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What next for the Post Office scandal?
Today's Big Question Former Post Office boss and postal minister and 'complicit' software firm in firing line as calls grow for all convictions to be overturned
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Recipe: root vegetable gratin by Blanche Vaughan
The Week Recommends A comforting dish, packed with veggies and golden brown all over
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Gerard Depardieu: France takes sides over disgraced actor
Why everyone's talking about Despite numerous accusations many prominent people, including President Macron, have rallied to actor's cause
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The best politics podcasts
The Week Recommends Political podcasts are big business – here's the ones worth seeking out
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How did Japan's earthquake compare to others across the world?
Today's Big Question Relatively low death toll a testament to country's preparedness, say experts
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An Alpine ski tour from Andermatt to Engelberg
The Week Recommends The Urner Haute Route features some of the wildest terrain in the Alps
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2024 travel trends: what the experts predict
In Depth A look at the travel trends and destinations set to drive the tourism industry
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What will happen in 2024? Predictions and events
The Explainer The new year could bring a ceasefire in Gaza, a deal in Ukraine and a manned mission to the Moon as half the world heads to the polls
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Works of art that made the news in 2023
The Explainer Artworks that were sold, copied, saved and stolen in the past year
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Celebrities and global icons who died in 2023
In Depth The world said farewell this year to high-profile people including Tina Turner, Betty Boothroyd and Bobby Charlton
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Albums of the year: best music of 2023
The Week Recommends A look back at the best pop, rap, jazz, dance, classical and rock releases
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The most memorable newspaper front pages of 2023
In Depth From resignations and Covid revelations to Hamas's deadly attack
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'One Bethlehem church nativity scene has infant Jesus lying among the rubble'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Christmas songs: where are the new hits?
Talking Point The internet, the music industry and a 'generational effect' make us return to the same old festive classics again and again
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'Is this the sleaziest parliament of all time?'
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South Korean students sue after exam ends 90 seconds early
Speed Read 'One of the hardest exams in the world' can determine career prospects, social standing and even marriage prospects
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Iceland volcano eruption: what happens now
The Explainer International flights expected to continue as normal as Icelandic government stresses lava flow poses 'no threat to life'
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Film reviews of 2023: what the movie critics said
In Depth A look back at the year's biggest blockbusters and the films not so highly rated
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The Christmas round robin: return of the much-mocked missive?
Talking Point Young people looking to 'precious tradition' that 'predates social media and exceeds it'
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Does decriminalising drugs really work?
Today's Big Question Oregon experiment labelled a 'disaster' but advocates say time is needed to embed reforms after 50 years of the war on drugs
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Israel discovers 'biggest Hamas tunnel' in Gaza
Speed Read Big enough to drive a large vehicle through, tunnels like this are 'one of the main reasons why war is still going on'
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The surprisingly unspoilt delights of Lamu
The Week Recommends This Kenyan island is one of the world's most bewitching places
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Benjamin Zephaniah: trailblazing writer who 'took poetry everywhere'
Why Everyone's Talking About Remembering the 'radical' wordsmith's 'wit and sense of mischief'
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Land grab in Latin America: a dictator’s dream?
Under the radar Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro is at risk of starting the continent's first major war for the first time in 75 years
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