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Wish you were here: popular British postcards – in pictures
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We asked our favourite day-trip destinations to send us the most popular postcard from their gift s…
Burning ban failing to protect England’s peatlands, say conservation groups
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Ministers urged to toughen law to help restore carbon sinks, as figures point to illegal burning T…
Tour de France 2022: full team-by-team guide
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Our in-depth look at every team, the main riders to watch and the cast of characters racing through…
Rae Morris: ‘I want to be a national treasure, but the things I like are quite weird’
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The Blackpool-born artist talks about why the music industry doesn’t get her, how she’s reclaiming …
How to make the perfect chilled cucumber soup – recipe | Felicity Cloake's How to make the perfect…
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What could be more refreshing a starter than cucumber soup made with creme fraiche, lots of garlic …
TechScape: Can US women trust big tech with their data after Roe v Wade?
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In this week’s newsletter: Calls to delete period tracking apps have gone viral in America – but th…
Māori All Blacks tear experimental Ireland side apart before first Test
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* Andy Farrell’s tourists suffer punishing 32-17 defeat * Injuries for Loughman, Hume and Healy ad…
Coroner issues warning on NHS mental health services after girl’s suicide
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Coroner will write to health secretary after finding neglect led to death of 14-year-old Robyn Skil…
Even diehard Tories can’t stand another minute of Johnson’s rollercoaster government | Rafael Behr
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From tree houses to Rwanda and rail strikes – the drama is exhausting Conservative voters. No wonde…
Why were Democrats caught flat-footed by the end of Roe v Wade? | Jill Filipovic
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Democrats can’t fix the past. But the least they can do is learn from it – and change course accord…
I saw first-hand how the tech giants seduced the EU | Georg Riekeles
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Silicon Valley lobbied to change EU policy. Europe needs better ways to hold firms like Google and …
Why US women are deleting their period tracking apps
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Even before the supreme court decision to overturn Roe v Wade, the trend to ditch the apps began am…
Nadine Dorries offers the illusion of easy choices while trans athletes pay the price | Jonathan Liew
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A powerful movement extending far beyond judo or swimming is framing trans people as aggressors and…
Why we love to keep tabs on what we’re watching and reading
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Sites such as Letterboxd and GoodReads encourage us to document our cultural consumption. But does …
Cost of living squeeze could push UK into ‘mild recession’ – business live
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Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news * KPMG: Cost of living squeeze could p…
FCA investigates Wise co-founder after tax default
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Kristo Käärmann was included on HMRC’s list of deliberate tax defaulters in September 2021 The UK’…
NHS England ‘set to eliminate two-year waiting lists’ by July
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Numbers fall as patients given option of being treated more quickly at hospitals elsewhere in the c…
Let’s call the overturning of Roe v Wade what it is: state-sanctioned forced birth | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
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If you have ever been pregnant, the thought of being made to go through it against your will is sic…
Stories of children killed in the Troubles to be told to MPs
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Relatives and friends of the six victims will narrate their stories in a committee room at Portcull…
I came here to save my life. By sending me to Rwanda, the UK threatens it again | The secret asylum seeker
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We’re to be offshored next week – I can’t tell you how desperate it makes me. We can’t believe a gr…
Why does tinned food come in a 400g can?
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The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from t…
Readers reply: what is the most dangerous food in the world?
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The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from t…
70 years on and UK is still mistakenly looking for economic miracle cure | Larry Elliott
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During Queen’s reign, country has tended to move quickly from national gloom to premature belief th…
Tories should take a tip from Macbeth and be bold. But the party itself is infirm of purpose | Tim Bale
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Conservative MPs would do well to act resolutely. But they also need to solve their identity crisis…
JD Vance is firmly against banning guns – but he’s keen on banning porn | Arwa Mahdawi
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In a ‘newly unearthed’ interview, the Republican opined that porn is one reason why birth rates in …
Indira Varma: ‘I wanted to be a clown. Or David Attenborough’
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The actor, 48, on Star Wars, bubble baths, and doing the Spitting Image voice of Priti Patel My mu…
Abba Voyage review – a dazzling retro-futurist extravaganza
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Abba Arena, London Stepping back in time and into the future, Abba astound with a mind-bending virt…
Energy bills: why are so many smart meters in Britain turning ‘dumb’?
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Hundreds of readers tell of lost connectivity as official figures show millions of devices have to …
Dear Nadhim Zahawi, do you think curbs on university entrance will be levelling up? | Michael Rosen
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Even the DfE’s own assessment has found restricting access to loans would shut out ethnic minority …
Stun-gun drones in schools? Not so fast, says Taser firm’s own ethics board
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Axon’s plan for stopping mass shootings condemned just hours after being announced Axon, the compa…
Jubilee TV viewing figures down on previous royal occasions
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Peak audience of 7.5 million people watched the BBC’s trooping the colour broadcast on Thursday *…
Corgi-themed gift sales soar as Britons set to spend £400m on jubilee
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Corgi cakes, union jack bunting and trifle bowls are among platinum jubilee products to sell out in…
‘A link across time’: how shipping forecast will outlast Radio 4 long wave
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Boats haven’t needed the broadcast for decades, but radio bosses know that nostalgia for it runs de…
The regenerative farm working to improve soil without fertilisers
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As the Ukraine war and climate crisis act as a wake-up call for the industry, one UK farm is leadin…
Michael Avenatti faces sentencing for cheating Stormy Daniels in book deal
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Prosecutors say the lawyer gets no points for showing remorse after berating his former client on t…
Arms sent to Ukraine will end up in criminal hands, says Interpol chief
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Jürgen Stock urges members to cooperate on arms tracing as arms will flood hidden economy when war …
National League playoff final ticket prices prompt donations to help fans
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* Money given to help with travel and minimum £40 adult seats * Solihull and Grimsby meet at Londo…
Manu Tuilagi misses Australia tour to give England major selection headache
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* Eddie Jones has no like-for-like alternative at outside centre * Tuilagi has suffered hamstring …
Queen’s jubilee expected to give £6bn boost to UK retail and hospitality
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Britons expected to take advantage of four-day break to splash out on street parties and nights out…
Denmark votes on joining EU’s common defence policy
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Danes could become last of bloc’s members to sign up as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues *…
Woman killed by bison in Yellowstone national park
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Ohio woman, 25, was gored and tossed 10ft in air after getting close to female bison on boardwalk …
Uvalde teacher closed propped-open door before shooting, Texas officials say
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Door did not automatically lock, contradicting investigators’ earlier account in which they said te…
Abortion and guns may awaken an electoral slumbering giant for Democrats | Robert Reich
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A mobilisation such as America has rarely seen could propel Democrats to larger majorities this Nov…
‘We spark curiosity’: how the psychedelics industry is taking on Davos
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The Psychedelic House of Davos, a satellite event happening in conjunction with the World Economic …