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Coober Pedy: inside the Australian town where people live underground

In the dry, desolate landscape of the Australian Outback 500 miles north of Adelaide stands Coober Pedy, a seemingly unremarkable town of 2,500 people. But all is not what it seems here.

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Whole-life sentences: when life in prison actually means life

Lucy Letby will die behind bars after the 33-year-old nurse was sentenced to life in prison without the prospect of parole – an incredibly rare occurrence in the British justice system.

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‘Ridiculous’ deal closes restaurant in weeks

An all-you-can-eat restaurant in China has had to close after just two weeks due to a “ridiculously generous” loyalty deal, said The Mirror. Jiamener had more than 500 customers a day but the owner struggled to turn a profit as he was offering a $25 loyalty card for unlimited food…

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Hundreds of Ethiopian migrants ‘killed by Saudi border guards’, says human rights group

Hundreds of Ethiopian migrants have been killed by Saudi border guards in what may constitute a crime against humanity, a leading human rights group has claimed.

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Da Terra review: high-end elaborate dining in London’s East End

The menu at Da Terra, which is only handed to you at the end of the meal, merely tells a fraction of the story of the profoundly complex dishes that actually hit your table. In fact, so elaborate are some of the courses that you have the deep sense that…

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Lionesses will have regrets but their legacy can be ‘incredible’

“Let none of you feel defeated.” That was the message from King Charles III to England’s Lionesses after their Fifa Women’s World Cup dreams were shattered by Spain in yesterday’s final in Sydney.

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Lucy Letby: why wasn’t nurse caught sooner?

Lucy Letby has been jailed for life today, with no chance of parole, for the murder of seven newborns and attempting to kill another six, making her the most prolific baby killer in modern British history.

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Richcession: where have all the millionaires gone?

The cost-of-living crisis has hit households across the world – and a new report shows that even the very rich have not gone unscathed.

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Barbenheimer: cinema’s saviour or last hurrah?

“Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” couldn’t be more different. Yet when it emerged that both films would be released on the same day – 21 July – what initially seemed like a major clash “spawned a portmanteau name”.

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What’s fuelling the world’s recent wildfires

The “deadliest US wildfires in over a century” have killed more than 100 people in Hawaii and have destroyed more than 2,000 buildings, causing damage estimated at $5.5 billion.

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Old photo ‘proves time travel’

A photo from over 100 years ago has people “wondering whether time travel exists”, said The Mirror. The image shows adults and children sitting on a mound in Canada in 1917. While most of them are wearing the clothing of the era, one man bears “an uncanny resemblance to someone…

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How English women’s football could become a billion pound industry

Christina Philippou, principal lecturer of economics at the University of Portsmouth explains where the money could come from to change the women’s game forever.

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Alligators and sugar-white sands in Alabama

America’s 22nd state is associated with its rural backwaters, says James March in The Mail on Sunday. In fact, it is sometimes described as the most “redneck” of the southern states. But first-time visitors may be pleasantly surprised by Alabama. It is dotted with attractions, including, as you might expect,…

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Recipe: flourless hazelnut chocolate cake

Light and fluffy, this flourless hazelnut chocolate cake from food writer and chef Liberty Mendez’s debut cookbook has a delicious mousse-like texture and is not overly sweet. It’s really dreamy. It also happens to be dairy and gluten free!

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The Week Unwrapped: Age barriers, women’s drinking and edgy books

Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Cindy Yu, Jamie Timson and Rebekah Evans.

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HS2: is this the end of the line?

Britain has endured its fair share of doomed prestige projects, said Larry Elliott in The Guardian, but “as white elephants go, HS2 is in a class of its own”. Since the high-speed rail link got the formal parliamentary go-ahead in 2012, it has become a byword for bureaucratic incompetence and…

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How the GOP is becoming ‘the party of Trump toadies’

They think of themselves as “cold-eyed realists”, said Gerard Baker in The Wall Street Journal, yet leaders in the Republican party have long “indulged in comically wishful thinking” about Donald Trump.

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Locals put up fake jellyfish signs to ward off tourists in Mallorca

Fake signs warning of jellyfish and cliff falls have been put up by locals on the island of Mallorca to deter unwanted tourists.

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Quiz of The Week: 12 - 18 August

England’s Lionesses are looking to make history when they face Spain in the Women’s World Cup final on Sunday.

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The decline of the tampon

Sales of tampons in the UK have fallen by 12% in the past five years, raising questions over the long-term viability of the menstrual product.

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Manchester United and Mason Greenwood: duty of care or double standards?

Mason Greenwood returning to play football for Manchester United would be “devastating”, female fans of the club have said.

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Is Belarus the next serious threat to the West?

Belarus would be willing to use nuclear weapons in the face of foreign “aggression”, said the country’s president, Alexander Lukashenko.

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A weekend in Seville: travel guide, things to do, food and drink

Nicknamed “the frying pan of Spain” for its weather and one of Spanish football’s most heated rivalries, Seville’s sizzling reputation is no exaggeration. Temperatures can swell close to the 40C mark from May onwards, and the city remains warm throughout the year, barely dipping below 10C, even in winter.

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Paula Rego: Crivelli’s Garden a ‘triumphant vision of female experience’

When Paula Rego was asked to paint a mural for the dining room of the National Gallery’s Sainsbury Wing in 1990, it “seemed a thoughtless insult”, said Laura Cumming in The Observer. The artist, who died last year aged 87, was renowned for focusing on the kinds of people normally…

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Tackling climate change: is China laggard or pioneer?

The Hai River basin is “the largest natural drainage system in northern China”, said Channel News Asia (Singapore). It has five rivers flowing into it and it contains the capital, Beijing, as well as the major port city of Tianjin.

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