headlines
Wednesday
30
September
2015
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Ethical approval given for operations as part of local clinical trial following procedure’s success in Sweden
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The prime minister is under pressure to mention Britain’s involvement in the slave trade when he addresses the nation’s parliament on Wednesday
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Curiosity rover already on red planet cannot study streaks left by flowing water because it could be carrying bugs from Earth
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highlights
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We’ve stripped out the street names and lost the labels – but can you still recognise the cities from their aerial views?
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Kedgeree, crumpets – and the definitive full English recipe
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The Guardian’s Steve Bell takes Jeremy Corbyn’s portrait at the 2015 Labour party conference in Brighton
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The Queen is revealed in this biography to be without moral defect, possessed of penetrating insight and only an accidental tax dodger, writes Terry Eagleton
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Corbyn's conference speech helps Labour forget horror of election defeat
Jonathan FreedlandLabour leader’s somewhat meandering address delights delegates with promise to change politics – even similarities with a blogger’s text couldn’t dampen spirits -
Emma Dabiri asks why we are treating some people fleeing impossible situations as second-class refugees
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from the UK
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Leaked documents suggest vote-trading deal was conducted to enable nations to secure a seat at UN’s influential body
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Seven people are accused of breaking injunction barring anyone from pitching tent in city to protest against council homelessness policies
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around the world
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Kremlin says vote refers to use of air force and does not mean Russian ground forces will be involved in conflict
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As jihadist is charged with destroying ancient monuments, those who instigated terror against population have gone free
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in brief
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Originally, the phrase was innuendo-free, but then it became a euphemism. Now the streaming service is getting in on the joke itself
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The producer sent a scathing email to electronic artist Powell documenting his hatred of club culture. It’s now being used as an advert ...
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For his new BBC3 series, the London-based comedian went to Sri Lanka to explore his roots and basically sweat a lot. Here are six things he ‘learned’
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Though one of the greatest poets who ever lived struggled with commas, many of us are infuriated by rogue apostrophes and other printed solecisms. How did this come to be?
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Joris Luyendijk spent two years talking to hundreds of City insiders. They revealed how close we came to disaster – and how quickly finance went back to business as usual
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Nasa helped make The Martian. But it also advised on Men in Black III. So what exactly is its relationship with movies? And can the truth survive blockbuster blast-off? The agency’s director of planetary science reveals all
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As rising rents force the capital’s councils to export homeless residents elsewhere, the plans are running into opposition
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A former prime minister, a billionaire and some helpful tweaks to the law lie behind a quintessentially Sydney story
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The sun is shining in Brighton, and the mood at Labour conference is just as bright. Meet the Corbynites, from teenage fans to middle-aged lookalikes, at the dawn of a new era in leftwing politics
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Gaming, once dominated by specialist companies, is increasingly becoming a battleground for the tech giants
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As the UK reacts to allegations about David Cameron in his youth, the US grapples with tragic results of brutal initiation ceremonies – practices with strong ties to class structure and demonstrations of masculinity, experts say
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pictures & video
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John Harris spends the week in Brighton with a new-look Labour party at its first national conference since Jeremy Corbyn became leader
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Hungary’s foreign minister, Peter Szijjarto, defends his country’s decision to erect border fences to block refugees
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Guardian photojournalist Felix Clay visited the annual festival at Tobacco Dock, which hosted more than 300 of the world’s most prestigious tattoo artists
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The Rainforest, Downton Abbey, The Go-Between and more: TV review-video
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Serious earrings have been one of the catwalks’ ubiquitous trends, from Prada to Marni and Versace. Here are 10 of the best to buy now (and which you can recycle next spring to stay on point)
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Demonstrations at the lack of policing in Masiphumelele, Cape Town, an area that has been volatile for weeks
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Gaia Vince’s Adventures in the Anthropocene has won the Royal Society Winton science book of the year for its account of her travels through an endangered planet. Nick Pattinson captured her journey in photographs
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He has written for 30 Rock, starred in Community, has a rap career, and now he’s in Ridley Scott’s sci-fi epic The Martian. Meet the man on a multifarious mission
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My days squatting with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse
Charlie HigsonMansions stood empty and the council was begging people to take its flats … as a new photography show captures life in 80s squats, the writer and actor remembers his rent-free days on a rundown estate -
Actor to celebrate music of her youth with cover versions of new wave bands, in all-singing no-speaking performance at London’s Young Vic next year
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Whether on A-ha’s Take on Me, Cliff Richards’ Wired for Sound or St Etienne’s You’re in a Bad Way, his signature sound, full of warm synths and smooth harmonies, deserves greater recognition
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the big picture
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Skewed gender norms and twisted, dreamlike scenes abound in this selection of images from book Reveal and Detonate: contemporary Mexican photography, released on 29 September
Jeremy Corbyn: I would never use nuclear weapons if I were PM
Live Corbyn says Britain should apologise for the slave trade
Anywhere but Westminster Don’t mention the election
The Guardian view Corbyn won a hearing, not the argument