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Am I being taken for a fool by my family over my mum?
For years, it has fallen to me and my sister to take my mother on holiday. Now, she has a big birthday coming up and wants me to arrange a trip abroad. I have three other siblings, who have never taken her on holiday, so to prod them into action I spoke with one of my brothers, who expressed disbelief at my mum's request and told me I was a fool for going along with it.
2 min |
May 22, 2026
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Sing out, sister
A celebration of women's voices and their hard-won right to make themselves heard
2 min |
May 22, 2026
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'Suspect thy neighbour' - this is what Britain looks like under Reform
Turn away, for a moment, from Westminster and the battle to be the next prime minister - and towards the lives of the ethnic minorities and immigrants who live in England and who just saw many parts of their country turn turquoise at the May local elections.
3 min |
May 22, 2026
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How Europe's translators are fighting against the rise of AI
A booming tech sector has disrupted translation jobs in publishing - but they could be needed for a while longer yet
4 min |
May 22, 2026
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Germany's shadow
An objective account of daily life in the city known as 'the spiritual home of Nazism'.
2 min |
May 22, 2026
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Xi rolled out a red carpet for Trump, but gave little away
It was historic, but not as anyone had predicted. First there was Donald Trump, a self-declared - teetotaller, apparently drinking champagne after Xi Jinping assured him that China's \"great rejuvenation\" could go hand in hand with \"Make America great again\".
5 min |
May 22, 2026
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SEEN AND NOT HEAD
They are hired to help Chinese businesses appear more desirable, with a foreign face adding western prestige to a product. But what is it like to be a 'white monkey'?
10+ min |
May 22, 2026
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In spite of global woes, why is Wall Street still booming?
It was a dark Friday for Wall Street on 27 March. Oil prices were climbing and the war with Iran raged on.
3 min |
May 22, 2026
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The week that left Britain’s PM looking like an interim leader
In a tumultuous bout of leadership jostling, Keir Starmer has been left looking vulnerable and short of time to maintain his position, with Burnham and Streeting on manoeuvres
5 min |
May 22, 2026
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'A catastrophe' What the fate of Timmy the whale says about conservation
Timmy the whale has now been confirmed dead by Danish authorities.
2 min |
May 22, 2026
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That sinking feeling
As Europe faces tough headwinds, the continent's main leaders are bearing the brunt of delivering bad news to frustrated electorates. What can Macron, Merz, Starmer and others do to reverse their fortunes?
5 min |
May 22, 2026
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Cannes is crazy and gruelling, but no true cinephile would miss it
Nothing prepares you for the shock that is the Cannes film festival: the adrenaline, the fatigue, the elation and the emotion, but also the hunger, the anger, the magic and the ridicule.
3 min |
May 22, 2026
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Unsafe spaces
It started with a viral picture. Now Backrooms is the year's freakiest film. Its creator and stars guide us through the labyrinth.
7 min |
May 22, 2026
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Last laugh Molière, AI and a play for today
A ‘new’ comedy debuts at Versailles featuring dialogue, music, costumes and scenery created with the help of AI tool Le Chat
3 min |
May 22, 2026
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Once upon a time in America
His podcast 99% Invisible is a worldwide hit. Now Roman Mars has teamed up with the BBC for a new series exploring the history of the United States
3 min |
May 22, 2026
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Warning: this article contains a long-forgotten thing - hope
Feeling depressed about the state of the world? Worried about the future? You're not alone.
3 min |
May 22, 2026
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No man is an island
Set in the Hebrides, an epic tale of gay love and loneliness from the Booker winner
3 min |
May 22, 2026
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‘Like an illusion’ After Maduro, a bewildering era
Four months after Trump's surprise raid, a political thaw is apparent - but along with hope there is confusion about what comes next
6 min |
May 22, 2026
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A billionaire ‘tax-the-rich’ candidate is intriguing Democrats
Tom Steyer has built his campaign for governor of California around affordability - and taxing the uber-wealthy.
3 min |
May 22, 2026
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Magyar's fast start signals reset in Hungary's relationship with Brussels
The transformative impact of Péter Magyar’s historic election victory over Viktor Orbán is already being felt in Brussels.
2 min |
May 22, 2026
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The secret mission to rescue UN's vital refugee archive
From east Jerusalem to Amman should have been an easy trip: a short drive down to the Dead Sea, across the border checkpoint and swiftly on to the Jordanian capital.
3 min |
May 22, 2026
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Gold rush How young Botswana sprinters raced to top
Investment has reaped rapid rewards for nation of 2.5m people, but more help is now needed for female athletes
4 min |
May 22, 2026
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THE SINISTER SPREAD OF FRANCE'S KILLER SEAWEED
After a series of deaths on the beaches of Brittany, one bereaved family set out to prove the foul-smelling bloom was to blame.
10+ min |
May 22, 2026
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Stuck on you: expert advice on how to stop pasta clumping together
When I cook pasta with a hollow (eg orecchiette), how do I stop it sticking together?
2 min |
May 22, 2026
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Ebola virus What is it - and how big could this outbreak get?
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda are trying to contain an outbreak of Ebola involving several hundred suspected cases and at least 131 deaths, as of Tuesday.
2 min |
May 22, 2026
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How a teacher became guardian of 200 penguins
When the birds started nesting on her land, Cecilia Durán Gafo decided she would protect the colony from people and predators.
3 min |
May 22, 2026
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Hot ticket Stockholm to open its first publicly run sauna
There is little doubt that Stockholm is a city of sauna-goers.
3 min |
May 22, 2026
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How gen Z are cashing in on trend for vintage clothing
Astha Chhetri starts the day on her phone, combing through supplier lists, checking shipment updates and preparing stock for her online store.
3 min |
May 22, 2026
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Islands bet on tech to reverse years of brain drain
For much of its history since its discovery by the Portuguese in the mid-15th century, the Cape Verde archipelago off the coast of west Africa served as a hub of the international slave trade, with Africans forcibly transported to marketplaces before being distributed across the Americas and Europe.
2 min |
May 22, 2026
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Iran to Taiwan How much did the ‘stalemate summit’ actually achieve?
Donald Trump said last Friday that he and Xi Jinping, China’s leader, “settled a lot of different problems that other people wouldn’t have been able to solve”. But he didn’t provide much detail.
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