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Friday 10 March 2023
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Decision taken after corporation takes its highest-paid presenter off air and his fellow broadcasters refuse to appear in solidarity
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Investigation will only ‘establish facts’ surrounding the claims against deputy PM, on which Sunak will then rule
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Head of one Hertfordshire school in survey of 14- to 18-year-olds says it has led to rise in sexual abuse
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Former culture secretary called into question neutrality of civil servant after her appointment as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff
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Report in Der Spiegel says six-person crew took Andromeda to Christiansø, close to site of blasts, but experts question theory
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British PM arrives in Paris for summit with Macron and marks clear departure from Boris Johnson’s stance
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Two families dispute identity of soldier caught on camera calling ‘glory to Ukraine’ before being killed by Russian captors
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Ukraine endures the largest missile barrage in weeks; casualties mount in the battle for Bakhmut; a draft law in Georgia stirs anti-Russian sentiment
Spotlight
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Playing an upright and competing with PA announcements, the Chinese musician wowed an unsuspecting crowd
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Corporation is risking its reputation by making an example of its highest-paid star over his tweets on asylum policy
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4 out of 5 stars.
4 out of 5 stars.Becoming Frida Kahlo reviewThis joyful celebration makes the artist fascinating in a whole new wayThe seemingly impossible is managed by this gripping three-part series: shining a new light on the Mexican icon. It’s packed with love, art and politics – there’s almost too much to take in
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The BBC presenter’s sidelining will delight ministers eager for a distraction. The last thing they want is for us to see refugees as real people
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For years the great presenter was criticised for not speaking out. Now he has his voice, fear and politics can’t get in the way
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Of course schools don’t always get the details right, but if the issue is politically weaponised, pupils will suffer the most
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UK to help fund immigration detention centre in France after Sunak-Macron summit
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Editorials & Letters
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Friday's sinister developments remind us we all lose when the state is able to engineer the silence of public figures
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England are looking to the ‘X factor’ of Marcus Smith to dazzle France and lift the home crowd out of their seats in the latest edition of Le Crunch at Twickenham, Anthony Watson said
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Italian is challenging established conventions with audacious play in his team’s danger zone that can turn high-pressing doctrine in on itself
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The US Open champion, Matt Fitzpatrick, said that the PGA Tour was not doing enough to help its European counterpart, the DP World Tour
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On the Lake District’s north-eastern fringe, two farmsteads are restoring the landscape with a commitment to conservation and providing jobs
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Satellites show record destruction for the month of February as new government tries to undo damage wreaked under Bolsonaro
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Ex-vice-president says new projects ‘are a recipe for climate chaos’ ahead of Biden administration’s decision on Willow development
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Youth campaign group is calling on Keir Starmer’s party to commit to ‘decade of green new deal action’
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Met Office issues three amber warnings with significant disruption to transport and power expected
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Exclusive: Developers furious at minister’s public chivvying over contracts they say they have yet to receive
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Decision to make episode about natural destruction only available on iPlayer angers programme-makers
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Punch Bowl Inn at Hurst Green, said to have been haunted by highwayman, must be reconstructed using materials from rubble
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Verra will phase out programme by mid-2025 after Guardian investigation found it was flawed
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Officers were told of concerns about mental health of man who went on to shoot dead four men, two women and an unborn baby
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Embassies to reopen in move that could have wide implications for Iran nuclear deal and Yemen war
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Court cites France’s constitution in ruling that only French is allowed in exercise of public office on Corsica
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Will the Daniels’ absurdist sci-fi pave the way for genre films to win Oscars … or is this just a glitch in the multiverse?
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By turning an armed invasion into a plucky underdog story, the classic war movie propagated a very dubious British mythology
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Feelgood comedy Champions wins points for casting learning disabled actors – but Hollywood should be aiming higher than the way it treats their characters
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5 out of 5 stars.Empowering Art reviewIndigenous masterworks full of wonder and sorrow -
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The Year that Never EndedFilmed over the course of a year in Ukraine, an unlikely friendship blossoms between a well-known comedian and a retired woman, when a group of young volunteers arrive in Lukashivka to rebuild her homeThe Year that Never EndedFilmed over the course of a year in Ukraine, an unlikely friendship blossoms between a well-known comedian and a retired woman, when a group of young volunteers arrive in Lukashivka to rebuild her home
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We would like to hear about people’s experiences of semaglutide, an anti-diabetic medication sold under the brand name Ozempic and Wegovy for weight loss
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We want to hear about the worst damage your pet has done to your property or possessions – and how long it took you to forgive them
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We are keen to speak with parents and teachers about why schools are seeing ‘huge’ numbers off children off at the end of the week
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We would like to speak to tenants in the UK who are stuck living with former friends, badly mismatched flatmates or ex-partners, amid the country’s renting crisis
Rishi Sunak has promised to stop people crossing the Channel in small boats but his planned law has been called inhumane and unworkable
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With Covid having permanently changed many people’s working lives, experts suggest ways to improve flexible arrangements
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Disaster has given opportunity to show decisive leadership but issues raised by climate change could be a political landmine
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GDP is likely to edge sideways in 2023 (if that) but the true impact of rising interest rates has yet to be felt
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The battle for Bakhmut, protests in Georgia, violence in the West Bank and International Women’s Day – the most striking images this week
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The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world
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The best of this week’s wildlife photographs, including a resting cheetah, banana stalk flies and snowy rooks
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The famous Mexican ultramarathon festival known as Caballo Blanco (White Horse) pits outsiders against Indigenous runners in Urique, Chihuahua state. In its 20th year, the weekend attracts 1,200 people of all ages to compete in the races, the longest of which is a 50-mile ultramarathon
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Sparkly pants, painterly prints and err pears, here are the highlights from Paris fashion week
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The award-winning New York City Ballet dancer directs the European premiere of her new show in London – we go behind the scenes
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