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Jessica Brown

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Jessica is a freelance journalist. Her work can be found at https://www.stories-to-sit-with.com

<p>Hormone injections increase the number of eggs a woman produces </p>
The Longer Read

IVF patients are vulnerable – is enough being done to protect them?

<p>Birchall is on a mission to stop the decline of animal and plant species</p>
The Longer Read

Meet Pete the Pond, the man with 45 ponds

<p>People are being treated for a cancer they may never have</p>
Health and Wellbeing

Smear tests are at the forefront of cancer prevention – at what cost?

Health and Wellbeing

Restrictive practices in a psychiatric ward during coronavirus

<p>The tenants have been unable to return to the building since they were evacuated in September&nbsp;</p>
Home News

How one council made 13 people homeless within an hour

After it's beginnings in the Netherlands in 2005, the chocolate launched in the UK earlier this year
Food and Drink

The chocolate brand that plans to end slavery

Vegan brand Beyond Burger is on a mission to normalise plant-based alternatives by getting their products in schools
Features

Is the future of food 'reducetarian'?

Mr Organic produces around 20 trucks a day during harvest
Features

Meet the man making tomatoes sustainable again

A study in 2013 found that women with moderate to high levels of fear had a more negative birth experience
Long Reads

Can social media cause fear of childbirth?

A recent study found that around half of those with anorexia reported eating some form of vegetarian diet
Long Reads

How veganism can be a cover for disordered eating

Podtime has sold nearly 500 nap pods in 19 countries since launching eight years ago
Long Reads

Is the world of sleeponomics all a fad?

A US family who has one fewer child provides the same emissions reductions as 684 teenagers who recycle throughout their lifetime
News

Why climate activists can’t agree if we should have fewer children

Jaap Korteweg is creating the first machine specifically designed for making mock meat on an industrial scale
Food and Drink

The rise of mock meat movement: fad, or the key to sustainability?

Food and Drink

The rise of mock meat movement: fad, or the key to sustainability?

Jaap Korteweg is creating the first machine specifically designed for making mock meat on an industrial scale
Box fresh: chocolatiers have put together a ‘code’, outlining what can be considered Belgian chocolate
Food and Drink

The battle to save Belgian chocolate

A longhaul flight to see polar bears in their natural habitat can contribute up to 8.61 tons of carbon dioxide
Long Reads

How last chance tourism is damaging the planet

David Goodall answers questions at his final press conference the day before his assisted death
Long Reads

'I'm looking forward to it': The 104-year-old on his assisted death

Nomophobia – the fear of being phoneless – is so well established that there are even specific treatment centres for it
Long Reads

This is why you’re so addicted to your smartphone

Nomophobia – the fear of being phoneless – is so well established that there are even specific treatment centres for it
Long Reads

This is why you’re so addicted to your smartphone

For the very first time, a Russian tanker has traversed the Northern Sea Route in winter without an icebreaker
News

As Arctic ice melts, territorial disputes are hotting up too

Brits are obsessed with the weather, but it was an American chemist who finally did something about it and stopped talking about it
News

Planting the seed of rain

As society becomes more inclusive, some of the UK’s most loved comedies rapidly seem dated – such as the ‘rubbish transvestites’ of Little Britain
Long Reads

Will snowflakes kill off comedy?

Pair arrested after plane landed
Americas

Arrests after plane passenger spots man texting about paedophilia

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Middle East

Residents describe waking up to screams in Dubai tower fire

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News

McDonald's worker ‘put bacon in Muslim family's chicken sandwiches'

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UK

Woman’s fiancé often mistaken for her dad who is 9 years younger

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Asia

Thai bear brutally mauls tourist who dangled food into its enclosure

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News

McDonald's worker ‘put bacon in Muslim family's chicken sandwiches'

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UK

Woman’s fiancé often mistaken for her dad who is 9 years younger

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Asia

Thai bear brutally mauls tourist who dangled food into its enclosure

Culture

Car Share series 3 petition nearly hits 10k signatures

Culture

Car Share series 3 petition nearly hits 10k signatures

Culture

Series 2 of Car Share ups the romance and the laughs

People

Ken Livingstone mentions Hitler while defending Fidel Castro

Today is International Men's Day, which is this year concentrating on suicide
Voices

If you're against International Men's Day, you're not a true feminist

Conservative MP Boris Johnson (L) and Conservative MP and former Secretary of State for Defence Liam Fox speak at a Vote Leave event on May 14, 2016 in Bristol, England
Voices

Boris Johnson knew this week's financial disasters would happen

Conservative MP Boris Johnson (L) and Conservative MP and former Secretary of State for Defence Liam Fox speak at a Vote Leave event on May 14, 2016 in Bristol, England
Voices

Boris Johnson knew this week's financial disasters would happen

Can you spot the introvert?
Voices

How to survive as an introvert at university

He Zi of China receives a marriage proposal from Chinese diver Ki Qin after winning the silver medal in the women's 3m Springboard final at Rio
Voices

Why is marriage still considered a woman's greatest achievement?

