Tokyo Story review – Yasujiro Ozu’s exquisite family tale stands the test of time
An elderly couple visit their grownup children in this stunning work of art from 1953, now re-relea…
Showing posts from August, 2023
Why rich nations must pour climate funds into Africa – for all our sakes
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As summit delegates gather in Nairobi next week, those from the global north should remember one th…
Hong Kong: Cantonese language group shuts down after targeting by national security police
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Fears that China’s crackdown on dissidents is expanding into cultural sphere after linguistic group…
I have a joint mortgage and want to pay up early. What are the implications?
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I have recently inherited money and would like to pay off my share on the flat I own with a friend …
My north Devon adventure – with a mad dash to the island of Lundy
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The last in our summer series on UK active breaks takes in a Hartland Point hike and a daunting cli…
Selling Super Houses: every one of these wannabe estate agents is utterly useless
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The eight contestants competing to sell tacky multimillion-pound houses in this Apprentice-style sh…
Overweight adults with high blood pressure a third more likely to die early, study finds
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Up to 31% of global population estimated to have metabolic syndrome due to three or more unhealthy …
Emmanuel Sonubi: Curriculum Vitae review – from bouncer to standup in charismatic résumé
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Underbelly Bristo Square, Edinburgh Nominated for best newcomer at last year’s fringe, Sonubi is a …
A moment that changed me: I realised I would never swim again – and began to accept my body’s limits
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My disability meant I had never been able to stand or walk. In the water I had found freedom – but …
Nothing Ever Just Disappears review – fascinating journeys into LGBTQ+ courage
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Diarmuid Hester’s travelogue celebrates the history of queer spaces in 20th century subculture, fro…
Backbone of the Nation by Robert Gildea review – the final throes of industrial Britain
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Nearly 40 years after the miners’ strike, this history based on the oral testimonies of 100 miners …
Left without emails by Virgin Media? After our report, you tell us ‘Me too’
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More Consumer Champions readers share their frustrating experiences of the email glitch Last weeke…
Sunday with Vanessa Feltz: ‘I talk to my plants, like King Charles does’
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The television presenter on therapeutic gardening, sipping Bacardi and Diet Coke, and being a fairy…
Spider-Man posters, wood fires, food rations and car-shaped beds – what children’s bedrooms look like around the world
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From a trailer in Kentucky to a tipi in Mongolia to an off-grid farmhouse in Wales, the places wher…
… The Saturday quiz
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From Manx shearwaters to Peruvian old man, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz 1 Which prim…
‘A magical event evoking times past’: readers’ favourite UK country shows
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Rural traditions going back centuries can be seen at these fairs celebrating farming, food and land…
Funeral review – hushed rituals provide deep communal catharsis
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Zoo Southside, Edinburgh Belgian theatre company Ontroerend Goed create a sombre, dreamlike atmosph…
‘We turn waste into something golden’: the creatives transforming rags to riches
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Rich nations’ unwanted clothes often end up in landfills, polluting the global south. But entrepren…
Lie With Me review – French Brokeback Mountain has impeccable manners
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Jean-Paul Belmondo’s grandson Victor is uncanny in a supporting role to Guillaume de Tonquédec’s up…
We know people seeking asylum die in the Channel, but callous hardline policy kills them too | Enver Solomon
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When you get behind the public soundbites, you hear an ugly ideology that has scant sympathy for th…
Sunday with Nigella Lawson: ‘I spend much of the day pottering’
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The writer and TV chef describes skipping breakfast, sipping a Campari in a hammock while reading, …
The Var side: the quieter corner of the French Riviera
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The less-visited Var region of the Côte d’Azur is full of glorious beaches, heritage-rich towns and…
In Darwin’s footsteps: sailing ship to retrace round-the-world voyage of the Beagle
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On Monday, a three-masted schooner will set sail from Plymouth with a crew of young naturalists on …
Council refused to pay full cost of replacing two pothole-damaged tyres
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It is deducting 30% ‘wear and tear’ unless I can find a receipt My car hit a pothole, which shredd…
After an HMRC error, my daughter’s childcare cash was frozen
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Five months on, I still can’t get the cash to pay her nursery fees In February, the government’s t…
Thrown review – backhold wrestling tale tackles Scottish identity
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Traverse theatre, Edinburgh Nat McCleary’s play brings five women together through a Highland Games…
I can’t get Allianz to refund travel insurance though my partner has died
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I had to cancel a trip when my girlfriend died from cancer. Now I’m struggling to get my money back…
We love: fashion fixes for the week ahead – in pictures
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Ethically sourced British knitwear, wetsuits for hire and a football kit inspired by William Morris…
‘I’m 57, I’m just shattered’: The reality of being a Deliveroo rider over 50
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Chris says the long hours, lack of a pension or holiday pay and occasional violence from the public…
English country homes for sale – in pictures
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From a chocolate box cottage to an upmarket timber cabin with an industrial-style theme Continue re…
Singapore executes man over drugs in third hanging in a week
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Punishment for heroin trafficking comes just days after city executes first woman in nearly 20 year…
We need a new way to swear … one that doesn’t demean the women of India | Nilanjana Bhowmick
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Most Indian profanities are profoundly sexist, and so deeply ingrained that even women use curses t…
I’m taking all of August off – and so are all of my staff. It’s the best decision we ever made | Jo Hunter
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People think our 11-month year is radical, or that we’re lazy. To me, it’s just common sense to giv…