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CC kills more people than cervical cancer; why haven’t we heard about it?
There is a disease whose incidence is rising in the UK and most of the industrialised world. However...
We need to avoid another ‘lost generation’
A tiny green shoot one day, and then a chill wind the next. Anyone hoping for signs of economic spr...
More than half of Afghanistan’s families live in extreme poverty
Leila is watching her baby intently, as his mouth moves trying to swallow the small blob of yellow p...
Time for a new approach to alcohol
Ambulances were called and three drunk teenagers were brought to my care. One was so drunk we had to...
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How an abortion divided America
Single mother who took a pill to end her pregnancy is now fighting a landmark prosecution in a conservative state
Can you master a language in a weekend?
Ed Cooke insists he can use his techniques as a memory expert to help novices learn even the hardest tongues.
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How Lord Byron became a cultural superstar
As the poet takes centre stage in the West End, Boyd Tonkin looks into the life of the outspoken champion of the poor
Did they all live happily ever after? That's up to you...
New digital novel will overturn centuries of literary tradition by allowing readers to choose how they would like story to end
How to look good for less – Primark in copycat row
With London Fashion Week starting tomorrow, designers are closeted in studios putting finishing touches to their collections
James Lawton
Arsène and Arsenal are living in the past
How Docherty's resurgent Reds beat Dutch greats
United have met Ajax only once before in Europe, in 1976. The key performers recall an electric occasion
Civil war at Ajax
A rift between two club legends has torn the Dutch giants apart
Lewis Moody column
For an idea of where England are headed, look at Wales now
Geoff Toovey interview
Little gem with huge incentive to become king of the world
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No secularism please, we're British
Arguments about the role of religion in national life have recently acquired a new urgency
Harold Tillman interview
'Chinese tourists can save the high street – if we let them'
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