As the last songs Bowie recorded are released as part of an album accompanying the Lazarus stage show, we look into the extraordinary breadth and depth of his creative endeavours in music, film and beyond
July 2016
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European countries with female prime ministers
Margaret Thatcher was the first woman to be elected prime minister in Europe, and Britain now has its second woman in charge – but in other measures the UK is down the league table of parliamentary gender balance
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All change: a brief history of British political leadership contests
Every leader of a major UK-wide political party who contested the 2015 general election has since stepped down. MPs and members now vote on who gets the top job – but this wasn’t always the case
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Who has won the Tour de France most often?
As the 103rd tour kicks off, Chris Froome is hoping for a third win, and would be the eighth rider to do so – once Lance Armstrong is taken out of the equation
June 2016
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How LGBT Pride marches spread around the world
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Is Britain the most Eurosceptic country?
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Harry Potter and the curse of the ticket resellers: preview tickets for £250 and up
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Brexit or bust: which side has had more donations, leave or remain?
May 2016
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Revealed: the biggest money makers on Kickstarter UK
Games lead British crowdfunding, with more than £26m pledged to projects, by people who average £53.80 per donation
April 2016
How many women have been winners of University Challenge?
Since 1963, the high-brow quiz show has had significantly more male winners than female. And there’s no great blows for diversity when you look at the winning universities either
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Game of Thrones: the most Googled characters – episode by episode
Google data shows us which major characters were the top five most searched for on the day each episode was originally aired in the US and the day after
Shortcuts
How much alcohol in a 'standard drink'? Austria serves almost double UK measures
Government's pro-EU leaflet: do its claims stack up?
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UK workers can afford more Big Macs than almost all Europeans
March 2016
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Support for leaving EU likely to be overstated in polls, analysis suggests
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Rise in UK consumers hunting for vegan Easter eggs
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Will a sugar tax actually work?
Most EU citizens want UK to remain, study suggests
Millennials: the trials of Generation Y
Revealed: income for young British families falls as pensioners prosper
Italy puts Neapolitan pizza-making forward for Unesco recognition
