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Is Hillary Clinton planning a comeback?
Speed Read It’s clear that at 74, Clinton is still fired up, ‘ambitious’ and keen to wield influence
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Rare 50p coins: which are the most valuable?
Speed Read Commemorative Platinum Jubilee coin reminiscent of other historic designs
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It wasn’t all bad: eight good things that happened in Britain this year
Speed Read From a resurgence of wild beavers to the ‘Borrowdale Banksy’
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The best podcasts of 2021
Speed Read The Week’s pick of must-listen shows in genres including comedy, history, true crime and more from the past year
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What’s on TV this Christmas? The best holiday television
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Hong Kong voters shun first post-crackdown election
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Declining births: is civilisation going to crumble?
Speed Read Last week, Elon Musk expressed concerns about the global population growing out of control
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Afghanistan withdrawal: did the Foreign Office fail in its response?
Speed Read Testimony of former desk officer said prioritising of applicants was ‘arbitrary and dysfunctional’
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How to volunteer with the NHS booster vaccine campaign
Speed Read Thousands of voluntary and paid roles to be filled as jab target raised
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Shell’s North Sea oil U-turn: ‘a first victory in a longer war’?
Speed Read Controversy after oil giant pulls out of proposed Cambo project
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How Afghanistan is hurtling towards famine and ruin
Speed Read The UN estimates that about 23 million Afghans are facing acute hunger
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Doctor Who: is she driving men to crime?
Speed Read Tory MP says vogue for ‘gender-flipping’ characters has helped create crisis in masculinity
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The House of Commons: no place for a baby?
Speed Read Bringing babies onto the green benches is against the ‘rules of behaviour and courtesies’
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The traffic-light coalition: a new start for Germany?
Speed Read New government expected to be sworn in next week, signalling end of Angela Merkel’s 16-year rule
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