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4 months ago
The warmer weather does not, unfortunately, mean an end to the rainy conditions - with Britain having endured 51 consecutive days of rain since the start of 2026.
GB '25 years' behind world's best in short track ⊕⊕
Great Britain has fallen 25 years behind the best short track nations in the world amid outdated facilities and rising costs, according to British Ice Skating's head of performance.
These atrocities in Sudan were entirely predictable. So why did the rest of the world fail to stop them? | Husam Mahjoub ⊖⊖
Western governments have put elite bargains before civilian lives. If El Fasher is to mean anything, this approach must change
The latest report from the UN independent fact-finding mission on the fal…
5 NATO allies agree to produce low-cost drones ⊕
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a story from Politico EU ✅ › Politico EU
Germany, France, Italy, Poland and Britain commit to a new initiative to produce drones within a year.
Brits are flocking to Portugal as the number of UK nationals living there triples in the past decade ⊖
UK residents are increasingly looking to Portugal as a permanent place to live, ditching the grey skies and dreary weather in Britain.
Psychologist reveals how to cope with unrelenting rain: 'The impact of these dark, damp days can be significant' ⊕
With forecasts predicting that Britain's relentless rain will continue for another month, a top psychologist has shared his tips for staying positive in the face of the gloomy weather.
A war foretold: how the CIA and MI6 got hold of Putin’s Ukraine plans and why nobody believed them ⊖
Drawing on more than 100 interviews with senior intelligence officials and other insiders in multiple countries, this exclusive account details how the US and Britain uncovered Vladimir Putin’s plans…
We Are All Strangers review – two weddings and a baby in marvellously addictive family drama ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Anthony Chen offers up a forthright but warm film that navigates romantic crises and Singapore’s infatuation with the rich
The warmth, richness and approachability of this lovely film from Singaporean…
An Unknown Woman: how I discovered a hidden tragedy tied to Russia’s most famous painting ⊕
It caused a scandal in imperial Russia, then became a staple of popular art in the USSR. But when I spied a copy of Ivan Kramsky’s portrait in the film Sentimental Value, it opened a door to an untol…
Another World by Melvyn Bragg review – portrait of the broadcaster as a young man ⊕
Leaving behind Cumbria for Oxford in the late 1950s, Bragg navigates class and culture in a world on the brink of change
It’s October 1958, and a nearly 19-year-old Melvyn Bragg is on the platform at…