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Netflix show brings back Blockbuster, but some brands should stay dead

Streaming services are replete with stories of the dead coming back to life. They’re also chock-full with dead or almost dead brands. Shows like Stranger Things...

Why Primark’s new click and collect service will not be a simple win for the fast fashion giant

Primark fans in the UK struggled to get their first online fast fashion fix from the Irish retailer recently. Its website crashed on the day it...

Why the UK needs to stop exporting plastic waste

The world produces a vast amount of plastic. Global plastic production increased from 2 million metric tons in 1950 to 348 million metric tons in 2017....

Treating mental illness with electricity marries old ideas with modern tech and understanding of the brain – podcast

Mental illnesses such as obsessive compulsive disorder, depression and addiction are notoriously hard to treat and often don’t respond to drugs. But a new wave of...

We found Britain’s greenest city centre – and its least green

Some of Britain’s city centres are filled with trees and parks, while others have little vegetation to break up the bricks, tarmac and concrete. Such differences...

World Cup 2022: heat on Qatar diverts attention from Fifa’s failure to tackle proven corruption

Qatar’s hosting of the 2022 men’s football World Cup has provoked a fair degree of anger and confusion. Why, many have asked, was the tournament awarded...

The era of the megalopolis: how the world’s cities are merging

Qatar’s death row and the invisible migrant workforce deemed unworthy of due process

Qatari authorities are ignoring international law by failing to inform embassies when their citizens are arrested, detained or are pending trial for a death sentence. Our...

Malawi’s VP arrested on corruption charges

LILONGWE, Malawi – Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima was arrested Friday on corruption allegations by Malawi’s anti-corruption agency. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said in a statement...

Tesla recalls over 67K vehicles in China due to software issues

ANKARA – American electric carmaker Tesla is recalling 67,698 vehicles in China due to software issues, Chinese state media said on Friday. According to China’s State Administration...