James Ashford
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Singapore: a bicentennial visit
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Best theatre shows to book for Christmas 2019
The Week Recommends From festive family fun to an unholy lustful nun
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Scientists discover new variety of black hole
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What is hauntology?
In Depth The idea asks if people can be haunted by ghosts of lost futures
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Syria regime accused of brutal torture methods
Speed Read Report reveals harrowing details of killing and mistreatment of prisoners
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Why Naomi Wolf’s latest book has been pulped
In Depth Upcoming release by the feminist writer cancelled over false claims about Victorians
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What is Beyonce Mass?
In Depth Songs ranging from Formation to Flaws and All used to frame religious narratives
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Why everyone’s talking about football’s dementia timebomb
In Depth Study shows former players have greatly increased risk of serious brain disease
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Why scientists are trying to recreate the birth of cancer
Speed Read Researchers want to see the disease ‘on day one’ to aid early detection
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Should supermarkets stop selling fireworks?
Speed Read Sainsbury’s bans the bangers from all of its stores in response to fears for pets
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Who is El Chapo and what did he do?
In Depth Capture of the drug cartel boss’s son triggers deadly gunfight
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Police warning over ‘pop-up brothels’ in holiday homes
Speed Read Somerset force issues checklist of warning signs for property owners
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Venice Gather 2019 at the JW Marriott: feast in the Floating City
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Hundreds arrested in ‘dark web’ paedophile sting
Speed Read Global operation targeted users of website hosting hundreds of thousands of abuse videos
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Almyra Hotel, Paphos review: sun, sea and Cypriot charm
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Why everyone’s talking about Lewis Hamilton
In Depth The F1 star says he feels like ‘giving up’ in emotional online message
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What’s behind the surge in homeschooling?
Speed Read Number of children being educated at home has risen by 27% to almost 58,000
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Prince William and Kate in Pakistan - in pictures
Speed Read Duke and Duchess of Cambridge begin five-day visit
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Will US sanctions stop Turkey?
In Depth Vice-president insists Donald Trump did not give ‘green light’ for Turkish offensive in Syria
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Fact Check: is coffee good for you?
In Depth More than 95 million cups are drunk every day in the UK alone
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The world’s most prolific serial killers
In Depth Samuel Little is latest addition to the list
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Is another big refugee crisis looming?
Speed Read German interior minister says EU should brace for biggest influx so far this decade
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Why is British wildlife in decline?
Speed Read New study warns that populations have plummeted by average of 60% since 1970
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Quadriplegic man walks using mind-reading robotic exoskeleton
Speed Read Robo-suit hailed as huge step forward for paralysed patients
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