Black Bag by Luke Kennard audiobook review – brilliant Booker-shortlisted campus comedy
The author reveals his mastery of comic timing in his narration of this novel about a cash-strapped actor paid to live inside a black leather bag
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Alan Jones on trial: Alleged victim’s mother 'trusted' Jones | Week 11 - podcast
Guardian Australia’s media correspondent Amanda Meade joins host Nour Haydar to unpack the testimony from Complainant A’s mother, and the handwritten note she told the court...
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The best bread makers in the UK for easy homemade loaves – tested
Want fresh bread without the hard work? Our expert baked her way through nine machines to find the best for white, wholemeal and gluten-free loaves
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A financially comfortable friend has set up a GoFundMe for vet bills. Is this socially acceptable? | Leading questions
Your friends may have had good intentions when making this ask, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. But that needn’t dictate how you feel about it
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One in 10 adults in England and Wales experienced domestic abuse in last year, ONS finds
Charities say ‘tip of iceberg’ figures show government is not fulfilling pledge to halve violence against women and girls
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Tell us: do you live near the Strait of Hormuz? How is the US-Iran conflict affecting your life?
We’d like to hear from people living close to the Strait of Hormuz about how everyday life and the local environment have been affected by the conflict
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Have scientists finally found a way to save the banana from disaster?
With the climate crisis and diseases threatening one of the world’s most popular fruits, researchers are hoping a breakthrough in breeding techniques could give the Cavendish...
‘The tech bro fight club is real!’ The titans of AI get the Succession treatment in a wild new TV show
The Audacity is a fearless satire taking on Silicon Valley’s ‘egomaniac weirdos’. Its creator and stars talk ayahuasca ceremonies, mining kids for data – and punching CEOs
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‘Former inmates want to come back to visit’: inside Florida’s prison zoo
Prisoners look after a kinkajou, zebu and ostrich at Monroe County detention center in the Florida Keys. It is the only correctional facility in the world with its own zoo
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Why we’re still so obsessed with Elizabeth Holmes - video
You Can See Everything, a documentary about the disgraced biotech company founder Elizabeth Holmes, has enjoyed a record-breaking opening in the US. It is a testament to how...
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Low-alcohol, high-calibre: the best super-session ales
Increasingly full-bodied and flavourful, low-strength British pale ales are growing in popularity, especially on the dinner table
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What are the key issues in Serbia’s election – and its potential consequences?
Polls on 25 October could bring a new political landscape in EU-candidate country where a student-led protest movement has become main opposition
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Helen Fielding launches Bridget Jones prize for northern comedy writing
The Yorkshire-born author says that the 1,000 word competition is for people ‘just living their lives being quietly hilarious’
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Make the most out of the last spoonful
Before you throw away that jar with only a bit left inside, turn it into a dressing, sauce, glaze or even a drink instead
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The joy of strap-ons, Sherman’s plump pearls and a hypnotic apocalypse: five free exhibitions to see
An inflatable Lady Godiva is just one of the thrills in a Pia Camil’s ode to lust. But why is Mark Leckey feeling so doomy and Cindy Sherman so bougie?
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Angry lawyers and bewildered defendants: the fallout from fast-tracking French rioting cases
Politicians have called for ruthless sentencing, but lawyers blame the politicians for the poverty, and anger, behind their clients’ looting Europe live – latest updates Awa...
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Blockades, checkpoints and court action: fending off Brazil’s biofuel giants in the Amazon
After decades of violent displacement and land theft, the country’s quilombola communities are fighting backFor most of his 39 years, Josias Dias dos Santos, known as Jota, has...
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Snowy Hydro 2.0 has blown out to 12 times its original cost – but the CEO says it ‘could have been worse’
New projections by the Snowy Hydro company show tunnelling work is now 65% complete, but the completion date has been pushed back to 2029