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John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography
Review

John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography

Why the internet needs to be safer for women
a person typing ona keyboard
Leyla Buran and Professor Olga Jurasz

Why the internet needs to be safer for women

Family want justice after great-grandma's body found badly decomposed despite welfare checks
Justice

Family want justice after great-grandma's body found badly decomposed despite welfare checks

Letters: It’s mind-blowing that in 2026 water companies are allowed to dump sewage into rivers
Letters

Letters: It’s mind-blowing that in 2026 water companies are allowed to dump sewage into rivers

This government must make private rent more affordable. Here's how they can do it
Ben Cooper

This government must make private rent more affordable. Here's how they can do it

Children's author Jacqueline Wilson: 'Reading is becoming niche – like stamp collecting'
Books

Children's author Jacqueline Wilson: 'Reading is becoming niche – like stamp collecting'

Top 5 legal dramas, chosen by The Traitors star Harriet Tyce
Books

Top 5 legal dramas, chosen by The Traitors star Harriet Tyce

Why has Hitler taken so long to die? 
History

Why has Hitler taken so long to die? 

I'm a volunteer at Childline. Our calls matter to children in times of need
Childline counsellor
Jenny Cockle

I'm a volunteer at Childline. Our calls matter to children in times of need

Poverty levels are stubborn – but the public purse is strained. Could impact investment solve the problem?
Woman putting money in piggy bank/ how make money
Ronnie Cohen

Poverty levels are stubborn – but the public purse is strained. Could impact investment solve the problem?

The Qatar World Cup sparked calls for boycotts. Where's the uproar about the United States in 2026?
US president Donald Trump with FIFA president Gianni Infantino at the World Economic Forum in Davos
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

The Qatar World Cup sparked calls for boycotts. Where's the uproar about the United States in 2026?

If Peppa Pig showed deafness when I was growing up, my family's story would be very different 
Peppa and little brother George wearing a hearing aid
George Crockford

If Peppa Pig showed deafness when I was growing up, my family's story would be very different 

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