I’ve been to Gamescom six times – here’s what excited me this year
The Koelnmesse exhibition halls in Cologne, Germany, once again became the beating heart of the global games industry this week as Gamescom…
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They fell in love – then had to check they weren’t brother and sister
Audrey and Arthur Kermalvezen met at a gathering of donor-conceived activists For years, Arthur Kermalvezen, the child of a sperm donor, saw…
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Rescue to continue overnight for ‘in distress’ vessel carrying five in the Channel
A coastguard helicopter, plane and RNLI lifeboats are involved in the search Rescue efforts for a vessel "in distress" in the English…
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Iceland EU referendum on a knife edge as counting continues
With the count still running and the outcome effectively undecided, Iceland finds itself balanced on the thinnest of margins in a referendum…
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WhatsApp chat used to send cash for crime and extremism
A single WhatsApp group of 532 members became the key to unraveling a sprawling underground cash-transfer operation that moved hundreds of millions…
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Burnham gets the early prison release changes he wanted – but at what cost?
The prime minister's announcement that he will keep hundreds of criminals behind bars who would otherwise have been released early is one…
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PC Harper’s killers to stay in jail as PM announces changes to early release scheme
The English and Welsh prison system, operating at more than 97 percent of its stated capacity, has been thrust into the centre…
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I was spending £700 a month: How I beat my late-night shopping addiction
It is 11 p.m. The blue glow of a smartphone fills a dark bedroom. A feed scrolls past — a new jacket,…
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Jacob Elordi on why The Dog Stars had him asking ‘What am I missing’ in life?
Sir Ridley Scott's latest feature, The Dog Stars , drops audiences into a Colorado landscape where a lethal influenza has wiped out…
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Hypermobility – the little-known ‘bendy disease’ that causes pain and fatigue
For decades, Vivienne Duval assumed her extraordinary flexibility was simply a quirk of her body. She could perform every yoga posture without…
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