headlines
Saturday
15 July 2017
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Chinese dissident's friends angry after hastily arranged sea burialRights activists concerned for Nobel laureate’s wife, Liu Xia, who attended cremation but has not been heard from for days -
US officials walk out of Australia-run detention centreAbrupt halt to screening interviews from US officials throws refugee swap programme into doubt
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How billionaire Agalarov family ended up in the spotlightAras Agalarov and his pop singer son Emin have known the Trumps for years. Now the Donald Jr email scandal has put them in an unwanted spotlight -
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spotlight
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My journey from rural white trash to urban bourgeois eliteAdam Theron-Lee Rensch: We were by any standard very poor, but so was everyone around us
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How the show put TV drama to the swordGeorge RR Martin’s fantasy saga, now embarking on its last 13 episodes, has conquered the ratings – and the influence of its swaggering style will be felt for years to come
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Muguruza crowned champion after beating Williams in straight setsGarbiñe Muguruza has been crowned Wimbledon champion after proving too powerful for the five-times winner Venus Williams, now 37, and winning 7-5, 6-0 on Centre Court
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England collapse in reply to South Africa's 335 – second TestSouth Africa took control of the match with a superb bowling performance that left England looking down the barrel at Trent Bridge
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opinion
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Trump is ushering in a dark new conservatismIf Republicans do not wish to repeat the mistakes of the German conservatives of the 1930s, they had better find their courage – and their conservatism – fast
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Jazzing up tradition used to be our strong suit. Now the French are muscling inMacron’s musical mashup? Merveilleux
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documentaries
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Pitching Up
Ancient sports for children in Ireland's most ethnically diverse town
Pitching UpAncient sports for children in Ireland's most ethnically diverse townWatch now
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John McDonnell hits back at Blair's criticism of Labour's policyShadow chancellor says the referendum result has to be respected and Labour is confident it can negotiate access to European markets post-Brexit
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Pennsylvania man gives grisly account of killing four young men on family farmCosmo DiNardo, 20, will plead guilty to four counts of first-degree murder, and in exchange he will be spared the death penalty
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explore
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The man who may have secretly fathered 200 childrenWhen Esther-Louise Heij’s son asked if she could trace his genetic father, she began a battle to find out whether she was deceived by her late doctor
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I see dead bodies in the water dailyUnidentified corpses are being fished out of the Tigris river, with human rights observers suggesting government forces are behind the deaths
people
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‘I have a socialist approach to my regrets’The writer, 54, shares his thoughts on grey hair, hard-working marriages, missed funerals and his fantasies about the demise of Donald Trump
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News host breaks with Fox News line on Trump: 'Why all these lies?'News host describes White House ‘deception’ as ‘mind-boggling’: ‘Why is it lie after lie after lie?’
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British publicist in ongoing saga of Trump-Russia relationsMusic PR and ex-tabloid journalist proved to be a bizarre, engaging character on the dry circuit of press promotions
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Beyoncé and the Instagram that gained 5m likes (and counting)Beyoncé has released the first photo of her newborn twins, choosing – as per – a Botticelli-inspired, floral-heavy photograph for Instagram. It’s a hyper-stylised image, and one that will likely break the internet
life
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Ten tips that will make you a master of InstagramIt is one of the fastest-growing social networks, but are you making the most of its photo and video features? Get some handy hints
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We don't need expensive gifts – a thank you will doNot all parents believe in giving presents to teachers, and they shouldn’t have to. But knowing they appreciate our efforts makes all the difference
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‘He was stunned by my taste for strong cocktails and disco classics’Dan, 34, youth service manager, meets Chris, 28, charity worker
the big picture
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The 20 photographs of the weekWildfires in California, the Iraqi forces’ victory in Mosul, the Tour de France and protests in Caracas – the news of the week captured by the world’s best photojournalists
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