the UK are prescribing social activities to fight against loneliness
Patients are being prescribed activities rather than tablets as a way of making them healthier.
Gender Parity
Why paying mothers more could fix the gender pay gap
More generous maternity provisions could help young mothers be more productive.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
The Queen of England has launched her own fight against plastic pollution
After watching a documentary, Buckingham Palace and the Queen are taking steps to reduce plastic pollution.
Workforce and Employment
The UK government is contacting hundreds of companies to tell them to pay their interns
HMRC, the UK's tax and revenue department, is writing to companies reminding them of the law around paid internships.
Civic Participation
100 years since British women got the vote, here's the story of how it happened
A look at the suffragette movement in the UK, and how British women got the right to vote.