headlines
Saturday
16
April
2016
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London anti-austerity march draws tens of thousandsNoisy crowd wielding banners, expletive-filled placards and pig effigies descend on capital from across the UK
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Boris Johnson renews attack on PM over EU referendum leafletLondon mayor calls David Cameron’s decision to spend £9m of taxpayers’ money on remain campaign brochure shameful
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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge pose on famous ‘Diana bench’Prince William and his wife pictured on the ‘Diana bench’ in front of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India
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highlights
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Manchester United v Aston Villa: Premier LeagueWill Manchester United deliver the final blow and confirm Aston Villa’s relegation at Old Trafford? Follow all the action with Bryan Graham in our minute-by-minute report
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Clouds gather after golden years of successAfter a day in which Britain generated more power from the sun than from coal for the first time, the industry should be rejoicing. But the mood is fearful
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The shame sticks to you like tarNearly 20 years ago, Lewinsky found herself at the heart of a political storm. Now, she tells Jon Ronson, she's turned that dark time into a force for good
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The idea we’re all rulebook-thumping Trotskyites is sillyIt is a breakaway group intent on dragging Labour left and getting Jeremy Corbyn elected. But who are Momentum’s members, and will they achieve their aims – or tear the party apart?
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Special praise is heaped on bone broth, presumably because the emphasis on ‘bone’ makes it sound a bit caveman-yIf the cavemen did it or ate it, it’s got to be good for you. Right?
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The political fallout of Chernobyl is still toxicThirty years on, the legacy of the disaster, and of the Soviet Union, continue to blight the region
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from the UK
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Police continue to question five terrorism suspectsArrested in Birmingham and London, four men and woman are feared to be in UK arm of cell behind Paris and Brussels attacks
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Little Stoke runners get exercise fix elsewhereRunners were forced to go eleswhere after row sparked by council decision to levy charges led to cancellation of local event
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around the world
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First Nations community grappling with suicide crisisAs Canada’s small community of Attawapiskat grapples with more than 100 recent suicide attempts, focus turns ‘hundreds of years of trauma’
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World’s biggest oil producers meet to discuss possible freeze on productionRare off-scheduled meeting between Opec and non-Opec suppliers will focus on what they can do to staunch the continued global surplus of crude oil
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in brief
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Six reasons not to get a family petSupercilious dogs, tortoises with icky illnesses, chickens that stink. If you think a family pet is a good idea, read this first. Emma Beddington debunks the myths
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'We bonded over our mutual love of female R&B divas’'We bonded over our mutual love of female R&B divas’
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Michael McIntyre's Big Show | Tom Jones | Follow the MoneyThe comedian launches his latest variety show venture, as Jones celebrates the decade that launched rock’n’roll in a new documentary series
in depth
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Undressed at the V&AFrom Queen Victoria’s mother’s pantaloons to Kim Kardashian’s ‘butt-lifters’ – an exhibition about the history of underwear explores the beautiful and bizarre inventions beneath our clothes
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There was no one like Jane Eyre before she blazed into a million imaginationsOn the bicentenary of Charlotte Brontë’s birth, Sarah Waters, Margaret Drabble, Jeanette Winterson and others reflect on her greatest creation
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The remarkable story of the Lithuanian immigrant who dressed British menMontague Burton was a Jew who fled pogroms in his country of birth to build one of the biggest clothing chains in Europe
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Did Britart change the world?Now establishment figures, the YBAs were enfants terribles when they first caused a sensation, so why was their work deemed so revolutionary?
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Which countries have the worst drinking cultures?From savouring flavours in France to binge drinking in Australia – readers talk about the alcohol culture where they live
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My grandparents’ war letters: a love storyIt was only after their deaths that Chris Cleave discovered the depth of his grandparents’ love – and filled in the detail of who they were
pictures & video
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As President Obama came in, my two-year-old threw herself on the floorLaura Moser’s daughter throws a tantrum at the White House
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Earthquake on Kyushu island, JapanResidents in the Kumamoto region of Japan’s south-westerly island awoke to scenes of devastation after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook the area
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On the roads with milkman of the yearOnce a daily sight on every British street, a dwindling but resilient band of milkmen still head out before dawn to deliver bottles to the nation’s doorsteps
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Pope Francis is a ‘beautiful man’Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says he feels honoured to have met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday morning
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Justin Trudeau stuns audience with quantum computing knowledgeCanadian prime minister Justin Trudeau receives a standing ovation after answering a reporter’s question on quantum computing
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Southern Japan reels from second large earthquakeAerial footage of the Kumamoto region in southern Japan shows landslides and collapsed homes after the area was hit by a preliminary 7.3 magnitude earthquake on Saturday morning
people
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If it rained I went to the museum. That had a huge impactIn her first interview since being appointed director of the world’s most popular contemporary art gallery, Frances Morris talks about its major new expansion, the morality of sponsorship, and her vision for the institution’s future
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GCHQ chief apologises for 'horrifying' treatmentRobert Hannigan says archaic attitudes persisted for decades after Turing was hounded over his sexuality
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Of course I write every day – I'm not some kind of hobbyist‘Some days I have no idea what I’ve written till I read it back. It’s a life with shocks built in’
the big picture
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The 20 photographs of the weekThe continuing refugee crisis in Europe, the Panama Papers, the Grand National at Aintree – the best photography in news, culture and sport from around the world this week
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