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Claire Daly

Weekend reading: Britain's brutal slavery history and a French escape

The official unveiling of the sculpture, Gilt of Cain, by artist Michael Visocchi and poet Lemn Sissay to commemorate the 2007 bicentenary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade

The price of freedom

Slavery: When will Britain face up to its crimes against humanity

After the abolition of slavery, Britain paid millions in compensation – but every penny of it went to slave owners, and nothing to those they enslaved. Kris Manjapra says it’s time we stop overlooking the brutality of British history

A bronze sculpture of chained slaves.

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A star is born

The 11-year-old who galvanised a global movement at the March for Our Lives

‘We know life isn’t equal for everyone,’ Naomi Wadler told the crowd in Washington DC last weekend, speaking with composure and eloquence far beyond her years

Naomi Wadler

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In sickness and in wealth

The naturopath whistleblower: ‘It is surprisingly easy to sell snake oil’

For Britt Marie Hermes, the transition from alternative medicine practitioner to sceptic occurred over the course of a weekend

Britt Marie Hermes, former naturopath

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A visa and fan ID in one

World Cup 2018: what is a Fan ID and do I need one?

Travelling to Russia? You might not get beyond the airport, and certainly won’t get into any of the stadiums, if you haven’t got a Fan ID

Fan ID

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Fighting the clause

Section 28 protesters 30 years on: ‘We were arrested and put in a cell up by Big Ben’

In May 1988, the reviled law that forbade ‘promoting’ homosexuality came into force. Here, some of those who made headlines fighting back explain why they had to act

Scrap Section 28 banners

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Where's Mossy?

Six Instagram accounts followed by fashion insiders

From Kate Moss and Elizabethan eyebrows to dogs in streetwear, the accounts for fashion beyond the front row

Vincent Gallo and Kate Moss attend the Saint Laurent show

Bon voyage!

France by rail: 10 of the best summer trips

SNCF has just released its summer fares on Thursday for journeys from 29 June until 3 September. Tickets sell out fast, especially on popular routes and at peak times

Shoreline of the Garonne river

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A ghost in the square

Fourth plinth: how a winged bull made of date syrup cans is defying Isis

Michael Rakowitz used 10,000 tin cans to recreate a treasure destroyed by Isis. The Iraqi-American, who once made a work out of Saddam Hussein’s dinner plates, explains why he likes causing trouble

The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist

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Tuscan tart for Easter

Rachel Roddy’s Italian custard tart recipe

Torta della nonna’s egg-rich custard is scented with the eternally hopeful scent of lemon and a pine nut topping.

Rachel Roddy’s custard tart

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