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Bruno Fernandes among Manchester United’s top three earners in new deal
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* Announcement due after contract extension agreed to 2027 * United to play Liverpool in Bangkok d…
The government knows that poverty leads to sickness and death. And still it does nothing | Owen Jones
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As more than a million people are pushed into deprivation, the consequences for the nation’s health…
Teach UK students about China to tackle knowledge ‘deficit’, say experts
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UK lacks sufficient understanding of China to make sensible decisions, finds higher education polic…
John Darnielle: 'Being American is like living in a Terry Gilliam world’
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The Mountain Goats singer and novelist is using his new novel to interrogate his country’s politics…
How flower festivals are moving amid changing climate
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With blossoms happening earlier, many traditional events have shifted from their original date The…
Biopiracy row at UN talks in Geneva threatens global deal to save nature
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More talks needed on targets to protect wildlife as developing countries call for payment for finds…
Mané’s laser-guided penalty lights up Africa’s day of World Cup joy and pain | Ed Aarons
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Egypt’s qualifying defeat was marred by Senegal fans’ use of lasers, while Algeria suffered late he…
Dyson launches Zone air purifying Bluetooth headphones with visor
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Company’s first wearable delivers personal pocket of filtered air and cancels unwanted noise Dyson…
It’s a Sin leads the way in 2022 TV Bafta nominations
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Channel 4 drama about five friends growing up during the Aids epidemic is in running for 11 awards …
Public satisfaction with NHS sinks to lowest level since 1997
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Just 36% of people content with the health service, survey finds Public satisfaction with the NHS …
Why do people who try to tell us the truth suffer so much online abuse and so many lawsuits? | Zoe Williams
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The messenger is often the target of gendered and personal attacks. It’s so much easier than hearin…
Why do Putin, Trump, Tucker Carlson and the Republican party sound so alike? | Robert Reich
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Putin’s lies, and the lies coming from America’s extreme right, are mutually supporting. There’s a …
West Indies deserve better than supporting role in England melodrama | Jonathan Liew
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As the finger of blame jabs in all directions, England are hampered above all by a misguided sense …
America is entering the great experiment of hybrid work
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Companies will need to find a new model that works for them and their employees – many of whom pref…
‘History repeating itself’: Kharkiv’s literary resistance
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Writers in heavily bombed eastern city are taking inspiration from earlier generations who challeng…
What did my kids give me for Mother’s Day? A brief break in hostilities
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The genuine way to mark the day is to stop doing the thing your mum hates. But watching my children…
Eddie Hearn targets ‘wild’ night in Vegas after Josh Warrington regains crown
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* Warrington regained IBF title in raucous bout on Saturday * ‘Leeds Warrior’ set for career-defin…
NatWest bank returns to majority private control, oil prices fall on Shanghai lockdown – business live
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* HSBC removes reference to ‘war’ in Ukraine from analysts’ notes – report * Introduction: Moscow …
And the Red Carpet Oscar goes to ... the white shirt (or no shirt)
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The formal shirt was the key look at the 2022 Oscars, with everyone from Zendaya to Kristen Stewart…
William and Kate: what matters is better future for people of Commonwealth
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Royal couple say they are ‘committed to service’, which is not ‘telling people what to do’, at end …
Labour women lead push to make it easier for mothers to run for parliament
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A campaign has been set up by MP Stella Creasy to counter the ‘motherhood penalty’ in the party’s s…
Patients with Covid and flu double the risk of dying, say scientists
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There have been calls for those hospitalised with the coronavirus to be routinely test for influenz…
Shakhtar provide supplies to refugees but ‘dreaming of return to normality’
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In the autumn Shakhtar Donetsk played Real Madrid in the Champions League, now the club plays a rol…
Protesters call for the Taliban to reopen Afghan girls’ schools
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March is allowed to go ahead, but women also banned from boarding planes alone Women and girls sta…
England v Bangladesh: Women’s Cricket World Cup – live!
