6 h. ago Five weird things including too many pies that you can't bring on a flight

The travel experts at luggage storage network Bounce.com have put together a list of the most unusual things that have been fished out of bags while passengers move through security

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6 d. ago Who is Pietro Parolin? The ‘Clark Kent’ cardinal tipped to bring the papacy back to Italy

Pietro Parolin has emerged on nearly every shortlist as an obvious papal contender

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7 d. ago From the archive: Food fraud and counterfeit cotton: the detectives untangling the global supply chain – podcast

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2021: Amid the complex web of international trade, proving the authenticity of a product can be near-impossible. But one company is taking the search to the atomic levelBy Samanth Subramanian. Read by Raj Ghatak Continue reading...

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2 w. ago From the archive: The last phone boxes: broken glass, cider cans and – amazingly – a dial tone – podcast

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2022: Five million payphone calls are still made each year in the UK. Who is making them – and why?By Sophie Elmhirst. Read by Emma Powell Continue reading...

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3 w. ago From the archive: ‘I pleaded for help. No one wrote back’: the pain of watching my country fall to the Taliban – podcast

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2021: As the fighters advanced on Kabul, it was civilians who mobilised to help with the evacuation. In the absence of a plan, the hardest decisions fell on inexperienced volunteers, and the stress began to tellBy Zarlasht Halaimzai. Read by Serena Manteghi Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Wrestling icons back from dead including British Bulldog like you've never seen him before

EXCLUSIVE: Artificial intelligence has brought many WWE, ECW and WCW wrestling legends back to life, including the British Bulldog, Umaga, Chris Candido and Chyna

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4 w. ago From the archive: The great betrayal: how the Hillsborough families were failed by the justice system – podcast

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2021: After 32 years of establishment lies, media smears, inquests, trials and retrials, the families of the Hillsborough dead have yet to see anyone held accountableBy David Conn. Read by Gavin Skelhorn Continue reading...

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