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
How a maritime union has taken on the superyacht mega-rich during the pandemic
SEAN MELEADY explains how Nautilus International has been making waves in an industry where workers face particular uncertainty as Covid has swept the globe
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
SUPERYACHTS have been the refuge of the super-rich during the Covid-19 pandemic.
While ordinary workers across the world suffered the economic effects of multiple lockdowns and others, particularly in healthcare, were saving lives or even risking their own, the wealthy have taken to sea in order to escape lockdowns and travel restrictions.
Much of the travel and leisure industry has been severely curtailed by governments closing their borders or imposing quarantines on arrivals.
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