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Woman passes driving test at 960th attempt

A 69-year-old woman has finally passed her driving test on the 960th attempt, reported the Daily Mirror. Cha Sa-soon, from Jeonju, South Korea, first attempted the written test in April 2005 and after failing it for the first time, she went on to tally up 950 attempts at the written test,…

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The Week Unwrapped: Life expectancy, Palestinians and summing up Sturgeon

Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Leaf Arbuthnot, Abdulwahab Tahhan and Cindy Yu.

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The Oberoi, Marrakech review: take a dip into total tranquillity

I have to confess that I had never experienced the joys of a private swimming pool before my stay at The Oberoi, Marrakech – and I’m slightly concerned that this hotel has set my expectations on a level to which I will never return.

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King Charles’s France visit postponed after pensions protests

King Charles has been forced to postpone a state visit to France due to ongoing protests over President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reforms.

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How to choose the best estate agent to sell your home

Selling your home is likely to be your most expensive financial transaction, and possibly your most stressful one, too. Choosing the best estate agent to help can avoid extra burdens.

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Balmoral Arms review: a hotel fit for a king

“Aruba, Jamaica, ooh, I wanna take you to... Aberdeenshire?” When Good Housekeeping chose Aberdeenshire as the top place to visit in 2023, ahead of Aruba and Guyana, you’d be forgiven for thinking they’d misheard the lyrics to that famous Beach Boys hit Kokomo.

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Quiz of The Week: 18 -24 March

Boris Johnson’s political future hangs in the balance after the former prime minister endured a three-hour grilling by MPs about the Partygate scandal.

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The SNP: on the verge of collapse?

For years, the SNP was “admired, feared and envied” for its iron discipline, said Severin Carrell in The Guardian. But just a few weeks after Nicola Sturgeon’s shock resignation, a once “impregnable political edifice” looks close to collapse.

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Should we be more positive about tackling climate change?

The world still has “multiple, feasible and effective options” to avoid the worst consequences of climate breakdown, according to a landmark new report.

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Who will win the next general election? The odds and polls

Rishi Sunak is celebrating a sharp fall in inflation to 6.8%, bolstering his pledge to halve the rate by the end of the year.

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Is World War Three on the horizon?

As tensions ramp up between the West and its various adversaries, increased support for Ukraine could escalate its war with Russia into a global conflict.

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Phyllida Barlow obituary: renowned sculptor who was also an influential art teacher

Phyllida Barlow was 16 years old, and in her first term at art school, when one of her teachers noted that her painting had a sculptural quality, and suggested that she work in clay instead. It was, she said, “an awakening”.

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‘Captain fantastic’: Harry Kane’s most memorable England goals

Harry Kane spoke of his pride after becoming England’s all-time record goalscorer. In the 2-1 victory over Italy last night the Tottenham striker netted a first-half penalty as England got their European Championship qualifying campaign off to a great start. Kane’s spot-kick was his 54th goal in 81 games for…

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How the Iraq war started

“Our mission is clear,” declared president George W. Bush following the ground invasion of Iraq on 20 March 2003: “to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction [WMDs], to end Saddam Hussein’s support for terrorism, and to free the Iraqi people”.

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‘City killer’ asteroid to pass Earth

An asteroid large enough to destroy a city will pass between Earth and the moon’s orbit this weekend. Nasa said it was rare for an asteroid so big to come so close to the planet and the close encounter will give astronomers a chance to study a space rock from…

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Peter Doig at The Courtauld Gallery review: an ‘eagerly awaited’ homecoming

The Scottish artist Peter Doig is arguably “the most influential living painter of his generation”, said Mark Hudson in The Independent. His paintings have sold for record sums, and traces of his “enigmatic” style can be detected in the work of countless younger artists. Doig (b.1959) blends dreamlike figuration with…

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The many wives of Rupert Murdoch

Billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch is to marry again at the age of 92 after announcing his engagement to wealthy radio host Ann Lesley Smith.

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Nigerian politician guilty of organ-harvesting plot in landmark UK case

A wealthy Nigerian senator, his wife and a doctor have been convicted of organ trafficking under the UK Modern Slavery Act, in a landmark case.

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Three years since lockdown began: how Britain changed

The UK’s first national lockdown was introduced on 23 March 2020 in an attempt to reduce the spread of the deadly Covid-19 virus.

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Are US Republicans going soft on Ukraine?

How far the Republican Party has fallen, said David French in The New York Times. Forty years ago this month, Ronald Reagan stood up for Western values in the face of “an expansionist, aggressive Soviet Union” by giving what became known as his “evil empire speech”.

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Strikes: is Sunak nearing the end of his unions problem?

Strikes that were set to cause more disruption across the UK’s rail network on two days next week have been called off after the Rail Delivery Group made the RMT union a new pay offer.

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Guys and Dolls review: a ‘solid-gold’ revival at the Bridge Theatre

With hits ranging from One Man, Two Guvnors and The History Boys to Miss Saigon, it is fair to say that Nicholas Hytner “knows how to put on a show”, said David Benedict in Variety. So it was always likely that if he took on “arguably the greatest musical comedy…

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How a junior ISA could help make your child a millionaire

Individual savings accounts (ISAs) aren’t just for adults. You could use tax-efficient investments to make your child a millionaire within a few decades.

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Challenge Anneka review: it’s back and as heartwarming as ever

Nearly 30 years after Challenge Anneka was last on our screens, “Anneka Rice is back”, said Anita Singh in The Daily Telegraph. “And frankly, I don’t know how we’ve managed without her” – the woman is a “ray of sunshine”. The show was a massive hit at the time, and…

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Climate change: is the Earth at a crossroads?

Humanity is at a “climate crossroads”, said Damian Carrington in The Guardian. “What we do in the next few years will determine our fate for millennia.”

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