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Women’s health in Turkmenistan: ‘Silence strips us of agency. This must change’
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Abortion, contraception, domestic violence: none of these are publicly discussed. One website, Sagl…
‘The story was so remarkable’: what happened after a devastating climbing accident
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In a fascinating new book, climber and author Michael Wejchert tells of two couples and a tragedy i…
Justice for Animals by Martha C Nussbaum review – how we became the tyrants of the animal kingdom
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A scholarly look at how badly we treat other species employs moral principles to shame us into ackn…
What kind of society sends young men to jail and ruins lives because of the lyrics in a song? | Ciaran Thapar
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As an expert witness, I have seen case after case in which rap music words become key to a convicti…
Prevent strategy review hit by defamation action before publication
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Critics fear still-unpublished review into anti-radicalisation strategy could link it to extremism …
‘Risk of future deaths’: coroner issues rare warning to health secretary over hospitals crisis
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Inquest into case of a 61-year-old Norfolk woman left in an ambulance queue triggers challenge to S…
‘Girls today aren’t prey. They are victorious’: Michelle Williams on #MeToo, money and playing Spielberg’s mum
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The actor is putting all her experiences into an Oscar-nominated turn as the director’s formidable …
Shrinking review – finally, Harrison Ford proves he can do TV comedy
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Whether high on edibles or putting down his whiny colleagues, Ford’s dry delivery is spot on. He’s …
Joan Didion to David Hockney: facing up to the art stars – in pictures
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A new exhibition features bracing, intimate portraits of compelling cultural figures by Brigitte La…
A moment that changed me: three schoolboy truants convinced me to become a teacher
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When I took a job at a London comprehensive in a deprived area, I never realised how much I’d learn…
Rohingya and Myanmar coup survivors launch legal complaint in Germany against junta
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Survivors of alleged abuses at hands of military unite in universal jurisdiction case over atrociti…
Surface Pro 9 review: Microsoft’s best tablet – if you pick the right one
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Faster and easier to repair, the Intel version is best yet. But the Arm model isn’t ready for prime…
The latest hot potato? Gas stoves. Will the culture wars never end? | Emma Beddington
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Never ones to let the flames of a culture war go unfanned, Republican politicians have waded into t…
Charlie Higson: ‘I hope to be so unwound I can just lie on the sofa’
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The comedian and author on gorging on granola, long lie-ins, Zen housework and feeling totally rela…
‘We really need this space’: a holistic retreat for black women
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Wellness tourism is almost exclusively a white domain. But one lifestyle coach has made it her miss…
Grace Lau’s portraits in a Chinese studio – in pictures
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This weekend and for the following month, the artist Grace Lau will recreate a 19th-century Chinese…
Alice, Darling review – Anna Kendrick excels in abusive relationship thriller
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Kendrick impresses as a woman being deprived of emotional oxygen by a toxic boyfriend, though Mary …
How a ski trip to France helped me find my winter travel mojo
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With its tree-lined ski slopes and starlit forest hikes, the traditional village of Villard-de-Lans…
‘I loved being a Workaway host but now Brexit has ended it in the UK’
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I was privileged to host international travellers wishing to work in exchange for lodgings but tigh…
Michael Bay denies pigeon was killed on Italian film set after reports
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Director charged with failing to supervise animal handlers on set, but says no animals were harmed …
Families still being charged thousands in care home fees after relative’s death
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Bereaved billed up to month’s worth of care, despite UK regulator saying such charges are likely to…
Pooch portraits: Dog Photography awards – in pictures
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The winners of the 2022 Dog Photography awards, chosen from more than 1,400 entries from 50 differe…
Prosecute tech chiefs who endanger children, says Molly Russell’s father
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Ian Russell says inquest into daughter’s death is ‘unique’ opportunity to make online platforms saf…
‘Our democratic process’: Truman, Eisenhower and the peaceful transfer of power
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Seventy years ago today, 20 years of Democrats in the White House ended with simple formality. In t…
‘It’s a hard time’: why are so many Broadway shows closing early?
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A slew of well-reviewed productions have closed with poor ticket sales while blockbusters dominate …
Already ‘failed’ Dry January? There’s another way, and I’ve been doing it for years | Barbara Speed
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Like other sober-curious people, I wanted slightly more of a handle on what I drank. So I started l…
Not a lot of people know that: I can’t help dropping juicy facts into conversations | Adrian Chiles
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As my father’s son, I have discovered the pleasures of sharing random bits of interesting informati…
‘I didn’t know if my mother was alive’: joy and grief as Tigray reconnects to the world
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The restoration of communications to the war-torn Ethiopian region after last month’s peace deal ha…
Rebel review – two brothers torn apart by Islamic State and extremism
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The Bad Boys for Life directors experiment with the genre to good effect, deftly portraying the imp…
Russia-Ukraine war live: Bakhmut is holding on despite everything, says Zelenskiy
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Ukrainian president says his forces are repelling constant attacks on the frontline city as Russian…
The big picture: tea time at a Redcar canteen
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Ian Macdonald spent months in the 80s at an ironworks on the north coast, shortly before its closur…
After Brexit and Trump, rightwing populists cling to power – but the truth is they can’t govern | Jonathan Freedland
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The farcical scenes among US Republicans have echoes in our Tory party. Both promise disruption, th…
‘I feel a great sense of freedom’: the flying women of Mexico – in pictures
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When Women Fly is a project about the participation of women in the Danza de los Voladores (Dance o…
‘She has let go of the past’: dance eases the trauma for Peru’s Shining Path survivors
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Rebels tortured and murdered their people in the 80s and 90s. Now a women’s dance programme is help…
‘Every day, I’m learning’: African-French identity in France – photo essay
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Photographer Carolina Arantes, the winner the Firecracker photographic grant in 2017, documents the…
Why is American chocolate so disgusting? You really don’t want to know | Arwa Mahdawi
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It tastes like sawdust that’s been drowned in sugar and soaked with baby vomit – and I’ve finally d…
‘They may be Tories but they are human’: how a Labour mayor sealed north-east devolution deal
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Jamie Driscoll has formed an unlikely bond with the levelling up secretary, Michael Gove One is th…
So you decided to stop drinking? I did - and these are my year’s lessons
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Abstaining from alcohol is increasingly being destigmatized as more of us consider a booze-free hol…
She led two historic victories for abortion rights – by persuading Republicans
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Rachel Sweet on the ‘uphill battle’ to protect reproductive rights in red states Kansas and Kentuck…