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Council hunts cannabis cultivating culprits after Newport plant pots display planted pot

By the time the police had been informed the plants had already been harvested

Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Fleabag

Edinburgh 2013 review: Fleabag, Underbelly, Cowgate

The last time Phoebe Waller-Bridge appeared on stage, in Jack Thorne’s Mydidae, she was naked in a bathroom and going through her ablutions. In her hot new solo show for Edinburgh, she’s no less startling or revealing but she does keep her clothes on.

The Olympic Rings are displayed outside Adler airport, near Sochi

Gay Olympians competing at Sochi Winter Games face risk of prosecution under Russia’s crackdown

Minister confirms that athletes and fans who ‘flaunt’ their sexuality will be prosecuted

Marina Pepper, activist

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One of those tree-hugger people?

And this one goes out to my Mum and Dad...

Two old hands have found inspiration in their parents' lives

Pink Mist, By Owen Sheers. Faber & Faber, £12.99

Pink mist curls through this hugely atmospheric and affecting verse-drama as a haunting symbol of the gulf between being and nothingness. How to cope when a loved one dies: goes "from being there to not", vanishes into "a fine spray of pink, a delicate mist"?

Min-Jin Kym 'elated' after stolen 300-year-old Stradivarius violin worth £1.2m recovered

Acclaimed musician Min-Jin Kym has talked of her “elation” after the British Transport Police tracked down her Antonio Stradivarius violin, worth £1.2m, following an almost three year search.

Breivik during his trial

Anders Brevik applies to study political science at the University of Oslo

Staff at the university said there may be some discomfort at having the convicted mass murderer as a student, but they would have to follow the normal applications procedures

The 'Llullaillaco Maiden' mummy was found in 1999 in what is now north-west Argentina

Drugs and alcohol in child victim reveal sacrificial secrets of the Incas

Analysis of mummy's hair by UK team shows teenage girl was given coca and alcohol before ritualistic death

Review: Wreaking, By Kames Scudamore

Enough to put you off eating eggs

More arrests in Sussex fracking protest

Police arrested two anti-fracking campaigners during a third day of protests at the West Sussex village of Balcombe yesterday.

Boozy Brits abroad: What happens in Kavos should stay in Kavos

The drunken antics of Brits abroad are appalling – and we’re only encouraging them

Kate, Duchess of Cambridge holds the Prince of Cambridge

GeorgeAlexanderLouis.com: Royal baby websites registered by cybersquatters seconds after name is announced

Cybersquatters rush to website registrars as soon as the Prince's name was made official

James Alexander Gordon said his voice was no longer strong enough after his larynx was taken out in an operation to treat throat cancer

James Alexander Gordon, the voice of football results, blows final whistle on career

Gordon had his larynx removed during surgery to treat throat cancer

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Rupert Cornwell: What if Edward Snowden had stayed to fight his corner?

The CIA whistleblower struck a blow for us all, but his 1970s predecessor showed how to win
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Comedian Seann Walsh on alcohol and stand-up

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Edinburgh to Hollywood: 10 comedic talents blowing up big

Hugh Montgomery profiles the faces to watch, from the sitcom star to the surrealist
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Comedian Tig Notaro: 'Hello. I have cancer'

When Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on
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The Last Word: Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale's art of manipulation

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