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Boris Johnson backs Angela Rayner over ‘deplorable’ Basic Instinct slur
Speed Read PM attacks ‘misogyny’ of paper’s claim that Labour deputy leader tries to distract him with leg-crossing ploy
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Brooklyn subway shooting: exploring New York’s ‘steep decline in law and order’
Speed Read Last week, a gunman set off smoke bombs and opened fire on a rush-hour train in the city
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Russia can still ‘win’ Ukraine war, Western officials warn
Speed Read Vladimir Putin adjusts tactics after ‘humiliation’ for second phase of invasion
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The Turner Prize 2022: a ‘vintage’ shortlist?
Speed Read All four artists look towards ‘growth, revival and reinvention’ in their work
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Boris Johnson lands in India as Tories drop wrecking amendment
Speed Read Labour seeks inquiry into whether the prime minister misled parliament on Partygate
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Will Elon Musk manage to take over Twitter?
Speed Read The world’s richest man has launched a hostile takeover bid worth $43bn
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Why does the Queen have two birthdays?
Speed Read The monarch marks her 96th birthday with a ‘mini break’ to Norfolk
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Is Channel 4 a victim of Tory spite?
Speed Read The institution is ‘a great British success story’ – so why sell it?
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Why did the government U-turn on its trans conversion therapy ban?
Speed Read 2018 survey found trans people twice as likely as gays to be offered interventions
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In hock to Moscow: exploring Germany’s woeful energy policy
Speed Read Don’t expect Berlin to wean itself off Russian gas any time soon
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Were Covid restrictions dropped too soon?
Speed Read ‘Living with Covid’ is already proving problematic – just look at the travel chaos this week
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Chernobyl: what is the history, impact and present risk?
Speed Read UN atomic agency to investigate reports that Russian troops left with radiation exposure
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Hunter Biden’s laptop: the burying of a scandal
Speed Read Mainstream media accused of only certifying facts which align with own preferred narrative
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Ukraine war: the atrocities unfolding out of sight
Speed Read Vladimir Putin’s strategy of ‘Russification’ is straight from Stalin’s playbook
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