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Laugh away, Jeremy Clarkson, but we 'traffic wombles' play a vital roleCuts to other emergency services mean a Highways England traffic officer like me may well be first on the scene if there’s an accident -
Is there a plan B for elephants? The next step in saving them is even harderEnding global legal markets is a great plan A, but that alone won’t stop elephant poaching or stem the illegal consumption of ivory
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Open defecation in India: forcing people to stop is not the solutionThe Swachh Bharat Mission set a goal to end open defecation by 2019, but state governments must let communities make the change themselves
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Verifying refugees' stories: why is it so difficult?Processing refugees claims and checking their authenticity is far from straightforward. We examine the problems of an imperfect system
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If you want to tackle carbon emissions let indigenous people control their landGlobal leaders must acknowledge that land and forests owned and managed by local communities are more likely to prevent deforestation and deliver greater carbon storage
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My colleague's suicide showed how vulnerable medical professionals can beI knew afterwards that my days working as a nurse in the emergency department were numbered
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Construction project rebuilds lives after brain injury and mental illnessDown to Earth aims to engage hard to reach and vulnerable people through participation in practical activity in Wales
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NHS nursing assistants could raise risk of death for patients, says studyResearch finds swapping fully qualified nurse for assistant increases risk of dying but government says new staff will complement, not replace, nurses
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Expedition medicine: save lives ... and go placesFrom minor fractures to major earthquakes, extreme medicine is attracting early-career doctors – and can boost their prospects
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The Redfern housing review’s softly, softly approach and staid proposals are little comfort for the growing number of people at the sharp end of the crisisTinkering at the edges won't fix the housing crisis - we need a radical rethink
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Data-driven spinning class? How tech is shaping fitnessThrough apps and wearables, technology is creating a workout that’s more data-rich, smarter and convenient than ever before
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Academics aren't lobbyists – so our research changes nothingResearchers naturally want their work to make a difference, but the sad fact is that it often has little influence beyond academia
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Nottingham academic on casual contract: 'I had more rights as a binman'More than half of academics in the UK are on some kind of insecure contract. Here, two lecturers speak of their struggle to make ends meet
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In the age of Trump, why bother teaching students to argue logically?Brexit and the US election showed that slogans count for more than facts, and demagogues outrank experts. For universities, it’s a vision of hell
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Too flirty? Too fertile? It's tough to be the right kind of woman in academiaSexism is rife on the university conference circuit, where powerful men treat women with casual unkindness
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Municipal mercenaries: councils must now sweat all assets for a quick buckCash-strapped local government is eyeing up every building, park and open space for commercial gain
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Students and lecturers march against Tories' education billUnions say plans amount to ‘ideologically led market experiment’ and PM should not use EU students as pawns in Brexit talks
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City University students vote for campus ban on Sun, Mail and ExpressStudent union at university known for its journalism school votes to ban the newspapers in ‘opposing fascism’ motion
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Journey of the Future competition: the shortlistThe judges have selected their five favourite entries – now you choose the winner
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'I've returned older and wiser': the social workers coming back to practiceCouncils are running courses to encourage and support experienced professionals back into employment to stem nationwide shortage
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'Jack’s childhood is slipping away': social workers must advocate for child refugeesLast week I met a traumatised six-year-old boy, but despite everything I know about child development, abuse and neglect, there is little I can do to help him – because he is a child refugee
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Justine Greening should withdraw the disastrous children and social work billConcerns about conflicts of interest and inexpert regulators should halt the bill before children’s social services and families who depend on them are damaged
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Child trafficking victims disappearing from UK care at 'alarming' rateReport says true scale of trafficked children who have gone missing is unclear as many local authorities lack data on how many are in their care
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Has hotdesking had its day for social workers?Many frontline professionals feel social work and hotdesking are incompatible, and councils are now introducing other models
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Can health and care deliver changes and keep the public on side?NHS Expo showcased innovations, but health bosses say the pace of change is slow and warned of public resistance
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Diversity, devolution, innovation: building an NHS fit for the 21st centuryLeaders set out plans to reform the health service at the Health and Care Innovation Expo in Manchester, stressing the need for swift progress
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Jordan cracks down on Uber and Careem as congestion clogs its capitalJordan’s commuters have welcomed ride-sharing apps but the government is bowing to pressure from a strong taxi lobby
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Business can do something about reducing inequality: pay workers moreIf Australian business want to meet their commitments to sustainable development goals they need to lift employees’ wages
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Does Patagonia have the answer for narrowing the gender wage gap?More than 50 US companies have signed a pledge to commit to paying the same salaries to women and men; here, we profile four of them
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Don’t cry over spilt milk, make loo roll out of itGerman manufacturer Qmilk is making use of Germany’s two million tonnes of waste milk by turning some of it into toilet roll
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Want your students to love learning? Get them to the libraryLibrary partnerships are a vital resource for many schools, but funding cuts threaten their future
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Follow that: The top charity chief executives on social mediaThe 30 charity leaders who excel in social media have been named. Here are some key pointers on how, like them, to create a distinctive voice online
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Love or hate it, Brexit offers civil society the chance to tackle social injusticeFollowing the EU referendum, UK charities should work with disenfranchised people to reconnect them with society and politics
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'Secrecy was vital': how our charity helped John Lewis make its Christmas adWildlife Trusts was a natural fit for an advert focused on British garden wildlife – we gave John Lewis tips on how to help wildlife and inspire children
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