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No-one can forget Mikey's stabbing at a party, even those who never knew him

Sharon Gray never got to know Mikey, not while he was alive. But she still thinks about what happened to him before she goes to sleep at night. And...

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Jon Kelly

Ukraine, brandy and EVs top the agenda on Xi's charm offensive

Xi Jinping has hailed "new vistas" in China's relationship with France on his first trip to Europe in five years - one that feels much like a charm...

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Laura Bicker

Cicada bonanza brings chaos to the food chain

When trillions of periodical cicadas emerge in a rare double event, they provide a disruptive feast for other species. This April, trillions of...

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Lucy Sherriff

Pro-Palestinian protests heap pressure on Biden from left and right

An outburst of pro-Palestinian protests and clashes with law enforcement on US college campuses has dominated headlines, and started conversations...

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Anthony Zurcher

‘I have a 50:50 chance of developing Alzheimer’s in my 50s’

When John Jennings' mother started showing signs of Alzheimer's Disease at the age of 50, he and his sister Emily knew they too would also have a...

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Lucy Wallis

The 'delicious irony' of the 2024 Met Gala theme

In JG Ballard's dystopian story The Garden of Time – which has inspired this year's dress code – the super-rich hide themselves in Arcadian...

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Rosalind Jana

Worst-ever job interviews: 'We had to crawl and moo'

Lae arrived on time for her job interview at a lawyer's office in Bristol. But after 20 minutes, it had been cancelled and she was asked to come...

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Mitchell Labiak

The 1970 student protests that shook the US

Fifty-four years ago, four students were shot by the National Guard during an anti-Vietnam War protest at Kent State university in Ohio – a...

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Dan Kelly

A time-honoured guacamole lookalike

Known in Mexico as "fake guacamole", guacachile is a silky, delicious sauce made with just four ingredients – not including avocados. Can diners...

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Jane Sigal

The gardeners allowing insects to eat their plants

Renegade gardeners across the world are embracing a new philosophy: gardening that prioritises insects, not plants. The marauders appeared out of...

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Chris Baraniuk

Have the wheels come off for Tesla?

There was a time when it seemed Tesla could do no wrong. In little more than a decade, it went from technology upstart to mass-market carmaker,...

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Theo Leggett

'Qatar targeted my brother on Grindr - I want him home'

The family of a gay British-Mexican man held in Qatar for alleged drug offences has given further details of what they say was a "honeytrap"...

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Caroline Hawley & Josh Parry

The quiet, feared strategist behind Modi’s rise

Narendra Modi will find out in June if he's won a record third term in a row as India's prime minister. After a decade in power he is omnipresent -...

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Geeta Pandey

Squirrels may have given medieval Britons leprosy

Humans may have caught leprosy from squirrels in medieval times, researchers say. They studied human and red squirrel bones from archaeological...

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Nia Price

Roman snail dye found in UK for first time

A rare dye made from snails for the robes of the Roman elite almost 2,000 years ago has been unearthed at a cricket club. The chunk of Tyrian...

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Ben Maeder & Jonathan Swingler

Sleep like a samurai in Kyoto's shōgun-era ryokan

Run by the same family for the past 12 generations, this more-than-300-year-old inn is considered one of the finest in all of Japan. Every Monday...

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Gemma Zoë Price

Nine of the best TV shows to watch in May

From Tudor detective show Shardlake to the return of Bridgerton and Doctor Who, and Benedict Cumberbatch starring alongside a puppet in Netflix...

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Caryn James

Is Starliner the US space industry's next big thing?

Astronauts are preparing for launch in Boeing's new Starliner. What does the spacecraft mean for the future of the US space programme? When the...

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Richard Hollingham

Why European elections matter and how they work

Europeans in 27 countries vote in June in elections that will have a wide impact across the European Union and beyond. About 400 million voters are...

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Laura Gozzi & Paul Kirby

The city with a labyrinth of underground caves

Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand and beneath it lies an equally sprawling network of lava caves. The manhole cover in the middle of a...

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Charlotte Lytton

Face of 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman revealed

What would it be like to meet one of our closest human relatives from 75,000 years ago in the flesh? Scientists have produced a remarkable...

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Jonathan Amos

Why biophilia should be part of your next holiday

Engaging with nature on vacation can not only you make feel more rested and restored, it can also enhance wellbeing when you're back home. It's a...

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Amy Thomas

The Fall Guy shows stunt people are undervalued

Focussing on a veteran stunt double, Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt's new film features some truly spectacular action sequences – and makes an...

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Hanna Flint

Daddy-daughter duo seeing galaxies far, far away

An amateur photographer has been capturing spectacular images of space with his daughter from their back garden in Lincolnshire. Kevin, from...

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Richard Madden

The insect farmers turning to AI to help lower costs

Felix Collins' job would not be suitable for anyone who is squeamish about insects. The founder and boss of a company called Full Circle...

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Marylou Costa

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