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An image of a seven-year-old utterly engrossed in a book is both nostalgic and poignant

Are self-sufficient rural communities an idea whose time has come? A few years ago, councils and neighbours tended to write them off as hippies. Now attitudes are changing

A brilliant, bracing ridge walk descends to an ancient inn serving Welsh whisky

Fans of ‘bumblebees of football’ prolong the celebration – and hatch plans to get to Qatar in November

Hate speech online has escalated to unprecedented levels. Matthew Williams, a professor of criminology, is shining a scientific light on who is behind it and why. By Jamie Waters

At school, Scott McGlynn suffered so much abuse for his spots that he would hide away in classrooms at lunchtime. Now, he is a successful podcaster and encourages people to talk openly about the condition on social media

Dining in Cardiff has been reformed, as an exceptional lunch at the Heathcock demonstrates. By Jay Rayner