New diesel and petrol cars to be banned from UK roads by 2040
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Credit and debit card fees that are added to payments for goods and services will be axed from January, the government has announced
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Being mankind: new issue of Positive News magazine focuses on masculinity
From LA’s ‘gangsta gardener’ to a stay-at-home man in Hertfordshire, the new issue of Positive News magazine interviews people who are ‘rewriting the man code’
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Rewriting the man code: the new masculinity
From hip-hop that tackles toxic masculinity, to frank online discussions about mental health, a global movement is asking afresh: what does it mean to be a man?
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Colombia’s Farc soldiers plan normal lives after peace deal
Thousands of Farc guerrillas in Colombia have begun the process of becoming civilians again following a peace deal with the government
Is this the greenest football club in the world?
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Rage against the latrine: the safer, more sustainable loo that’s changing lives
A lack of hygienic sanitation is a major issue in many parts of the world, but are resource-hungry western style toilets the only option? Not according to the company piloting a loo that's waterless, off-grid and able to charge your phone. Lina Zeldovich travels to Madagascar to witness the start of a lavatorial revolution
HIV life expectancy is now ‘near-normal’ due to new drugs
Young people who are taking the latest HIV drugs have a near-normal life expectancy as a result of improvements in treatments, a study suggests
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