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Pros and cons of a wealth tax
Pros and Cons Raising revenue and tackling inequality vs. the risk of capital flight and reduced competitiveness
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What happened to Air India Flight 171?
Today's Big Question Preliminary report reveals 'fundamental reason' why jet crashed, but questions remain about whether it was 'deliberate, accidental or if a technical fault was responsible'
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Why the world's busiest shipping routes are under threat
The Explainer Political tensions, mega ships and global warming offer new challenges – and opportunities
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A wilderness reborn in Mozambique
The Week Recommends Former 'premier safari destination' has been given new life through 'biodiversity repair'
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What has the Dalai Lama achieved?
The Explainer Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader has just turned 90, and he has been clarifying his reincarnation plans
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Europe's heatwave: the new front line of climate change
In the Spotlight How will the continent adapt to 'bearing the brunt of climate change'?
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Lemon and courgette carbonara recipe
The Week Recommends Zingy and fresh, this pasta is a summer treat
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Corbynism returns: a new party on the Left
Talking Point Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana's breakaway progressive party has already got off to a shaky start
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Oasis reunited: definitely maybe a triumph
Talking Point The reunion of a band with 'the power of Led Zeppelin' and 'the swagger of the Rolling Stones'
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The Week Unwrapped: Is Irish culture having a moment?
Podcast Plus, will NDAs become a thing of the past? And why does everyone want to be Irish all of a sudden?
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How many people are working illegally in the UK?
The Explainer Government vows 'nationwide blitz' on illicit workforce believed to number in the hundreds of thousands
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Properties of the week: grand rural residences
The Week Recommends Featuring homes in Wiltshire, Devon, and East Sussex
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Exhibition of the week: Kiefer / Van Gogh
The Week Recommends Visit this 'heroic' and 'absurd' exhibition at the Royal Academy until 26 October
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Mark Billingham shares his favourite books
The Week Recommends The novelist and actor shares works by Mark Lewisohn, John Connolly and Gillian Flynn
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Heads of State: 'a perfect summer movie'
The Week Recommends John Cena and Idris Elba have odd-couple chemistry as the US president and British prime minister
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Money dysmorphia: why people think they're poorer than they are
In The Spotlight The young are more likely to have distorted perceptions of their finances driven, in part, by social media
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The Red Brigades: a 'fascinating insight' into the 'most feared' extremist group of 1970s Italy
The Week Recommends A 'grimly absorbing' history of the group and their attempts to overthrow the Italian state
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Jurassic World Rebirth: enjoyable sequel hampered by plot holes
Talking Point The latest dinosaur reboot captures the essence of the original – but leans too heavily on 'CGI-heavy set pieces'
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Is it time the UK introduced mandatory ID?
Today's Big Question BritCard could curb illegal immigration and welfare fraud but 'opens the door to the more extensive erosion of privacy'
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A journey into the deep past on beautiful Arran
The Week Recommends New Unesco Global Geopark played a 'key role' in the birth of modern geological science
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Keir Starmer's first year: a catalogue of errors
Talking Point The Prime Minister cuts a dash on the international stage, but at home seems detached from his own administration
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China's London super-embassy
The Explainer The People's Republic wants to build a massive new embassy in central London, and a lot of people aren't happy about it
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Ajo blanco with roasted grapes recipe
The Week Recommends Creamy, flavoursome soup is perfectly emblematic of Spanish food heritage
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The mayor apparent: class warrior Zohran Mamdani triumphs in New York
Talking Point The victory of the 'unabashedly left-wing candidate' presents a threat for Republicans and a lesson for Democrats
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