New research into mutations in sperm helps us better understand why they occur, while debunking a few myths in the process, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
To war with China? The UK-Japan axis for a global Nato
As the first European country to forge military links with Japan, Britain provides an example for other Nato members to follow, argues JENNY CLEGG
INTIMIDATING: Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth arrives back to Portsmouth harbour
CAROL WILCOX argues for the proper implementation of the land value tax, which could see unused plots sold off and landlords priced out of landlordism, potentially resolving the housing and planning crises
The ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was based on evidence of a pattern of violence and hatred targeting Arabs and Muslims, two communities that have a large population in Birmingham — overturning the ban was tacit acceptance of the genocidal ideology the fans espouse, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
LINDA PENTZ GUNTER reports from the one of 2,700 protests against the Trump government’s power grabs, on a day when seven million people defied fear-mongering in a outpouring of joy and hope in what might be the biggest protest in US history
Our trust makes 3,200 home visits caring for 227 patients despite 198 Israeli checkpoints around Bethlehem; this compassion which transcends boundaries has lessons for the debate on end-of-life care in Britain too, writes FATHER GEOFF BOTTOMS
There is no chance of defending and renewing an NHS which is still savagely undermined by having to pay mark-ups of up to 23,000 per cent to Big Pharma — let’s take control of pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution, writes DREW GILCHRIST
WITH regional arms races and provocative military activities spiralling in east Asia, Nato chief Jens Stoltenburg’s recent visits to South Korea and Japan aimed to follow through on the organisation’s new commitment to addressing the “systemic competition” from China.
What is taking place is a historic restructuring of the international security order: amid claims that “east Asia is the next Ukraine,” Japan is resuming its role as a military power while the US-Japan 70-year-old alliance is being upgraded as the US places a primary focus on the need to contain China.
Britain is playing a vital role in leveraging this shift, building a new security co-operation with Japan which opens the door to international recognition of the country’s remilitarisation.
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