Orbiting Jupiter
Is France’s new president a political miracle, or a mirage that is already fading away? By Emmanuel Carrère
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'We went days without eating properly'
How universal credit brought misery to Inverness
People who had never been in debt before have been catapulted into a financial crisis by the trial of the universal credit benefit, the rollout of which continues despite concerns, reports Amelia Gentleman
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'Social apartheid'
My latest freedom of information requests paint a depressing picture of deep-rooted elitism at Oxford and Cambridge universities, writes the MP David Lammy. Only by centralising the admissions process can it be eradicated
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George Saunders
This week the American writer won the Man Booker prize with his first novel, Lincoln in the Bardo. He talks about brevity, empathy and how he sees writing as a form of activism
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'The president wants a pyramid'
The big global architecture practices – from Norman Foster to Zaha Hadid – have piled in in a bid to help Kazakhstan’s dictator build a trophy city
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Daphne Caruana Galizia
Establishment was out to get her, says family
The murdered investigative journalist’s sons tell of attempts on their mother’s life, and why they blame a ‘takedown of the rule of law’ in Malta for her death
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Brexit can't be done
Time for May to tell the nation
The hardliners will howl, but most of the country will welcome it if the prime minister is honest about Brexit’s awful consequences, writes Alastair Campbell
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Comedy's dark star
Since his death, a complicated picture of Sean Hughes has emerged. We were friends at the height of his fame and I saw his cruelty first hand. Others say that he changed, writes Michael Hann
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Let's get the party started
China’s 19th Communist party congress
The Chinese Communist party congress has opened in Beijing. Delegates travel from around China to attend and people tune in across the country
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The white stuff
Why you might be cooking rice the wrong way
From washing it clean to letting it rest – and everything in between – here’s the definitive rice advice
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