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A robot wrote this entire article. Are you scared yet, human?
Continuing with the theme of technology from the previous two blog posts, this article from The Guardian was entirely written by a robot.
Nicola Adams: Same-sex partner 'big step' for Strictly Come Dancing
The new series of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing will feature the first same-sex partner.
Lockdown may have lasting effects on friendships
Research conducted by the evolutionary psychologist Professor Dunbar at the University of Oxford has found that the strain on friendships during the lockdown could have some impacts on friendships.
A third of girls say they won’t post selfies without enhancement
According to the Girlguiding annual Girls' Attitude survey, half of girls said that they would not post selfies online without using a filter or app.
Jacob Blake: Police officer in Kenosha shooting named
Last week after days of unrest in Kenosha in Wisconsin, an unarmed man Jacob Blake was shot in the back seven times by a police officer.
Here is an interesting opinion piece about the impact of screen-based learning.
It is estimated that the use of selective abortions in India will result in 6.8 million fewer females births by 2030.
Levels of depression have doubled during coronavirus pandemic
It has been reported that the number of people experiencing depression has increased since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Reclaim Her Name project aims to reprint 24 books by women whose work had been previously published using their male pseudonyms.
What is stop and search and what are my rights?
This article from BBC News describes the stop and search powers by police.
A-level and GCSE results to be higher this summer
Here is another article about GCSE and A Level exam results that are due to be released next month.
This article discusses how work has changed since Covid-19.
With GCSE and A Level exam results due to be published next month, here is an article containing interviews with young people who are expecting their results.
This article explores one of the impacts of Covid-19 on female reproductive rights.
A report from the Sutton Trust has found that one in three nurseries could be forced out of business as a result of the coronavirus.
Nearly half of black UK households are living in poverty
The Social Metrics Commission have found that black and minority ethnic (BAME) households in the UK are more likely to live in poverty resulting in a greater exposure "to job losses and pay cuts...
GCSE and A-level autumn exams offered in all subjects
England's exam regulator, Ofqual announced last week that students who are unhappy with GCSE and A Level grades that they are awarded this summer can sit the exams this autumn.
Apprenticeships 'are not delivering social mobility'
The Social Mobility Commission had said that the apprenticeship system is failing some groups of young people.
A city in China will begin a pilot programme today that will allow its residents to check whether their partner has a history of domestic violence.
This article examines how women have bore the brunt of the economic fallout of the effects of coronavirus in their households.