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Raygun: heir to Eddie the Eagle?
Talking Point Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn has become 'a worldwide meme'
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Caroline Lucas picks her favourite books
The former Green Party leader chooses works by Suzanne Simard, Kathryn Mannix and more
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Lowry and the Sea: 'intriguing' show explores 'enigmatic' seascapes
'Immaculately curated' exhibition features a series of paintings, pastels and drawings that show another side to the artist
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Hollywoodgate: a 'raw and uncompromising' documentary
'Fly-on-the-wall' film explores the Taliban's first year in power after US troops left Afghanistan in 2021
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Home Is Where We Start by Susanna Crossman: a 'delicate and wise' abuse memoir
The Week Recommends Crossman revisits her painful childhood in this 'disturbing and moving' memoir
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Edinburgh Fringe Festival hits soon heading elsewhere
The Week Recommends The Week's round-up of where Fringe successes are touring next
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What will Joe Biden's legacy be?
Today's Big Question History is likely to be kind to outgoing president, but his time in office could still be defined by what happens in November election
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Mpox: how dangerous is new health emergency?
Today's Big Question Spread of potentially deadly sub-variant more like early days of HIV than Covid, say scientists
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Graham Thorpe obituary: 'chameleon' batsman with 100 England caps
In depth Cricketer's 'bottle in abundance' endeared him to fans
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Thailand: heading for a 'political inferno'?
Talking Points Hopes of change fading as establishment moves to dismantle reformist Move Forward party
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Iran and Israel: is all-out war inevitable?
Talking Points Tehran has vowed revenge for assassinations of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, but Gaza ceasefire could offer way out
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Nasa's astronauts: stranded in space
In the Spotlight Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore's eight-day trip to the ISS has now stretched into weeks amid concerns over their Starliner spacecraft
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Turner: Art, Industry & Nostalgia – an 'ambitious and moving' show
The Week Recommends Turner's 'masterpiece' takes on new meaning in Newcastle
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Journalist Hunter Davies chooses his favourite books
The Week Recommends From An Inland Voyage to Just William, the British journalist and author picks his best reads
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It Ends With Us: a 'tough little movie' adaptation of Colleen Hoover's novel
Talking Points Glossy blockbuster starring Blake Lively has divided critics with its portrayal of domestic abuse
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Venezuela votes: 'the mother of all stolen elections'
Talking Points Nicolás Maduro has pulled off a breath-taking steal at the ballot box, but his power increasingly relies on foreign allies
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England's great parakeet invasion
The Explainer How did a parrot from the Himalayas become a common sight in southeast England?
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Boxing at the Olympics: the row over sexual differences
Talking Point Controversy over Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting shines a spotlight on the murky world of gender testing – and the IOC's inaction
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Huw Edwards: why is the BBC so scandal-prone?
In the Spotlight The national broadcaster has serious questions to answer
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Project 2025: 'a second American Revolution'?
The Explainer A conservative plan for Donald Trump's second term in office is making waves in the US
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Turmoil in Bangladesh: the fury over a quota system
Under the radar Protests have been met with a wave of police brutality that left around 200 people dead
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Copper coins: are they doomed?
Talking Point Treasury says no new 1ps and 2ps needed due to declining use – but would we really miss them?
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Why did the Secret Service fail to protect Trump?
Talking Point Secret Service under pressure to explain operational failures – and it's not the first time they’ve slipped up
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Twelve top history podcasts
The Week Recommends From the birth of the Hawaiian pizza to the Watergate scandal – and just about everything in between
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