Nearly 400 scholars have fled Russia, Belarus and Ukraine since the start of the war. One of them narrates his ordeal to Arpan Rai

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I would elbow my mum when she spoke Italian in England, until I realised each part of my identity is more than just a ‘half’In our end of year series, writers and public figures remember the place or time when they felt most at homeSince I was small, I have liked sitting on stairs to read. In my childhood home, in Nuneaton, I favoured the square of carpet between the two flights, positioned directly opposite the wall-mounted clock, so I could keep an eye on how many pages I could squeeze in before bed. My favourite place to read, though, has always been the red tiled steps that lead to the front door of my nonna’s house in Puglia. There are photos of me and my cousins on those steps at every age. If I close my eyes, I can feel the terracotta under my hands, somehow always warm, even in deepest winter.Throughout my childhood, I grappled with the question: “Ti senti più inglese o più italiana?” – do you feel more English or more Italian? I’m British-Italian, and most of my family live...

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PlayStation Plus is Sony's three-tiered subscription service that you'll need to sign up to if you want to play online or enjoy the membership perks, like free monthly games and more.

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It might be hard to believe these days, but Scottish football fixtures were once served up on Christmas Day

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EastEnders star Colin Salmon has been married for 35 years and has previously credited his beloved wife as his motivation for joining the BBC One soap as George Knight in 2023

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Footage shows how a drugs gang who tried to smuggle £42million of cocaine into the UK using an inflatable boat got rumbled - landing them behind bars.

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From the influx of celebrity lookalike contests to Moo Deng’s viral fame and some baffling movie press tours, Louis Chilton and Katie Rosseinsky look back at the year in pop culture

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People cannot believe how long it has taken them to notice a key detail in The Santa Clause franchise – and now a fan recently revealed all in a viral video on TikTok

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Legendary Dutch midfielder Edgar Davids had the opportunity to join Manchester United in the 1990s, but he rejected an approach from Sir Alex Ferguson.

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Rumors of a rift between Baldoni and the cast of It Ends with Us began in August after the movie’s release

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