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Fake news production and social media 'trolls'
A network of digital workers are designing political disinformation campaigns, creating fake news and fanning the flames of public discontent in the Philippines, new research has found.
Challenges of caring for disabled children
A quarter of parents of disabled children provide 100 hours of care a week – equivalent to three full-time jobs – according to new research.
Single election broadcast influenced one third of viewers’ votes
The BBC’s Question Time Leaders’ Special may have swung more than a million people’s votes in June’s General Election, according to the first in-depth analysis of its effect on the poll.
Event celebrates Yorkshire’s first woman MP
The achievements of a pioneering Yorkshire MP are to be commemorated with a public lecture by senior MP Harriet Harman.
Number of same-sex church weddings remains very small
The majority of places of worship that permit same-sex marriage only carry out a small number of ceremonies, with roughly half having actually married a gay couple, a new study shows.