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* Over-by-over report on a vital game for the holders * Brunt will not be cowed despite England’s …
Sky Vegas fined £1.2m for sending free casino ‘spins’ to recovering addicts
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Messages from online casino occurred during industry’s Safer Gambling Week Sky Vegas has been fine…
‘Thirteen days of struggle’: Zelenskiy’s speech to UK parliament – transcript
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Ukrainian president delivers historic address to MPs in the Commons via video link as country resis…
UK government rejects request by thousands of women to examine childcare costs
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On International Women’s Day petitioners are told there are no plans to look into issue Tens of th…
From Anna Delvey to the Tinder Swindler: why do we fall for the TV scammers? | Nancy Jo Sales
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Shows like Netflix’s Inventing Anna are hits because they reflect the unreality of a world that has…
Shopping lists from Ukraine's frontlines: Manchester's response to Putin's war - video
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Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, members of Manchester’s Ukrainian community hav…
Patricia Arquette: ‘I’ve buried a lot of people I love’
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As she returns to TV in the mind-bending Severance, the actor talks about life in the ‘never-ending…
Volodymyr Zelenskiy to address British MPs via video link on Tuesday
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Ukraine’s president is expected to plead for more arms and repeat call for no-fly zone over Ukraine…
Rare Italian bear famous for bakery break-in captured
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Animal activists criticise removal of bear known as Juan Carrito, taken to an enclosure for ‘proble…
‘Anne Boleyn’s tiara was from Claire’s Accessories’ – how we made Six: the musical
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What if Henry VIII’s wives were a pop group? The makers of the smash hit recall how Catherine of Ar…
Georgia speeds up EU application in policy U-turn
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Move comes amid public alarm over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as Moldova also applies to join blo…
Reasons to be cheerful: optimists live longer, says study
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Those with a positive attitude to life may lower their anxiety levels by avoiding arguments Peopl…
‘Nowhere to go and nowhere to go back to’: Life under fire in Ukraine
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Marina, an economist and mother of three in Volnovakha, describes her family’s ordeal and their ter…
Bowled over by the cricketing genius of Shane Warne | Brief letters
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Fitting tribute to Shane Warne | Helping Angela Davis | Historical novels on TV | Taking the Beatle…
Saturday Night Live: Oscar Isaac makes for game host in mixed bag episode
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The actor performs his duties with gusto in a range of patchy sketches that include a home improvem…
Social media turn on Putin, the past master
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Disinformation and fake accounts were used against the west for years – now the Kremlin is under at…
Harry Randall hoping practice pays off as England aim to take final step
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Eddie Jones has one eye on the World Cup, but his team must improve in the Six Nations matches with…
Shane Warne: stealer of dreams, tormentor, England’s nemesis | Emma John
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Cricket fans are bereft at the loss of the ebullient Australian bowler, even those whose teams he e…
Chelsea and Kai Havertz turn on style after half-time to easily topple Burnley
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For 45 minutes, Chelsea’s wounded players jogged around the Turf Moor pitch as if wondering what wa…
Big Thief review – a revelatory set from the adored US folk-rockers
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Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London Great on record, hair-raising live, the four-piece come to vivid, pu…
Q&A: Has the IPCC’s bleak warning of climate breakdown been heard?
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Report by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said half of the world’s people are ‘highly vul…
‘We’ve no idea if it will work’: Taskmaster launches own streaming service
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Taskmaster Supermax+ aims to bring popular British show to global audiences, but creators are relax…
The hidden lives of New Zealand’s ‘takeout kids’
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A new documentary explores a common experience of many immigrant children – working at the family’s…
Should the Paralympics and Olympics unite? We ask an expert
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Team GB Paralympic swimmer Ellie Robinson on whether she thinks a combined Games would be a good th…
Oil and gas lobbyists are using Ukraine to push for a catastrophic drilling free-for-all | Raul M Grijalva
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Fossil-fuel firms want to turn violence and bloodshed into an oil and gas propaganda-generating sch…