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Scientists have discovered the first known "soldier" bee. The bee, which is larger and heavier than other worker bees in its nest and defends the entrance, has been identified in colonies of a Brazilian stingless bee known as a Jatai.

As home secretary, Theresa May championed inquiries into past police abuses such as those committed at Hillsborough by South Yorkshire police. But she has refused calls to investigate the roots of that disaster the violence of that same force against striking miners five years earlier

Only women are allowed to live in Umoja. Julie Bindel visits the Kenyan village that began as a refuge for survivors of sexual violence and discovers its inhabitants are thriving in the single-sex community

One night in 1937, a teenage musician called Charlie Parker joined a queue of players waiting to jam onstage at Kansas City's Reno Club. It was a special occasion. A star guest in the rhythm section was Jo Jones, drummer for Count Basie's Orchestra, one of the biggest swing bands in the US.

City Road, London EC1With its private bar, cinema and pool, Londons latest skyscraper aims to be a new blueprint for communal living. But why does it act as if its neighbours arent there? The emails go back over the years, under headings such as property feature idea. An offer of dinner in a fine London