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Battling Siki: A life on the ropes

The story of the Senegal-born boxer the IRA couldn’t knock out – and his fatal drift into dissipation

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Portugal: The canary in the digital nomad coal mine?

The country’s capital, Lisbon, is buckling under the weight of visitors, including a new generation of ‘desirable’ migrants

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The tip of the iceberg

Why the crazy 15-minute city conspiracy theory is no laughing matter

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Is hydrogen the answer to the climate emergency?

It could be the key to a greener future - but substantial concerns remain

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The authoritarian moment

War and a devastating earthquake have put Putin and Erdogan under pressure but can they ride out these crises in an increasingly authoritarian world?

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The Tories vs Churchill

Winston Churchill took Britain into the European Court of Human Rights – why do some in the party want to take us out of it?

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Paris, the 15-minute city

A French-Colombian professor wants to rewire our metropolitan areas – and the city of lights is first

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A killing that built a Nazi myth

How France’s invasion of the Ruhr and its execution of a saboteur 100 years ago fuelled Hitler’s rise

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Bonfire of Insanity: The unwelcome return of the Retained EU Law bill

Why Rees-Mogg’s bill to sunset EU laws is so inflammatory and what you can do about it

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How to bury a Pope

The extraordinary rituals and legends that accompany the death of a Holy Father

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The unexpected rise of Spain’s Trumpista

Isabel Díaz Ayuso could cause a political earthquake if she takes on the leader of her centre-right party

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It’s going to be a big year for…

Welcome to 2023, the year of war, peace and Mark Zuckerberg’s collapsing Metaverse

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Rishi Sunak’s maths drive does not add up

The prime minister’s push for numeracy rings hollow as his government persists in ignoring the numbers

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Why the Question Time wine merchant who shocked Rees-Mogg was right about the Brexit damage to his industry

Leaving the EU has left the wine import/export business with a shocking hangover

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The end of the hijab?

Headscarf protests by Iranian women have electrified the world. Will a similar rebellion follow in France?

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George Eustice sees the light

The minister who helped negotiate the Australia trade deal now admits it was rubbish. Might Sunak be heading for a similar revelation – on Brexit itself?

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A political football

The Qatar World Cup is an uneasy reminder of how the world works. But shouldn’t sport be better?

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The rise of the Irish language speaks to changing times in Northern Ireland

A new generation of Gaeilgeóirí, or Irish language-speakers, are pushing for their rights in Northern Ireland in a cultural revival that could bring communities closer

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The ghosts that haunt France in Africa

Macron wants a reset, but unravelling the country’s tangled legacy in the continent is proving harder than it sounds

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What should Boris Johnson do next? As little as possible

The ex-PM is like a tired movie trope: the battered, near-dead villain who rises one last time to wreak more havoc. Now it’s time to lower the curtain on this horror show

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Who would be the best PM for Remainers? There’s no good answer – and one really bad one

If the UK is forced to endure another Tory government, is there anyone out there who might be willing to face facts on Brexit?

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As another Tory PM teeters, the costs of Brexit keep mounting

A trade collapse with the EU shows that the damage will linger on far longer than Liz Truss did

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“It’s like being a little fly, standing against an elephant”

British-Iranian Elika Ashoori considers what’s at stake for defiant women and girls in the country where her father was unjustly imprisoned

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What the hell is wrong with Suella Braverman?

The home secretary is giving voice to the basest of her party’s instincts

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Eating humble protocol pie

An arch-Brexiter apologises to Ireland and the EU. What is going on?

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History weighs heavy as Macron seeks to reset relations with Africa

A recent visit to Algeria was part of efforts to write a new chapter in diplomacy - but the ghosts of France's exploitative colonial past linger on

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Experts cast doubt on Truss’s immigration visa review

PM wants to bring in more low-wage foreign workers, but faces Cabinet opposition and questions over whether her plan will boost the economy

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Rees-Mogg’s red-tape bonfire threatens to spark an inferno of rights and protections

Business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg’s new Brexit Freedoms Bill claims replacing or repealing all retained EU laws will bring unfettered growth. It’s dangerous and untrue

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How the Balkans are putting the EU’s standing on the line

In a fractious region, the European Union must offer a credible alternative to the darker forces that threaten the stability of the Balkans

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Europe’s future is in drought

Rivers and reservoirs are shrinking, the land is parched. Welcome to Europe in 2050 – if we don’t act now

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Another Brexit betrayal as Truss’s protocol posturing poisons US relations

The lucrative UK/US trade deal is dead - so will it Liz Truss now press ahead with ripping up parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol?

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There’s a fresh EU offer on the NI border. Can ERG-backed Truss accept?

The EU has offered to scrap almost all border checks but the new PM may not be allowed to listen to logic

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