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BIZARRE: 5 | Mind Blowing Facts

Nigel Farage has 1.3m followers on TikTok. Does this mean gen Z likes him?

He is the most popular UK politician on one of the world’s most popular social media sites. Working out what that means is actually surprisingly difficult, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

What do we learn from Epstein and Andrew? There’s a level of power at which right and wrong no longer exist

Prince Andrew has finally decided to give up his titles – but we have known the shape of the allegations against him for years. Why was there a collective decision to look away, asks Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

My mum died this year. And the glut of apples from her tree has brought with it a new kind of grief

Every year, I refused the crates of fruit she tried to palm off on me each autumn. Now I wish I’d taken them, writes Zoe Williams

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Nigel Farage is cosying up to the US anti-abortion group that challenged Roe v Wade. Women in Britain should know that

ADF, a conservative Christian lobby group that counts among its allies JD Vance, has stated that its goal is to see abortion rights curtailed in Britain, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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The Conservative party’s obsession with Margaret Thatcher merch feels less kitsch and more cult

On the former prime minister’s centenary, celebratory tat has included branded Toby jugs and whisky, while her old clothes were on display at conference. Is this really what the Iron Lady would have wanted, asks Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

I’m ready to join the brave new world of women who are leaving their family at home – and holidaying alone

Women are ditching their families to seek adventures on their own terms. What took us so long, asks Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Enjoying the implosion of the Tories? That’s understandable – but completely wrong

The world’s most successful democratic party is in a death spiral of its own making – leaving no moderate bulwark between the moderate and truly far right, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

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The joy of The Traitors is in rooting for real people. Does anyone care about celebrities in that way?

Having famous contestants is a betrayal of all that’s great about the show – and a misunderstanding of what makes humans tick, says Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

A school field trip to see neoliberalism in action? Count me in

It wasn’t quite what I was expecting from my daughter’s A-level geography class, but I had plenty of ideas, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

My son is turning 18 – and I am inexplicably sad

He is now an adult, so I have no right to dictate the state of his hair or his choice of diet. But I hadn’t expected this to be such an emotional wrench, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

If Starmer wants to beat Reform, he’ll need more than ‘patriotic renewal’ – whatever that is

Today’s big ‘fightback’ speech continued with the prime minister’s curious strategy of ceding ground to his enemies, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Your Party is a mess. Here’s what they could learn from Farage and Polanski

The public clearly has an appetite for the ideals being offered by the new Sultana-Corbyn alliance. But those involved in the project have to act in harmony - and stay on topic, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

The truth about smartwatches? Life is better without a hectoring zealot on your wrist

According to a new survey, many people experience ‘tech regret’ – especially when it comes to surveillance devices they have bought, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Party conference season is here – and it’s a spectacle beyond redemption

The whole pantomime is meaningless. The leader makes his or her speech, the commentariat falls upon it, and to anyone half normal reality simply continues, undisturbed, writes Zoe Williams

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A morning smile that gives it all away

Brief letters: Locals v visitors | Winking at dogs | Ed Davey and Trump | Cocaine at school | Mince pies are in

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Who should you smile at in the street? Here are my rules – from dogs to babies

I’ll acknowledge young people in love, anyone in hi-vis and a dad who seems to be pulling his weight. The rest of the time, I have a face like thunder, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Zack Polanski’s win shows leftwing candidates are still underestimated – even by Jeremy Corbyn

His landslide victory surprised the left too. Voters have more enthusiasm for radical policies than we give them credit for, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Why are the tabloids so enraged about every aspect of Angela Rayner’s life?

Whether it’s her housing, clothes, the restaurants she goes to, or the fact she watches opera and drinks wine, she can apparently do nothing right, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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Why do cats love middle-aged women so much?

A delightful feline arrived at my mum’s house just after she died. I tried to resist his charms, but it was useless - the ‘manypaws’ won, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

The benefits of eating a wild variety of plants

Letter: While processed foods provide calories, it is plants that produce the micronutrients, antioxidants and flavonoids that our bodies need, writes Mo Wilde

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Blood, sweat and cigarettes – why there’s nothing cute about school uniform

The charm is intoxicating at first. But wait till their expensive kit is mired in mud, the blazer takes on a flammable sheen and the PE kit stinks up the house, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Independent UK

Eamonn Holmes forced to apologise for using racial slur on GB News

Broadcaster clearly wasn’t happy with having to apologise for offensive remark

The Guardian - UK

Far-right anger over asylum hotels is destroying the very idea of refuge – and that’s probably the goal

The court ruling on the Bell hotel does not just legitimise anti-immigrant sentiment; it also risks erasing a whole category of people, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

We should all be eating 30 different plants a week. I can’t even name that many

There have been times when I have eaten virtually no fruit or vegetables, but at least five-a-day felt achievable. The new ideal seems impossible, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Does James Bond have to be played by a man? Helen Mirren seems to think so

The actor says she is ‘such a feminist’ but that it doesn’t work to have a woman as the next 007. She may find that Amazon, which has taken creative control of the franchise, agrees, writes Zoe Williams

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