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One scientist can be wrong. But deny the scientific consensus at your peril | David Robert Grimes
In sniping at ‘failures’ on Covid, the former MI6 chief is reinforcing a false messageThe former MI6 chief Sir Richard Dearlove is no stranger to the intricacies of intelligence. But it was his comments about intelligence of the artificial... #press
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Sandro Tonali’s Newcastle journey off to the most promising of starts
The midfielder had seemed reluctant to swap Milan for Tyneside, but he has quickly become a cult heroThe word was that it had been an arranged marriage, organised behind Sandro Tonali’s back. Throughout Newcastle’s pre-season tour of the United States Eddie Howe’s £55m Italy... #press
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Chris Eubanks: ‘We haven’t had the luxury of a Black male like Serena who just dominated’
The breakout star of Wimbledon talks about nearly quitting tennis, finding his second wind as a late bloomer and coming into his own as the role model he never had while growing upChristopher Eubanks motions to the white chair in the player’s area and adjusts a bench for himself, positioning his... #press
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US military aircraft crashes off northern Australia coast during training exercise
The Osprey aircraft crashed in the Northern Territory’s Tiwi Islands on Sunday morningFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThree United States marines have been killed... #press
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Womb transplants may be the dawn of a new age, but they fill me with foreboding | Sonia Sodha
Ethical questions – not least, about risks to the donors – have been ignored in the excited coverage of this British medical breakthroughGood news stories can feel few and far between these days. The pace of progress means they are often medical; there’s always new... #press
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30 autumn arts highlights, chosen by Observer critics
From Scorsese and Madonna to a Philip Guston retrospective, a Maria Callas tribute and Armando Iannucci’s play on Tory chaos, our writers pick the best things to see this autumnHeavyweight directors return Continue reading... #press
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Roman Holiday at 70: Audrey Hepburn’s star-making role remains luminous
The 1953 romantic comedy may lack heft but the Oscar-winner’s charming lead turn makes it an escape worth taking again When Roman Holiday was released, 70 summers ago, the monarchy was having a fashionable moment. Two months before, the world had watched the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, a relatively... #press
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Put ‘pest’ animal species on the pill, don’t cull them, says scientist
Humane alternatives to killing rampant creatures such as wild boar, deer and grey squirrels are being developedConflicts between humans and wildlife are triggering growing numbers of disease outbreaks, road accidents and crop damage. And the problem is likely to get worse... #press
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Film to be made about Daisy, successful campaigner for law on children born of rape
TV drama will tell the story of the adopted woman who saw justice served for herself and her mother, a teenage rape victimThe true identity of the woman known as Daisy is still not known, but the extraordinary story of her battle for justice is to be told in a British TV... #press
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Body washes: 10 of the best
If you’d like to elevate the everyday with small luxuries, a posh body wash is a great way to startSure, there’s nothing wrong with a supermarket shower gel, but in the interest of elevating the everyday via small luxuries, posh body washes are where it’s at. A liberal pump of a decadent soap is a mood-enhancing start or relaxing end to the day. If... #press
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The ‘false prophet’ v the pope: Argentina faces clash of ideologies in election
Javier Milei, a culture war populist and sex coach who won country’s open primary, rages at ‘communist’ pontiff as he sets his sights on becoming presidentIn one corner of the ring stands Javier Milei, 52, self-described former tantric sex coach, outsider... #press
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History suggests that Rishi Sunak is doomed to join the ‘tail-end Charlie’ club | Andrew Rawnsley
There’s an incredibly strong pattern of failure among prime ministers coming to office when their party has been dominant for a long periodRishi Sunak has walked the path of life arm in arm with good fortune. He was brought up in a... #press
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Twenty years of ruthlessness: how Russia has silenced Putin’s opponents
From poisonings to shootings to falls from windows and now possibly plane crashes, Kremlin has been accused of numerous lethal attacksThe form of the attacks has varied, from underwear daubed with the nerve agent novichok and polonium-laced tea to more straightforward assassinations by... #press
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Simone Lia: Five moments of happiness – cartoon
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The maths of school holidays and being a parent don’t add up | Eva Wiseman
I am counting the days until the school holidays end – and I have space to thinkThe first time I encountered the school summer holidays as a parent I experienced that very real sense of something having gone quite, quite wrong. Like when you stumble upon an eclipse and the... #press
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Labour’s backtracking on casual workers will weaken the rights of all employees | Kenan Malik
The party wants to look business-friendly but risks condemning even more people to living precariouslyIf you have a job, are you a worker or an employee? In everyday conversation, it is a distinction without meaning, and the two are usually taken... #press
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Can I forgive myself for my daughter’s death?
Two years after his 13-year-old child died needlessly in hospital, a father reflects on life without herIt’s been two years since my daughter, Martha, died in hospital, just before her 14th birthday. I divide my life into before her death, and after: nothing is the same and the change is permanent. Alongside Merope, Martha’s... #press
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‘We’ll launch rockets every month’: Britain finally joins the space race
Fifty years after the UK sent its first satellite into space, a Scottish town is among rivals vying for another shotA large band of battered metal has been placed on a stand at the entrance of Skyrora’s rocket manufacturing hall in Cumbernauld in central... #press
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Afire review – slow-burning German drama about a self-absorbed writer
Pompous novelist Leon grapples with his difficult second book in Christian Petzold’s engaging tale of sexual tension and creativity in the shadow of the climate crisisSomewhere on the Baltic coast of northern Germany, two friends – a photographer working on a portfolio, a writer... #press
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Homeowners left out of pocket after two-year delays at UK Land Registry
Administrative hold-ups leave buyers missing best mortgage deals and some owners unable to sellLong delays in registering properties with the Land Registry across Great Britain are causing frustration among homeowners and buyers with some being left out of pocket as a... #press
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