‘A dying art’: India’s female seaweed divers look to a brighter future for their girls
For generations, mothers in Tamil Nadu have taught their daughters the dangerous trade. But while t…
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Looms with a view: a tour of Lancashire’s former mill towns
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Visit the region’s old mills, as well as its museums, galleries and parks, in the buildup to this y…
‘You have to create a dream world’: Life in black and white – in pictures
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Dutch photographer Bastiaan Woudt’s new solo exhibition offers up monochrome minimalism at its most…
Notes, ponderings, doodlings: behind Capote’s creation of In Cold Blood
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New manuscript offers insight into the painstaking work of writer’s seemingly effortless storytelli…
Rishi Sunak accused of concealment culture after record number of FoI blocks
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Lowest ever percentage of freedom of information requests were fully granted in first three months …
UK aid should not fund private hospitals in developing countries, says Oxfam
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Development charity says patients denied treatment or held hostage until fees paid in private facil…
Happy endings: the Syrian refugee’s restaurant that you helped thrive
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Ghofran Hamza was one of 15 immigrant chefs featured in a Guardian special last year. How is she do…
Blind date: ‘It seemed like the waitress wanted us to kiss’
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Seán, 26, a support worker, meets Sam, 25, a social media executive What were you hoping for? To t…
‘Extraordinary historical jewels’: the cantatas of Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre
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The French composer’s cantatas - mini operas in all but name – are being staged for the first time …
From the Troubles to glam rock: through the eyes of Brian Aris – in pictures
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The British photographer started off covering civil unrest and ended up shooting the Queen – a new …
Back off, sourdough! All hail the glorious return of the sliced white loaf | Amelia Tait
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Rising costs have no doubt played a part, but so has natural justice: a sandwich should never be sh…
Axa has gone quiet after a holiday scam brought our travel plans crashing down
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Passports were stolen but we have waited nine months for it to respond to our claim Last year, we …
How I found joy in life without children of my own
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I wanted kids and once was ashamed not to have them. But things changed when I began asking myself …
I have given up grooming. Welcome to hot crone summer | Emma Beddington
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I am not budging on my ‘feminist’ (lazy) decision to give up makeup. But I am busy testing perfumes…
Rural by Rebecca Smith review – a personal study of working-class life in the countryside
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Her timely defence of blue-collar rural communities works best when the Cumbrian author explores ho…
Rose Ayling-Ellis: ‘I felt free to be me’
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She brought the nation to a standstill on Strictly, but for the award-winning deaf actor it was ‘on…
‘We’re selling out every day’: popularity of ice-cream parlours soars in Great Britain
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Retro flavours such as rum and raisin and tutti-fruiti boom as Covid shifts shopping habits Ice-cr…
Student loan debt in England surpasses £200bn for first time
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Graduates now owe an average amount of £45,000, Student Loans Company figures have revealed Outsta…
Call it the Rod Stewart manoeuvre. Who hasn’t had to dump a really appalling friend? | Coco Khan
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The rock star used to be firm friends with Donald Trump but says his wife put a stop to it. Call it…
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire review – terrifying extreme weather, and how to stop it
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As well as footage of destructive blazes tearing through California, this documentary offers carefu…
Twenty-four UK doctors in five years censured over medical record breaches
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GMC says cases were among 194 incidents of alleged violations of confidentiality between 2017 and 2…
The kids are back from university – and I’m counting on them to restore my sanity | Emma Beddington
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There’s no getting away from it: my husband and I have really let ourselves go since the boys left …
Sunday with Amanda Lamb: ‘I’m not one of those annoying, early-morning chirpy people’
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The TV presenter gets off to a slow start, then later on does some gardening, enjoys a glass of ros…
‘I’m demoralised about the landscape of fashion’: cult designer Martine Rose
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As men’s fashion week gets underway in London, Martine Rose, a favourite of Drake and Kendrick Lama…
The East Indian by Brinda Charry review – from the margins of history
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This sweeping story about an Indian boy sold into servitude in 1630s Virginia is packed with fascin…
Prince Harry is not wrong to feel injustice, but he won't find vindication in a court of law | Zoe Williams
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The royal is dogged, but what he’s fighting is tabloid culture. It will be difficult for him to eve…
Mercedes says it can’t find a vital part for my 2018 car
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Without headlights or indicators, it will fail its MOT this month I own a Mercedes E 350, bought n…
‘Glimmer of light’ in the fight for LGBTQ+ equality in Namibia
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Two families are celebrating a supreme court victory that will allow them to stay together, and off…
Even prisons serve regular meals – yet in our camp, Rohingyas go hungry | Yasmin Ara
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Prevented by Bangladeshi authorities from working, refugees in the Cox’s Bazar camp are dependent o…
An arty weekend in … Barnard Castle, County Durham
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Follow in Turner’s footsteps and enjoy the architecture, museums and great outdoors in and around t…
Suburbia doesn’t have to steal your soul – just ask Barbara and Tom of The Good Life | Sonia Sodha
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Often pilloried, life in the suburbs can be uplifting. If only our homes were less ugly Poking fun…
What links Stranger Things and Fargo? The Saturday quiz
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From No Music Day to Last Cocked Hat, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz 1 Which African c…
Network of geothermal power stations ‘could help level up UK’
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Many of Britain’s poorest towns are in areas with greatest potential for renewable energy, says rep…
Non-EU workers outnumber EU ones in various UK sectors in post-Brexit shift
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Exclusive: Analysis shows shift towards non-EU and British workers in sectors which once relied on …