Corbyn's big upset
The inside story of Labour’s election surprise
When a snap election was called, a divided Labour sprang into action to defy predictions of a wipeout and upturn the political consensus. The key players tell Heather Stewart how it all happened
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Pyramids of piffle
How can Europe trust Boris Johnson?
The UK depends upon its reputation for honesty, fairness and respect for the law. Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill pronouncements are testing anglophiles’ patience
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Die Partie on
Satirical German party gains ground on social media
In Germany, a party that pledges to introduce cocaine on prescription has gathered more new Facebook fans than AfD or Merkel’s CDU
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The boy who killed – and the mother who tried to stop him
Sean’s actions were labelled ‘pure evil’, and he is now serving 14 years for the murder of Quamari Serunkuma-Barnes. But his mother tells of years of trying and failing to get help that might have saved him – and his victim
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What the F?
How Mother! joined the ‘bad movie’ club
Filmgoers have handed Mother! the lowest possible F-rating, putting it among a select group. Can the Jennifer Lawrence horror really be ‘the worst film of the century’?
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Sex Dust and vampire repellent
A stroll through Gwyneth Paltrow’s new store
Visitors to Goop Lab, the first permanent brick-and-mortar store to feature Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle brand, found themselves in something akin to heaven
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In search of the American man
Why I hitchhiked the Rust Belt
The state of American masculinity is in flux as blue-collar jobs vanish. Drew Philp travels the midwest and Appalachia to find out what that looks like
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Fall's gold
Spectacular autumn around the world
It’s the season for mother nature to dazzle us with golds, reds, yellows and oranges … Our readers recommend the most vibrant autumnal displays in Europe, North America and Japan
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A piece of cake
How to make the perfect no-bake cheesecake
What is the secret to cheater’s cheesecake? The perfect combination of rich-but-not-overly-so topping and crunchy base is very hard to get right.
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