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This week Malta became the first European country to legalise the cultivation and possession of cannabis for personal use. Will this be a trend across the rest of Europe?

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The Omicron variant is causing a rapid rise in Covid-19 infections. Is the UK government making the right call by not clamping down on unvaccinated people?

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"Killer robots" are already being developed and used by lots of countries. But if these machines are really autonomous, who do we blame if things go wrong?

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Gambling firms could be forced to ask punters for their payslips in a move to help prevent unaffordable losses. Why's it taken until now?

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It's the story which refuses to leave at the end of the night: the saga of the Downing Street Christmas party. But how much of a hangover could it cause Boris Johnson?

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Politicians are promising that this Christmas will be better than the last one. And one man, and his supermarket, are securing shoppers their turkeys...

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Even though it's more transmissible, there's a chance the new Covid variant might be weaker than others. And that might be because, as the virus mutates, it loses its "fitness"...

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Russia is building up troops near its border with Ukraine. Moscow claims there is a growing threat on its western border. It all feels like a return to 2014... why the renewed tensions?

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In Scotland, the SNP is committed to trying again for a referendum on independence. But timing is everything.

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Oscar Pistorius, South Africa's most famous athlete, was jailed in 2013 for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp. He could soon be released on parole.

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