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The strange phenomenon of beard transplants
In The Spotlight Inquiries for the procedure have tripled since 2020, according to one clinician, as prospective patients reportedly seek a more 'masculine' look
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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23andMe's bankruptcy isn't just a finance story, it's a potential privacy crisis
IN THE SPOTLIGHT The ancestral testing juggernaut's corporate collapse opens a new — but not wholly unforeseen — front in the battle over who has access to your genetic data
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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MAGA's push to impeach federal judges
In the Spotlight Trump launches a 'stunning assault' on judicial branch
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Boat Race embroiled in 'slimy' row over trainee teachers
In The Spotlight Accusations of 'desperate ploys' as rivals argue over which rowers are eligible to race
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The detention of Mahmoud Khalil: an assault on free speech?
In the Spotlight Turn up to the wrong protest rally and you could find yourself chucked out of the country, as Donald Trump dials up the heat on non-citizens
By The Week UK Published
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England's new national forest
In The Spotlight The 6,000-acre Western Forest will be spread between farms and urban areas
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Sleepmaxxing: is the latest viral trend doing more harm than good?
In the Spotlight Counting sheep is out, taking supplements are in
By Rebekah Evans, The Week UK Published
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'Tesla Takedown' protest movement grows as Trump threatens criminal charges
IN THE SPOTLIGHT Nationwide demonstrations at Elon Musk's car dealerships have earned the attention — and ire — of the White House
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Life after space: how will Nasa's stranded astronauts cope?
In the Spotlight Sunita 'Suni' Williams and Barry 'Butch' Wilmore are headed back to Earth after nine months on the ISS – but their greatest challenge may still lie ahead
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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The arrest of the Philippines' former president leaves the country's drug war in disarray
In the Spotlight Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by the ICC earlier this month
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Russia's spies: skulduggery in Great Yarmouth
In the Spotlight 'Amateurish' spy ring in Norfolk seaside town exposes the decline of Russian intelligence
By The Week UK Published
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J.D. Vance: Trump's attack dog
In the Spotlight The 'hillbilly in the White House' is used to being the odd one out in a room
By The Week UK Published
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Trump's military makeover: fewer rules, more violence
IN THE SPOTLIGHT The president and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth have begun dramatically rewriting the guidelines for armed forces' operations
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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'Airport theory': has the viral TikTok trend gone too far?
Flight passengers are trying out a 'reckless' new theory that has varying results
By Deeya Sonalkar, The Week UK Published
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Sino the times: the decline of Chinese restaurants
In The Spotlight Generational shifts have seen the sector fall out of favour in the UK
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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