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Whether it’s homes or jobs, our dreams are moving further out of reach every year
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I travelled to New York City in August for the first time since the pandemic began, to visit friends who had just bought their first home. They are firmly upper-middle class and in their 40s. They took out a mortgage ...
Ten women and girls killed every day in Mexico, Amnesty report says
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At least 10 women and girls are murdered every day in Mexico, according to a new report that says victims’ families are often left to carry out their own homicide investigations. The scathing report, released on Monda...
Give £200 to every child for catch-up lessons – Lib Dems
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Parents should be handed a £200 voucher for each child to spend on extra tutoring, music lessons or sports clubs as part of a £5bn programme to help pupils catch up after the pandemic, the Liberal Democrats announce t...
Claudia Winkleman: ‘Every September, I turn several shades of orange brighter, and off we go’
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“Strictly Come Dancing is basically Christmas,” grins Claudia Winkleman. “It’s all about sparkle and kindness. It’s a snowglobe of a show. Even the make-believe baddie isn’t really evil. He’ll hate me for saying so bu...
Y: The Last Man: a playful comic book caper in which every man is dead
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Hard to like a TV show with a terrible name, isn’t it? But still, Y: The Last Man (Wednesday, Disney+) is here. It is based on a comic-book series, and you can tell. You can tell because: one of the main people in it ...
Covid kills a 9/11’s worth of Americans every three days. The vaccine mandate shouldn’t be controversial
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The Biden administration’s decision to require vaccinations for large segments of the workforce has been predictably controversial among Trump loyalists, vaccine deniers and rightwing media. It’s also the strongest mo...
Every night for one hour only, my Facebook feed is swamped by pictures of spooky dolls
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Finding dolls creepy has a long and storied past, from the actual phobia of dolls (pediophobia) to the generally accepted theory that dolls are often unsettling due to the “uncanny valley” effect. There are museums de...
Young Boys’ David Wagner: ‘I loved every second in English football’
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On a bright and glorious morning by the banks of the River Aare, training is over for the day and David Wagner is feeling pretty good about life. “I needed this distance from football,” he says of his decision to take...
Time-poor entrepreneur? Five apps every small firm should be using
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SME speciality: cashflow forecasting Why you need it: from powerful Premier League clubs to pint-sized pizza joints, Covid-19 saw businesses both big and small struggle with acute cashflow concerns after being forced...
‘Every man was drinking’: how much do bans on alcohol help women in India?
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Holding sticks and brooms, the women marched to the liquor shop in the centre of Konar village. It was a rare ambush in the staunchly patriarchal Bihar state in eastern India. But they were at breaking point. “In ever...
‘Every message was copied to the police’: the inside story of the most daring surveillance sting in history
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The rain pattered lightly on the harbour of the Belgian port city of Ghent when, on 21 June 2021, a team of professional divers slipped below the surface into the emerald murk. The Brazilian tanker, heavy with fruit j...
Readers on their memories of 9/11: ‘I think about how lucky I am every day’
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Most people who were old enough at the time remember where they were on 9/11, as live TV images of the attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington DC were beamed around the world. For Americans, the 20th annivers...
Respect review – one-note Aretha Franklin chronicle follows every biopic beat
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At one moment in this very respectful film, a worried supporting character says: “I can’t do this any more.” Maybe none of us can. The spoofability of music biopics has been a known quantity for so long that perhaps, ...
Revealed: LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every civilian they stop
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The Los Angeles police department (LAPD) has directed its officers to collect the social media information of every civilian they interview, including individuals who are not arrested or accused of a crime, according ...
Please stop the Student Loan Company calling my son every day
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Can you ask the Student Loans Company to stop ringing my son every day asking him to repay his loan? He is a full-time university student about to embark on his final, fourth, year. However, the SLC has it on file tha...
Freddie Ljungberg: ‘Arsenal needed a big trophy every year. I loved it’
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I never, ever get nervous. But the day I made my debut for Arsenal, I remember standing on the side of the pitch ready to come on – and I felt nervous. I’d only been in England for maybe five days. I had managed to pl...