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The Guardian Weekly team's small-screen picks of the year, from nature's wonder to a trip to 1970s Belfast
The final season of Jack Rooke's coming out dramedy Big Boys (Channel 4/Netflix/Apple) was as funny and filthy as its two predecessors.
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December 19, 2025
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THE YEAR THAT WAS
How closely were you paying attention to the news in 2025? The answers to these questions all appeared in the Guardian Weekly - see how many you can recall
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December 19, 2025
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COUNTRY DIARY
It has become an annual ritual, the cutting of branches from this shapely holly for a winter wreath.
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December 19, 2025
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PAINT IT ORANGE HOW A CHARITY TURNED ANGER INTO COMMUNITY PRIDE
Dashing through the snow with Father Chris... It does not get any more seasonal, even if it feels like there might be a final syllable missing.
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December 19, 2025
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EVERDAY HEROES
From a woman speaking out against state violence to a journalist killed in Gaza, here are some of the brave people who made a real difference in 2025
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December 19, 2025
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A Trumpian Kennedy Center is warning to all cultural institutions
Into the pale stone wall of the Kennedy Center, above its elegant terrace on the edge of the Potomac River, are carved bold and idealistic sentiments.
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December 19, 2025
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THE INTERREGNUM
Confronted with the 'mobster diplomacy' of Donald Trump, the world finds itself in a transitional moment as the rules-based global order, its institutions and value system face a crisis of credibility and legitimacy
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December 19, 2025
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Albums
From unspooling love to decadent fun, our critics' picks of the year's finest LPs
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December 19, 2025
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A PARIS SPRINGBOARD
The decade since the 2015 climate accord has been bruising for activists and the planet. Some experts insist progress is being made-but is it really enough?
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December 19, 2025
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Tragedy foretold How the rise in antisemitic incidents led to Bondi attack
Shortly after the mass shooting targeting Australia’s Jewish community last Sunday, Rabbi Levi Wolff of Central Sydney Synagogue told reporters that “the inevitable has happened now”.
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December 19, 2025
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Finally it's dawning on us: there is a life beyond mobile phones
It’s only a small rectangular sticker, but it symbolises a joyous sense of resistance.
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December 19, 2025
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Received an unwanted gift? Here's your guide to how to respond
To paraphrase George Michael, last Christmas my friend gave her sister-in-law a book.
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December 19, 2025
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GOOD HEALTH FIVE MEDICAL ADVANCES TO CELEBRATE
With humanitarian funding slashed by the US and other countries, this year's global health headlines have made grim reading. But good things have still been happening in vaccine research and in the treatment of certain illnesses
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December 19, 2025
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The end of illusions Mass shootings have shattered our nation's sense of safety
I've spent the past decade living just a couple of beaches around from the famous Bondi beach.
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December 19, 2025
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Moscow seeks damages after plan to freeze Russian assets
Russia's centralbankis seeking $230bn in damages from Euroclear, as the Kremlin fired a warning shot against the use of Russian frozen assets to aid Ukraine.
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December 19, 2025
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Standing together
The worst terror attack in Australia's history, on a Jewish festival in Sydney, has left a grieving nation to also wrestle with difficult questions of gun control, social harmony and antisemitism
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December 19, 2025
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That's entertainment Our roundup of the year's best film, music and TV
Sensitive realism, a countercultural caper and a frontline dispatch feature in the best movies of the year
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December 19, 2025
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Nnena Kalu's Turner prize win shows more support is needed for disabled artists
The Turner prize is no stranger to sparking debate or pushing boundaries.
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December 19, 2025
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First class How a Royal Mail postbox ended up in Antarctica
It might be traditional to write to Father Christmas with a gift list, but when Kirsten Shaw wanted a new postbox for staff at the UK's Rothera research station in Antarctica, she wrote to the king.
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December 19, 2025
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Anguish and anger over men tricked into fighting for Russia
Mary hasn’t heard from her son since 27 August, when he told her he was worried he was being sent to the frontlines of Russia’s war with Ukraine.
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December 19, 2025
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MACHADO'S LONG JOURNEY FROM HIDING TO THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
Thousands of Venezuelan migrants have braved the seas off Falcón state in recent years, fleeing their shattered homeland towards the Caribbean islands of Aruba and Curaçao in rickety wooden boats.
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December 19, 2025
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Rob Reiner 1947-2025
Meeting the director was like a visit from Santa. He was warm but candid about his golden run, family and future fears
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December 19, 2025
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New barrier will slice through West Bank farmland
The death knell for the Palestinian village of Atouf, on the western slopes of the Jordan valley, arrived in the form of a trail of paper, a series of eviction notices taped to homes, greenhouses and wells, marking a straight line across the open fields.
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December 19, 2025
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GRAPHIC NOVELS
Reimagining the Mitford sisters, Alison Bechdel and Joe Sacco return, plus a tale of vengeful gods
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December 12, 2025
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No end in sight for war-weary frontline troops
As hopes for peace falter, infantry soldiers face more lengthy deployments, risking their lives against Russian attacks
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December 12, 2025
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After Assad A year on from dictator's fall, the wait for justice continues
LYING IN BED, recovering after his latest surgery, Ayman Ali retells the story of Syria's revolution through his wounds.
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December 12, 2025
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It's much too fast' The race to create the ultimate AI
In Silicon Valley, rival tech companies are spending trillions of dollars and recruiting top talent as they compete to reach a goal that could change humanity-or potentially even destroy it
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December 12, 2025
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PEOPLE
Margaret Atwood's life stories, Anthony Hopkins on acting and insights into the life of Mark Twain
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December 12, 2025
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Show goes on Eurovision has had boycotts before - is this time different?
The decision by four European broadcasters to boycott next year's Eurovision over Israel's inclusion is a watershed moment in the 70-year history of the song contest.
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December 12, 2025
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The communities fighting back over flags on lamp-posts
Late at night and working in small groups for safety, local people are organising to take down the banners raised by a movement with far-right backers
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