OPINION

From bricklaying and plumbing, to crane driving and surveying, we need a new UK Construction Academy.

A new, invisible form of air pollution, from diesel exhausts, causes around 9,500 premature deaths a year.

The nitpicking has gone too far after writer Shobhaa Rajadhyaksha's comments.

Cameron is right that remaining in the EU will protect jobs, provide security and strengthen the UK's economy.

The council just spent £55,000 of public money resurfacing the car park and £60,000 is looming for new paths.

Bayern Munich, Everton and Paris Saint-Germain are among clubs that have trained in Qatar

We have a widespread epidemic of overdiagnosis and overtreatment across the developed world.

China is synonymous to backwardness and insensitivity because of Yulin – but most of China is outraged by it.

Failure is as much a part of Dark Souls as any item or weapon.

In an interview with Dave Rubin, Fry lamented safe spaces and our culture of self-pity.

The British public has thrown their arms up in horror - another politician caught up in a sex scandal!

Why not save money on tax avoidance, spend it on education and fill parliament with non-wealthy high achievers?

My family don't have a problem with the fact I'm a married lesbian, but I don't want to risk them being abused.

Muslims feel constant pressure to prove how British we are - but it's easier to accept stereotypes in silence.

There is current controversy about an "anonymised" injunction sought by a celebrity couple.

We are still battling the idea that men's sexual pleasure is assumed while women's is a treat or afterthought.

Though Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei has come along in leaps and bounds, its direction is still muddled.

The consortium of over 40 big banks sets out the key features of its distributed ledger design.

It is right to grant teen murderers anonymity but Facebook and Twitter have made this ruling superfluous.

The 'git gud' meme exemplifies the problematic hostility shown towards a potential Souls easy mode.

Academic achievement of minority students is not translating where it matters most – outside of the classroom.

When did a good old-fashioned painstaking cliffhanger go out of fashion, huh?

In situations of chaos gangs find easy pickings amongst children.

Philby's 1981 lecture to Stasi recruits revealed his delusion about his role as a spy.

The legitimate use of corporate entities - for tax planning or confidentiality - is a right we must uphold.

Air France betrayed Western values and insulted Iranian women who campaign against this oppressive law.

The 'Peru Two' story is back on centre stage this week as Michaella McCollum has been released from jail.

Tackling offshore secrecy is like trying to wrestle with a deep sea octopus in the dark.

One area where they could surely try harder is in the debate about 'sovereignty.'