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Today's political cartoons - March 27, 2025Cartoons Thursday's cartoons - group chats, language lessons, and more
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Playhouse Creatures: 'dream-like' play is 'lively, funny and sharp-witted'Anna Chancellor offers a 'glinting performance' alongside a 'strong' supporting cast
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The CIA Book Club: 'entertaining and vivid' book explores a huge Cold War secretThe Week Recommends 'Gripping' narrative explores a covert smuggling operation across the Iron Curtain
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Band Aid 40: time to change the tune?In the Spotlight Band Aid's massively popular 1984 hit raised around £8m for famine relief in Ethiopia and the charity has generated over £140m in total
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Will fast fashion ever slow down?podcast Love Island swaps fast-fashion sponsors for eBay amid concerns about environmental impact of clothes waste
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The Overview podcast: why are more books being banned?podcast Hundreds of titles are disappearing from library shelves and syllabuses as the US culture wars escalate
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Ed Sheeran in Game of Thrones - and five other cringeworthy cameosIn Depth The singer's awkward appearance in Westeros provoked mirth from GoT fans
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Ed Sheeran vs. Marvin Gaye - and five more plagiarism battlesIn Depth Jury will decide whether English singer-songwriter copied Marvin Gaye in 2014 hit Thinking Out Loud
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Brit Awards 2015: the best and worst bitsIn Depth From Madonna's tumble to a muted Kanye act, it was a night of falling stars and awkward moments
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Artists with more UK No1s than Cheryl Fernandez-VersiniSpeed Read Cheryl Fernandez-Versini becomes most successful British female solo artist in terms of UK No 1 hits