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will be meeting with the main Syrian opposition representatives
Voices

The favourite brands of Brexiteers tell us this about austerity cuts

Even George Bush got involved with the Ice Bucket Challenge
Voices

I was wrong to be judgmental about the Ice Bucket Challenge

Afghan teenager attacked passengers on a train with an axe and a knife injuring four
Voices

We shouldn’t let the attack in Germany taint our view of refugees

Adverts like this one for Protein World have sparked controversy in London - Sadiq Khan has proposed banning them
Voices

Sadiq Khan is right to ban objectifying ads from the tube

The Dalai Lama
Voices

Where has the Dalai Lama's compassion for refugees gone?

A report in 2010 found a link between our "individualistic society" and the increase in common mental health disorders in the last 50 years
Voices

It’s not my fault that I’m lonely

Stephen Crabb, the Work and Pensions Secretary
Voices

What Stephen Crabb thinks about IDS's legacy is terrifying

'Your tears aren't fooling anyone, IDS'
Voices

IDS made the news today for crying about a teenage single mum

Copies of Britain's 'The Sun' newspapers are sold at a store in London, Britain, 09 March 2016.
Voices

Why should we care whether the Queen is pro-Brexit?

Voices

Why should we care whether the Queen is pro-Brexit?

Copies of Britain's 'The Sun' newspapers are sold at a store in London, Britain, 09 March 2016.
Boris Johnson announced that he will be ‘advocating vote leave ... because I want a better deal’
Voices

Boris Johnson's dad thinks his Brexit decision could be career-ending

"In just a few short months, I can reveal an imperfection"
Voices

Have you checked if you're up to speed on the relationship timeline?

Satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo on sale
Voices

Charlie Hebdo's latest cartoon is one of its cleverest

French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo's publisher, Stéphane Charbonnier, known as Charb, at the magazine's headquarters in Paris on 19 September 2012.
Voices

Terrorists want us to be afraid – we should not bend to their will

French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo's publisher, Stéphane Charbonnier, known as Charb, at the magazine's headquarters in Paris on 19 September 2012.
Voices

Terrorists want us to be afraid – we should not bend to their will

A police officer and soldiers stand guard in the 'Rue des Bouchers' street, famous for it's restaurants, following the terror alert level being elevated to 4/4, in Brussels, Belgium. Belgium raised the alert status at Level 4/4 as 'serious and imminent' threat of an attack, the main effect are closing of all Metro Line in Brussels, all soccer match of league one and two cancelled countrywide. The Belgian government said it had concrete evidence of a planned terrorist attack that would have employed weapons and explosives
Voices

Struggling to find a silver lining after Paris and Belgium? Read this

Voices

Hey coffee snobs, there's nothing impressive about your habit

The lead-up to a first date should be fun. It's a test of conversation skills - which is very different from grammar
Voices

There's nothing sexier than bad grammar before a first date

Spending time alone is essential for introverts - but society makes it hard to find space for ourselves.
Comment

Having fewer friends is better for you – and that’s great news for

The scene in Tesco in Edmonton, north London
Comment

Black Friday is a reminder that shops want your money, no matter how

iTunes has been at the forefront of a boom in podcasting
Comment

The Serial podcast proves we’re not addicted to instant

Comment

I don't think anything could ruin my love for novels more than product

A new virus that could cause cognitive impairment has been discovered
Comment

I'm more worried about the newly discovered 'stupid virus' than Ebola

A woman shelters from the rain under an umbrella in front of the Houses of Parliament in central London
Comment

London is hostile, expensive and depressing — but I can't imagine

A new app has been launched that enables people to have a cuddle from a stranger
Comment

Will Cuddlr do for hugging what Tinder and Grindr did for sex?

I like being alone
Comment

'Introvert' isn't a dirty word, or a character flaw to be overcome

Comment

'Introvert' isn't a dirty word, or a character flaw to be overcome

I like being alone
Perfect flat mates. This is not how your share will look.
Comment

Sharing a flat as an adult with strangers is doomed

A man meditates on a beautiful beach - but would he better off just practicing Buddhism?
Voices

Meditation is fine, but what about the Buddhism behind it?

Silhouette of clubber dancing Hacienda nightclub
Comment

Comedian opens an alcohol-free nightclub. Is he having a laugh?

Cambridge University is offering a PHD for someone willing to study chocolate
Voices

I love chocolate, but you couldn't pay me to study it

Cambridge University is offering a PHD for someone willing to study chocolate
Voices

I love chocolate, but you couldn't pay me to study it

You're the most popular in your 29th year, a study has claimed (pictured: the cast of Friends)
Comment

Jessica Brown: The upsides to being a bit of a loner

Awkward positioning: Francois Hollande goes for a handshake with Austrian President Heinz Fischer but misses the target
Comment

Fist bumps will never replace the handshake - we're just not cool

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