Election, organised crime, cycling and Samuel Beckett

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Students have until Jan 22 to register for vote: Students who have registered to vote since the European and local elections took place last year will have to ring their local authorities to see if they are eligible to cast their vote in next month's general election. Read more here.

Keane Mulready-Woods and the teenagers of gangland In the current drugs boom, ever-younger men are playing key roles in organised crime. Read more here.

Enabling more people to cycle is the easiest way to reduce overcrowding on public transport and encourage more sustainable modes of commuting, a commuter lobby group has said. Read more here.

Six of the best movies to see in the cinema this weekend New this weekend: Just Mercy, Waves, A Hidden Life, Bombshell. Read more here.

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The fight to stop Samuel Beckett winning the Nobel prize: Waiting for Godot author's 'nihilism' caused fierce dispute at Swedish Academy in 1969. Read more here.

Sex Education on Netflix: More antiseptic and untitillating sex scenes. How off-putting. Read more here.

Stylish activewear: Who said working out had to be a dull? Too often when it comes to fitness kit we opt for fail-safe, all-black everything, writes Corina Gaffey. Read more here.

How common are real personality disorders? Huge strides have been made in building awareness among the public of the importance of good mental health, and the language of mental health is increasingly passing into common parlance. Read more here.