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    My husband and son dived, and never came back

    Titan for web Shahzada & Suleman Dawood - final picture prior to boarding Titan

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    40 years on, nuclear site still at risk in Russia's war

    Worker in a red hardhat checking radiation levels in Chernobyl's reactor 4 control room

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    From Lily Allen to Debbie Harry

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  • The watcher
    Cosy crime meets art in irresistibly surreal Belgian drama

    René Magritte (Pierre Gervais) uncovers a killing in This Is Not a Murder Mystery.

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    Exploring Italy’s ‘forgotten’ Dolomites

    A farmhouse in a meadow surrounded by pine trees, with jagged grey mountains behind.

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    Haris Doukas warns that with 700,000 residents and 8 million tourists, people are being pushed out of their neighbourhoods
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    ‘What the hell do you say?’
    Elder son of Rob Reiner speaks out on parents’ murders

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    Inside Chornobyl: 40 years after disaster, nuclear site still at risk in Russia’s war

    In February 2025, a cheap Russian drone tore through Chornobyl’s confinement shelter. Workers warn the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident is not safe yet

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    Germany
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    Titan submersible
    My husband and son dived to see the wreck of the Titanic, and never came back – this is what happened at sea

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    The watcher
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    Betis and Bellerín deny Real Madrid, Eta’s Union Berlin lose at Leipzig

  • Igor Jesus (second left) celebrates his goal with teammates Chris Wood and Elliot Anderson, who both also found the net.

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    Nottingham Forest soar towards safety as Anderson caps 5-0 rout of Sunderland

  • Lakers forward LeBron James (left) attempts to keep the ball as he drives around Rockets forward Tari Eason during the first half of Friday’s Game 3.

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    double quotation markIt’s no surprise Trump has met his match in Pope Leo – the US president represents the polar opposite of Christianity

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    double quotation markBehold the riches to riches tale of Lauren Sánchez – the girlboss Cinderella who bought the ball

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  • Pedro Sánchez speaking at the Global Progressive Mobilisation summit, which Spain hosted, Barcelona, 18 April 2026.

    double quotation markEurope is in a profound state of crisis. Luckily, we know what to do

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    Germany, Japan and the end of the postwar order: as US alliances crumble, a new world emerges

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    Tech bros: it’s time to challenge Silicon Valley’s saviour complex

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  • US pro skater Russ Howell on the South Bank in in 1978

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    Film
    Backlash against ‘blatant’ Asian stereotype in The Devil Wears Prada 2

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    Death of the gatekeeper
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