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A Christmas Carol is usually read as a Victorian morality tale about capitalism and compassion. Yet an autographed script written by Charles Dickens during the American Civil War raises the possibility he may also have understood the story as speaking to the cause of ending slavery in the US.

The world-famous Liberty department store in London celebrated its 150th anniversary this year. Describing itself as “an extraordinary laboratory of creativity, generating inventions, innovations, and original expressions of form and thought”, 2025 has seen a year-long programme of exhibitions, installations and special collections.

Positive psychology forms the backbone of wellbeing programmes around the world. Many people aiming to improve their mental health and live a good life are told to follow a programme of activities that focus on making an intentional effort to improve their wellbeing.

When a ship sinks, it is often in tragic circumstances. Beneath the waves, however, a different story unfolds: shipwrecks become the foundations of new life.