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'Holocaust horror': Play causes uproar in Germany by presenting Anne Frank as a pansexual Latina

The musical "Slam Frank" has sparked controversy in Germany by depicting the young Jewish diarist Anne Frank as a pansexual hip-hop musician. Despite fierce criticism, the play's run has been extended with tickets selling out fast.

Euronews

Dining across the divide: ‘It actually scares me that potential Reform voters are not all tub-thumping thugs’

Can a retired lecturer and an economics tutor agree on immigration, the NHS or whether the UK should introduce a wealth tax?

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘The one thing we bonded over was despising Reform’

A medical charity worker and an oncologist delved into the NHS, obesity and assisted dying. But could they agree on hiring doctors from abroad?

The Guardian - UK

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Jaws at 50: how a single movie changed our perception of white sharks forever

It’s been 50 years since Steven Spielberg’s movie Jaws first cast a terrifying shadow across our screens.

The Conversation

Hamas-run health ministry quietly removes thousands from Gaza death toll, researchers find

Some 3,400 names were removed from the most recent death reports from the Strip, raising concerns of inflated figures by Hamas.

Euronews

Dining across the divide: ‘I said, if the whole world were to turn vegan, half of us would starve to death’

One is an abolitionist vegan, the other has experience of livestock farming – how could they come to any mutual understanding?

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘He did give me pause for thought about whether my position might be too extreme’

They are both gaming enthusiasts, but disagreed on the possible dangers. Would they be aligned on political donations or the Middle East?

The Guardian - UK

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General Sir Mike Jackson, former head of British Army, dies aged 80

Sir Mike was appointed Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, a month before the Iraq War in 2003.

The Independent UK

Andrew and Josella met online – it’s now the norm for more than half of young Australians

One in three Australians has looked for a partner online, compared with one in 10 just a decade ago, the country’s ‘sex report card’ says

The Guardian - AU

Fire Department Chaplain Fired for Blog Post About Transgender Controversies Can Go Forward With Lawsuit

The chaplain's post "discuss[ed] 'how God designed each person as male or female, and that sex is immutable'" and "stated it is unfair to allow males to compete in women's sports."

Reason

Dining across the divide: ‘I think the electric car is going to be the most enormous white elephant’

They had differing views on the future of transport, but could they agree on the Tories’ handling of Covid?

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘The cost of student loans is dissuading those of us from working-class backgrounds from going to university’

College fees, free healthcare and transphobia proved to be meaty topics for these ‘Guardian-reading liberals’

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re not complacent’: Labour wary of overconfidence in Wellingborough byelection

Despite an 18,500 Conservative majority, Gen Kitchen is widely expected to be elected for Labour in next week’s vote

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘Some of his colleagues have huge pensions. I wondered if he was just jealous’

One is an old-school socialist, the other is disillusioned with politics but used to vote Lib Dem. Would they concur on the right to a state pension?

The Guardian - UK

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Prue Leith: ‘The audience was all whooping, ‘We love you Prue!’ Who doesn’t want to hear that?’

The Bake Off judge on her stage show, the days she was lost for words – and the secret to her Christmas trifle

The Guardian - UK

Woman who suffered complications from vaginal mesh implant awarded at least £1m

Exclusive: Yvette Greenway-Mansfield given compensation after Coventry’s University Hospital was found to be medically negligent

The Guardian - UK

Fridge magnate: John Roberts, the man who founded AO World ‘for a bet’

The boss who sells us appliances by the thousand is chilled about Mike Ashley’s stake in the company, but hot on recycling and the need for the rich to give back

The Guardian - UK

‘We can’t live in this’: the tightknit Chesterfield street devastated by flooding

Neighbours speak of heartbreak from row of terraces where Maureen Gilbert, 83, was found dead after Storm Babet

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The Guardian - UK

The elephant I was riding threw me, then rolled over me like a steamroller. All my bones broke at once

Gemma Jones’s dream holiday left her with a crushed pelvis, ribs and collarbone – and changed her life for the better. Twenty years on, she remembers the attack that began with an ominous growl

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘With religion there’s not a lot of wiggle room – you’re arguing against their faith’

An atheist and a Catholic found common cause on social media, but could they settle their differences on euthanasia?

The Guardian - UK

‘A pointless exercise’: mixed feelings over Games legacy in bankrupt Birmingham

Many look back fondly on last year’s Commonwealths in city, but there are questions over its cost

The Guardian - UK

Paranoid pirouettes – inside Black Sabbath: The Ballet, already a headbanging hit

Will Birmingham Royal Ballet’s near-sold-out spectacular get audiences air guitaring? Our writer dons his denim and leather tutu to meet choreographer Carlos Acosta and Sabbath legend Tony Iommi

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘When he mentioned the economic benefits of the EU, my response was: for whom?’

They are both on the left, but could they agree on Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership qualities or whether Keir Starmer is an eel?

The Guardian - UK

My big Birmingham bookshop crawl: why booksellers are suddenly thriving

In 2009, two bookshops a week were closing in the UK and the days of physical books seemed numbered. Now, indie stores are booming. What explains the turnaround – and can it be sustained?

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘He supports removing the charitable status of private schools – but I think it needs a more nuanced view’

They might have agreed on Brexit, but what about the privatisation of water and education?

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