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Will Gore Why did Charlie Gard’s court case become a media circus?

As soon as the case garnered attention, the media glare intensified and opinions polarised. Those who opposed taking Charlie abroad became regarded in more extreme circles as something akin to child killers; those who wanted to ‘save’ him, on the other hand, were said to be inured to reality

Could this island save Venice?

The Venice Lido is reinventing itself as a hub of sustainable tourism. Marketing tactic or genuine movement? Julia Buckley goes along to see

Bosnian War rape survivors speak of their suffering 25 years on

It ranks among the worst atrocities in modern European history: the genocidal rape of Bosnian Muslims by Serbs during the Balkan conflict. Horrifically, tens of thousands of survivors now must live next to their rapists, seeing them daily. Sue Turton meets women still living with incalculable suffering a quarter of a century on

Escape the evils of Brexit and Trumpery and grab a grim thriller

The crime novel wanders the mean streets with its mirror and lets you know what is going on in the violent world beyond the kitchen sink. In the new season of thrillers, Andy Martin realises that the best fiction definitely comes from the worst of times

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