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In the aftermath of the October 7 attacks in 2023, some Israeli doctors and nurses were asked to treat Palestinian prisoners being held in a secret army “black site”. In our latest Insights long read, three doctors describe their experiences of working in this medical facility, where severely injured patients wearing only diapers were blindfolded and handcuffed to their beds.
According to one doctor, his work at Sde Teiman’s medical facility – which he has kept a secret from family and colleagues – continues to haunt him. He describes how he and fellow medics found themselves in the eye of a swirling ethical and moral storm that pulled at the very essence of what it is to be a doctor. On the one hand, they feared criticism – and worse – from Israeli hardliners opposed to the administering of treatment to people suspected of carrying out the October 7 attacks. At the same time, there was deep concern that working alongside the site made them complicit in the acts carried out there by Israeli security operatives.
Also today, an expert explains what happens when home insulation isn’t installed properly – as has happened to thousands of UK households under a government retrofit scheme since 2022. Far from making a home more efficient, it can create issues with condensation, damp and mould.
And is one explanation for the theatrical genius of William Shakespeare his creative chemistry with long-time leading actor Richard Burbage? A professor of the Bard likens them to an Elizabethan Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro.
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Israeli military personnel outside the secretive Sde Teiman detention centre in the Negev desert, southern Israel.
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Merav Amir, Queen's University Belfast; Hagar Kotef, SOAS, University of London
Israeli medical staff who treated Palestinian captives in the wake of the October 7 attacks say they are haunted by their experiences.
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Sarah Price, Leeds Beckett University
How to prevent insulation creating the very problems it’s supposed to prevent - damp and mould.
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Nicholas Visscher’s 1616 sketch of the City of London, showing the (second) Globe Theatre, where Burbage would have appeared on stage.
Claes Janszoon Visscher II
Siobhan Keenan, De Montfort University
Inhabiting some of Shakespeare’s most famous characters, this Elizabethan actor deserves some proper recognition for inspiring the Bard.
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World
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Marianna Poberezhskaya, Nottingham Trent University; Imad El-Anis, Nottingham Trent University; Marwa Mustafa, Nottingham Trent University
How does one talk about climate change when armed conflicts are spiralling out of control?
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Petra Alderman, London School of Economics and Political Science
The Shinawatra family could find itself permanently sidelined from the top of Thailand’s politics
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Politics + Society
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Bradley Ward, University of Southampton; Joseph Ward, University of Sheffield
The prime minister has added new advisors and appointed Darren Jones as his chief secretary.
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Arts + Culture
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Ayoush Lazikani, University of Oxford
As a symbol, the Moon did not have an easily decipherable meaning – which encouraged medieval people to read it in playful ways.
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Business + Economy
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Alexandra Consterdine, Liverpool John Moores University
Olympic medal-winning swimmer Ben Proud wants a shot at the prize money – but competing in Las Vegas could tarnish his legacy.
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Paul Cheshire, London School of Economics and Political Science
Most people think it’s a bad tax – here’s an alternative that could be much more palatable.
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Health
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Dipa Kamdar, Kingston University
The little blue pill stars are using to calm their jitters.
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Jennifer Donnelly, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Self-compassion can be a tool for resilience in times of stress, illness or failure.
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Martin Whyte, University of Surrey
Semaglutide (better known as Wegovy) may help people with obesity lose up to 25% of their body weight when used at a higher dose.
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