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1 April 2018

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Cornish pilchards

'Nothing but a holiday resort?' Revisiting 1939 Cornwall

Eighty years ago Cornwall was already a tourist destination. Visiting the country with a 1939 guidebook reveals what has changed, and what has stayed the same.

Antz and A Bug's Life

The strange phenomenon of 'twin films'

What's behind the oddly common occurrence of two films with the same subject coming out the same year?

Kennedy and King

The paired legacy of King and Kennedy

A New York photo exhibition looks at the relationship between Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King.

A little girl with arguing parents

How parents' arguments really affect their children

It is normal for parents to argue, but the way rows affect children varies greatly.

Wendy and Steve Taylor

'We had new foster children each day'

Foster parents Wendy and Steve Taylor explain how they would often have six different children in the house on the same day.

Sad boy

Scrap council tax for care leavers call

Charities want an end to the postcode lottery of whether people leaving care pay council tax.

Debt collection

'Lingering concerns' over aggressive bailiffs

Vulnerable people who have been subjected to unfair treatment are being urged to give evidence.

Care worker

Curb on zero-hour care worker contracts

It is estimated up to 80% of Wales' 19,500 domiciliary care workers are on zero-hour contracts.

Harvesting grapes

UK winemakers toast record year

Speculation mounts over which wine will be chosen for royal wedding as producers report a bumper year.

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