3 d. ago Reunion viewers 'already hooked' on new drama after just one episode

The new bilingual show featuring British Sign Language and spoken English, directed by Luke Snellin, premiered on BBC One on Monday night.

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5 d. ago What does Australian sovereignty look like? It’s a question we now must answer thanks to Donald Trump | Julianne Schultz

Confidence in American reliability is tumbling in every poll. As tariffs kick in, how can we adjust to not having a great superpower as our protector?Prof Hugh White, the esteemed yet critical analyst of Australian defence policy, took a deep breath, surveyed the men he had spent a lifetime debating, and said: “Donald Trump is doing us a favour.” He is proving that our old assumptions are “all wrong”.White knew this was a provocation, but maybe one whose time had come. Malcolm Turnbull agreed that this was a debate we needed to have. As the shopping list election campaign sidesteps the changed world order, the 29th prime minister used his convening power to host a forum at the press club about the bigger underlying issues.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trumpism is sinking democratic values. It’s Starmer’s job to steer the UK back to safety | Polly Toynbee

US tariffs hit this week just as other costs start to bite in Britain. To meet these challenges, Labour will finally have to changeThe prime minister may pretend to “like and respect” Donald Trump, but elsewhere in parliament anti-Americanism is running hot. In a Lords debate on obesity last week, Labour’s Lord Brooke suggested imposing 25% tariffs on “American products which are causing us difficulties – Coca-Cola, Pepsi, KFC, McDonald’s”. The government replied that the US is an “indispensable ally”. That craven attitude may be politic today – right until it fails tomorrow.The outlook for Britain and other countries is bleak. Wednesday is “liberation day”, when Trump’s tariffs will hit a range of goods likely to send global economies tumbling. There is near-zero expectation that Britain’s genuflections will save us from the same punishment as the rest. As for Trump demanding no VAT on US imports to the UK, that’s extorting with menaces a benefit denied to our own producers. Even i...

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1 week ago Two may be company, but for a rising number of Australians, three (or more) isn’t a crowd

Polls and studies show younger people are showing more interest in polyamory and non-traditional relationships“I didn’t know what polyamory was,” Melissa* says. “I didn’t have the vocabulary. I Googled it a few times to understand.” Melissa was on the “relationship escalator”. She got married, had a child, then the no longer happy couple split.So she started exploring her options. First stop? Singles’ groups.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘I believe everything Nigel says’ Community alienated by welfare cuts turns to Reform

With Labour making far-reaching changes to welfare people in one of Wales' most challenged estates are frustrated

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2 w. ago Livingston's Challenge Cup win was 'momentum change' in survival bid, says former hero

Callum Fordyce has fond memories of the 2015 trophy win as Livi go into final battle on Sunday

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2 w. ago New Mumbles' sea defence scheme to provide huge boost for businesses

The new arrivals range from a health and fitness centre to a contemporary outdoor lifestyle shop to a travel agency

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2 w. ago AD FEATURE: Sign up to these outdoor fitness challenges and help change lives

Unleash your team spirit with the Welsh 3 Peaks and Big Welsh Bike Ride for Tŷ Hafan Children’s Hospice

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3 w. ago ‘A perfect storm’: the dedicated rescuers caring for sodden seabirds blown in by Cyclone Alfred

Birdwatchers’ thrill of seeing birds up close that usually spend their lives at sea is tempered by sadness and pity at the extent of injuriesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMost people in Brisbane were battening down the hatches ahead of the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. For a few, though, it was one of the most exciting natural events of their lives.Over the course of the weekend and into Monday, throngs of birdwatchers lined the shores of Bramble Bay in the bayside suburbs of Shorncliffe, Sandgate and Redcliffe, telescopes and cameras at the ready.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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4 w. ago UK Government ‘blinded’ by money worries when it cut fuel payment, court told

Pensioners Florence and Peter Fanning, from North Lanarkshire, are challenging last year’s change to the winter fuel payment.

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4 w. ago Use it or lose it: how to sharpen your brain as you age – podcast

Many of us believe that cognitive decline is an inevitable part of ageing, but a new study looking at how our skills change with age challenges that idea. Ian Sample talks to Ludger Woessmann, a professor of economics at the university of Munich and one of the study’s authors, to find out how the team delved into the data to come to their conclusions, and what they discovered about how we can all maintain our faculties for as long as possible.Support the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...

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