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Is burlesque empowering or degrading to women?

As Dita Von Teese puts on a new London show, the glamorous art form returns

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The fate of the Sycamore Gap tree has shed light on a deeper concern

The felling has prompted calls for stricter legal protections for other trees and drawn attention to wider issues

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The woman who redefined chimps - and human beings

In 1986, Jane Goodall told the BBC how similar chimps and humans really are

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Kew Gardens' Palm House will close for five years for major makeover

The 175-year-old glass house will begin a £50m renovation in 2027.

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Meta investors settle $8bn lawsuit with Zuckerberg over Facebook privacy

Shareholders accused Meta leaders of damaging the company by allowing repeat violations of Facebook users' privacy.

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Why the 'Virgin Queen' never married

How betrayal and beheadings influenced Elizabeth I's solo reign, 450 years on

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UK jobs market weakens as unemployment rate rises

The official data shows wage growth has slowed while the number of vacancies continues to fall.

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Babies made using three people's DNA are born free of hereditary disease

The method was pioneered by UK scientists to overcome devastating, often fatal inherited diseases.

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Why are resident doctors striking and what are they paid?

Resident doctors in England will strike over pay for five days from 25 July.

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New AI voice tool trained to copy British regional accents

A UK company says it is better at reproducing a range of accents compared with US or Chinese rivals.

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Mystery interstellar object could be oldest known comet

Scientists have been racing to discover the origins of 3I/Atlas since it was spotted last week.

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Jabeur to step back from tennis for own wellbeing

Ons Jabeur says she is to take a "step back" from tennis for her own wellbeing as she has not "felt happy on court for some time now".

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Observatory marks 230 years of recording weather

The building holds the longest sequence of continuous weather data anywhere in the UK and Ireland.

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Former HSBC trader has fraud conviction overturned

Mark Johnson, 59, has fought to establish his innocence ever since he was convicted of fraud in 2017.

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The K-pop film that swept the world

Why new Netflix animation KPop Demon Hunters became a huge hit

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Will there be a drought where I live?

We take a look at river, reservoir and groundwater levels after a particularly dry few months.

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