headlines
Thursday
13
October
2016
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Government refuses to rule out £18bn Brexit 'divorce bill'Downing Street won’t be drawn on economists’ estimates over Britain’s ongoing EU payment liabilities -
Thai king, the world's longest-reigning monarch, dies aged 88Death of world’s longest reigning monarch throws politically turbulent Thailand into uncertainty
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Military options being considered, says Boris JohnsonForeign secretary says public opinion is changing after bombardment of Aleppo
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spotlight
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Voters seem embarrassed – not angryAs I begin to explore Muncie, built on manufacturing and now working to reinvigorate itself, it’s surprising how rarely the presidential election comes up
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Every passing day shows how disastrous a referendum can be. The real-world effects of leaving the EU begin to hit home and politics enters new territoriesWith the great Marmite war, the reality of Brexit has started to bite
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When you moan about the cost of a meal, think about who’s slaving in the kitchensThere are people getting rich from restaurants – but it’s usually venture capitalists
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from the uk
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MP Vicky Foxcroft gives moving speech about losing her babySeveral members of Commons in tears during Labour MP’s emotional account of her five-day-old daughter’s death
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Pound falls to $1.22 as Brexit sparks Marmite price rowUnilever products vanish from Tesco’s website as companies argue over who should bear the costs of sterling’s slump
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around the world
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Maldives quits Commonwealth over alleged rights abusesGovernment says it has been treated ‘unjustly and unfairly’ amid human rights scrutiny and money laundering rumours
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Samsung to pay Galaxy Note 7 owners to buy another brand's phoneTroubled smartphone maker offers incentives in US and South Korea in bid to limit reputational damage
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explore
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The EU's effect on Blackpool's beachesGreenpeace sent photographer Vanessa Miles to Blackpool to recreate a series of images she took in 1990 when just one in five UK beaches met EU bathing water guidelines
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Rogue One trailer roars on to internetThe new ‘standalone’ entry in the Star Wars series has a new trailer, and it’s just launched online
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What will Birmingham make of its new hipster hangout?Notorious cafe became focus of anti-gentrification riots in London – now its bearded owners are taking their pricey bowls of rare cereal to England’s second city. How will Brummies react?
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How rise of populism warns that the status quo is failingThe Long Read: It’s not about left or right: populism is a style of politics that pits ‘the people’ against ‘the establishment’. Its rise is a warning sign that the status quo is failing
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Jack Bauer's gone, but the new show has thrown us a brilliant bone24: Legacy will be the first series without Bauer, but at least it will revive Tony Almeida. Here are the other players who must be resurrected
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Only Beyoncé could beat Selasi – what we learned in Tudor weekYou’ve gotta love Selasi – but it’s clear that the cult of personality trumps all. How many better bakers would we sacrifice for our fix of the chuckling zen banker?
life
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How long should new parents take off work?We asked our readers how much leave they took off after child-birth, and what affected their decisions
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How to cook the perfect Dorset apple cakeWhile apples are abundant and cheap, it’s the ideal time to bake a classic British apple cake? But which apple variety is best and does a cheese topping work?
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A conversation with my son about divorceSixteen years later, Suzanne Finnamore’s son Pablo tells her how his parents’ split looked from a child’s perspective: ‘It was like being a double agent’
people
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Dario Fo, Nobel prize-winning dramatistNobel prize-winning dramatist and satirist who touched the heights of genius
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Woman charged over alleged bike confrontationShanique Syrena Pearson will appear in court next month after footage appeared to show row involving broadcaster
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Presenter cut off mid-sentence during Sky News farewellDeparting anchor was being hugged by his co-presenters in final seconds of Sunrise programme when it ended abruptly
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How empty bag stunt helped launch perfume brand in USUK entrepreneur tells how she created low-budget hype by getting friends to walk around New York with Jo Malone bags
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Calais migrants and Nicole KidmanThe Guardian picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world
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Louis Faurer's New York momentsWith his melodramatic, stylised photographs, Louis Faurer finds quiet poignancy amongst the melée of New York’s streets
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How a scruffy magpie saved a familyThe story of an Australian family who rescued a ‘a tiny, scruffy, injured’ chick – who went on to rescue them
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Xavi Bou's photographs reveal flight paths of birdsSpanish photographer Xavi Bou digitally combines sequential pictures of birds in flight
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Steve Bell on Donald Trump's leaked commentsAs Trump’s poll numbers plunge, Republicans have fears that independent and even some party members will stay at home on election day
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Poses and poseurs at fashion weekNew York photographer Landon Nordeman goes behind the deadpan expressions to find the wit and silliness of fashion week
Nobel prize in literature won by Bob Dylan
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