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    More than 100,000 people urge MPs to ban social media for under-16s in UK

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    Multimillionaire leader of Reform in Scotland refuses to reveal net worth

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    More than 100 asylum seekers stage ‘one in, one out’ protests at detention centres

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    British diplomat expelled from Russia after ‘baseless’ accusation of being a spy

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    Spanish police break up gang that used swimmers to hide cocaine on ships

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    Trump imposes 25% tariff on Nvidia AI chips and others, citing national security

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    Prado chief says Madrid art museum doesn’t need a ‘single visitor more’

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  3. Lili Reinhart in Clickbait.

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    Clickbait review – gripping drama about the human cost of moderating the internet

  4. Paul Giamatti as Nus Braka and Holly Hunter as Chancellor Nahla Ake in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

    TV review
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What to listen to

  1. Daniel Reuss.

    Music
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  2. Stewart Copeland, StingThe Police, featuring American Stewart Copeland (left) and Britons Sting and Andy Summers, shown in unknown location in 1980, is one of the few new wave bands enjoying both popular and commercial success.  Unlike most new wave music which is generally confined to FM radio play, The Police are rapidly becoming a fixture on the more commercially competitive AM radio. (AP Photo)

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  3. ‘A long, strange trip’ … Bob Weir performing in 2023.

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  4. Codename Badger looks into John Cotell.

    Best podcasts of the week
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What to read

  1.  Ozempic injection pens.

    Book of the day
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  2. Jennette McCurdy

    Fiction
    Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy – the follow-up to I’m Glad My Mom Died

  3. Rachel Eliza Griffiths.

    Memoir
    The Flower Bearers by Rachel Eliza Griffiths review – a powerful portrait of loss and violence

  4. A create-your-own AI avatar on Replika

    Artificial intelligence
    Love Machines by James Muldoon review – inside the uncanny world of AI relationships

What to play

  1. Commodore 64 Ultimate

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    Eurovision song contest to go on tour to celebrate 70th anniversary

  2. ‘Ok, Ok, Ok,’ … Matthew McConaughey.

    Film
    Matthew McConaughey trademarks ‘All right, all right, all right’ catchphrase in bid to beat AI fakes

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    Photography
    Stirring the Melting Pot: capturing the New York immigrant experience

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    Art
    Andy Warhol would have hated safe spaces. So why keep dragging dead artists into today’s culture wars?

Lifestyle

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    Life and style
    You be the judge: should my daughter pay the fine we incurred dropping her at the airport?

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    The pub that changed me
    ‘We would flirt and mingle with the wild children of the wealthy’

Food

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  3. Mark Hix's rockfish. Or queenies. Or queen scallops. Topped with garlicky breadcrumbs and herbs.

    Scallops
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  4. Tom Hunt's root vegetable latkes.

    Waste not
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Fashion & beauty

  1. Indian Railways staff wearing bandhgala jackets stand in front of a train

    India
    Is it the end of the line for one of India’s most distinctive garments?

  2. Model in black faux fur jacket, red mini dress and knee length back boots

    Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion
    Mix and mismatch: if it doesn’t go with anything, it goes with everything

  3. Four bottles of perfume stacked in a pile with a fresh lime and a mint leaf on top.

    Sali Hughes on beauty
    If you don’t like strong scents, layering could be the answer

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    Menswear
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Relationships

  1. Jacob and Alyssa in Canada in early 2020

    The moment I knew
    Huddled under a spooky bridge by the Canal de l’Ourcq, we were like two little penguins

  2. Dara and Alexia

    Blind date
    The register office was next door … but we opted for the pub and more drinks

  3. A young man sits on a motorbike in a home garage

    The sex lives of gen Z
    More gen Z men live with parents in this city than anywhere in the US. How do they date?

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    I got married twice in my 20s. Now I’m in love with my midlife situationship

    Natasha Ginnivan

Health & fitness

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    Mental health
    We are living in a time of polycrisis. If you feel trapped – you’re not alone

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    The way you move
    Don’t ‘over-engage your core muscles’ and other tips for looking after your pelvic floor

  3. A hand with a wristband reaches up into a blue sky to catch a jar of face cream.

    Well actually
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  4. Author James Nestor sitting on a bench

    Breath
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    Pets
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  2. Laura Hall in the water by the steps in a sea pool smiling at the camera.

    Travel
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  3. Zoe Williams outside Wetherspoons

    The pub that changed me
    The pub that changed me: ‘The barman banned me – no process, no second chances, no appeal’

  4. Poppy Noor in her football kit

    Hobbies
    I am terrible at football – but love playing. Can I change my game completely in my mid-30s?

Documentary

  • Nickie Aven and her threshold choir in the Guardian documentary ‘Threshold’ (21 mins)

    Threshold: the choir who sing to the dying – video

    Dying is a process and in a person’s final hours and days, Nickie and her Threshold Choir are there to accompany people on their way and bring comfort. Through specially composed songs, akin to lullabies, the choir cultivates an environment of love and safety around those on their deathbed.

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