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Police get more time to question Mason Greenwood over alleged rape
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Manchester United footballer was arrested on Saturday after a woman made claims on social media Po…
Rise in Covid cases slows manufacturing in China to weakest in two years
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Output is contracting as Beijing’s tough pandemic measures force some factories to shut down * Co…
Is it weird to sing my kids lullabies? Maybe, but science is clear about the benefits | Sophie Brickman
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Singing to a child is as important to the singers as the listeners – something parents should remem…
Unflappable. Unwavering. Unbelievable. Burrow is the NFL’s new Joe Cool
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When the quarterback joined the Cincinnati Bengals the franchise was a punchline. Less than two yea…
Sanderson hails Sale’s intensity after comeback victory over Leicester
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* Sale 35-26 Leicester * Hosts hit back in the second half having trailed 21-5 at one stage “I…
There are good reasons why the Met may want a redacted version of the Gray report | Parm Sandhu
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If criminal offences are alleged to have taken place, police have to follow a rigorous investigatio…
Newcastle agree deal for Brighton’s Dan Burn to take spending past £80m
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* Defender costs £12.5m and joins Trippier, Wood and Guimarães * Eddie Howe still keen to sign lef…
Antoine Leiris: ‘I have to be a father and mother. Since this is impossible, I must be a perfect father’
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In this extract from his new memoir, the journalist who wrote You Will Not Have My Hate after his w…
How science is uncovering the secrets of Stonehenge
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If you see the majestic stones on Salisbury Plain as an emblem of England, think again. A major new…
‘Beginnings got lost’: fabled Aboriginal art on show 40 years after disappearance
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Important paintings lay forgotten in storage since the early 80s until their discovery, muddy and m…
Cornish and Stokes edge London Irish to comeback victory over Exeter
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* London Irish 18-14 Exeter * Hosts recover from 14-0 down during first half Standout individu…
What links Pam & Tommy to The Elephant Man?
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From a 90s sex tape to Bradley Cooper, via Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, we hop down the rab…
New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern isolates after possible Covid exposure
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Prime minister is said to be feeling well after taking flight with someone who tested positive * …
Ben Whishaw: ‘Sometimes, with straight actors playing gay parts, I think: I don’t believe you!’
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He’s been Paddington, Keats, and now a doctor in This Is Going to Hurt. He talks about his off-stag…
My friend met his wife on Twitter. If it wasn’t for voice notes, they might never have clicked
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Voice messages provide the intimacy and sensory richness of a phone call without the burden of an i…
BBC to vet Question Time audience after call for unvaccinated to appear
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Disinformation specialists brought in after Fiona Bruce’s appeal was publicised by anti-vaxx social…
Sunak v Truss: how PM’s rivals tackled another tough week
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Ministers have taken markedly different approaches to ‘partygate’. We look at how the week played o…
Cold baths, cherry juice and sleep: the secret to staying fit in your 40s
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Despite aching backs and stiff joints, a growing number of elite athletes – from Zlatan Ibrahimović…
E-scooter firms to develop universal warning sound after collisions
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Licensed operators Dott, Lime and Tier are working with UK engineers amid concerns from charities f…
‘Time for the truth’: MPs call on Boris Johnson to publish ‘partygate’ report
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Cabinet Office officials wrangle over final version of Sue Gray’s findings on alleged Covid rule-br…
Historical parallels between Ukraine and Ireland | Letter
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Mike Morrogh on proposals for greater autonomy for the Donbas region and the creation of Northern I…
Millions wasted on empty secure children’s home beds in England and Wales, says Labour
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Money could be spent on cutting youth reoffending and improving custody conditions, party says Abo…
Why do dating apps bring out the worst in men? | Nancy Jo Sales
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Apps like Tinder and Hinge give straight men unfettered access to women – and a new sense of boldne…
Five dead in Ukraine after national guardsman opens fire at military factory
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Police are hunting for attacker after shooting that reportedly took place at missile facility in Dn…