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Why are people nostalgic for 2016?In the Spotlight If you ask social media, 2026 is the new 2016
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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Why Obama’s White House didn’t ‘see Trump coming’In The Spotlight Newly released oral history of the Obama years suggests Trump was a blind spot for the Democrat
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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NHS vulnerable to ‘fragile’ supply chainsIn the Spotlight Short of painkillers, hearing-aid batteries and hip-replacement products, our health service is too dependent on unreliable supplies from overseas
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Palestine Action and the trouble with defining terrorismIn the Spotlight The issues with proscribing the group ‘became apparent as soon as the police began putting it into practice’
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Quentin Deranque: a student’s death energizes the French far rightIN THE SPOTLIGHT Reactions to the violent killing of an ultraconservative activist offer a glimpse at the culture wars roiling France ahead of next year’s elections
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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James Van Der Beek obituary: fresh-faced Dawson’s Creek starIn The Spotlight Van Der Beek fronted one of the most successful teen dramas of the 90s – but his Dawson fame proved a double-edged sword
By The Week UK Published
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A Hitchcockian nightmare: why are we in such a flap about pigeons?In The Spotlight The birds are ruffling feathers in Norwich and being culled in Manchester
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Skin-lightening creams: the toxic ‘beauty’ secret on UK high streetsIn the Spotlight Illegal product containing hazardous chemicals still being sold across the country
By Rebekah Evans, The Week UK Published
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Kim Ju-ae: Kim Jong-un’s teen daughter and North Korea’s next leaderIn the Spotlight The girl is believed to be about 13 or 14 years old
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Last updated
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Gisèle Pelicot’s ‘extraordinarily courageous’ memoir is a ‘compelling’ readIn the Spotlight A Hymn to Life is a ‘riveting’ account of Pelicot’s ordeal and a ‘rousing feminist manifesto’
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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The EU’s war on fast fashionIn the Spotlight Bloc launches investigation into Shein over sale of weapons and ‘childlike’ sex dolls, alongside efforts to tax e-commerce giants and combat textile waste
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Are Hollywood ‘showmances’ losing their shine?In The Spotlight Teasing real-life romance between movie leads is an old Tinseltown publicity trick but modern audiences may have had enough
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Should ‘bizarre’ school holidays be changed?In The Spotlight Ofsted chief inspector says current arrangements mean children spend ‘ridiculously low’ amount of time in school
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The Epstein files: glimpses of a deeply disturbing worldIn the Spotlight Trove of released documents paint a picture of depravity and privilege in which men hold the cards, and women are powerless or peripheral
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Jeff Bezos: cutting the legs off The Washington PostIn the Spotlight A stalwart of American journalism is a shadow of itself after swingeing cuts by its billionaire owner
By The Week UK Published
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