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Books
How to win a trade war
A new book acts like a survival guide for a world with increasing financial tensions between superpowers, Ben Zaranko writes
AI psychosis
Bad chat
Chatbot dependence is reportedly affecting hundreds of thousands of people every week, leading to depression, breakdown and even deaths, Patricia Clarke reports
Exclusive
Unfair play
A senior Fifa figure has said that the treatment of the Iranian team during the World Cup has not been fair at all, Osasu Obayiuwana reports
For today
Russia
Fred Harter
British sanctions against the Kremlin’s shadow fleet are not a silver bullet
Makerfield byelection
Ceri Thomas
Andy Burnham: the local lad who leads with both his head and heart
Russia
Deborah Haynes
How Britain can respond to Russian attack
Basketball
Erica Wagner
The Knicks’ victory party is more than a celebration of basketball – it’s a celebration of hope
Ideas
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Artificial intelligence
Patricia Clarke
AI anxiety is fast becoming a political problem
Politics
Andrew Rawnsley
Operation Fubar: even Keir Starmer’s team players are abandoning the field of battle
Animal kingdom
Simon Barnes
Thick-legged flower beetle: ‘By our thighs you shall know us’
Letters
Ukraine is not the only forgotten war
Lifestyle
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Body politic
Eva Wiseman
The spermmaxxing industry is full of bad seeds
Discourse
Seun Matiluko
Getting Uppity: why Nels Abbey’s debate forum has real clout
Design and Interiors
Hester Underhill
In an Athenian arbour, a wooden house becomes a fairytale home
What’s on my mind
Catherine Cho
Catherine Cho: ‘I have a feeling of wonder in the power of words’
Culture
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Q&A
Stephen Armstrong
Gabriel Byrne: ‘The Catholic church was the Taliban of its time’
Audio
Miranda Sawyer
Indie Supergroup turns the comedy up to 11 with two great hosts
Q&A
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Lyse Doucet: ‘Every day, Afghan women tell me they’re living in a prison’
Music
Kitty Empire
Lola Young live – return of a raw talent
In Real Life
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Observations & scenes from the world beyond your phone screen
Sport
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Football
Rory Smith
Minnows rise to the surface in World Cup’s surprisingly deep pool
Rugby union
Ben Coles
Exeter Chiefs produce astonishing comeback to reach Prem final
Cricket
Jessy Parker Humphreys
England’s opening World Cup salvo suggests break with past
Tartan Army
Ally Farrell
My priceless Scottish experience at the most expensive World Cup ever
The Sensemaker
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Belfast
Fred Harter
Northern Ireland’s divided society is fertile ground for far-right extremists
Football
George Simms
The World Cup can show nations at their best. It may show the US at its worst
Climate
Fred Harter
An octopus surge is reshaping England’s coastal waters
Lebanon
Oliver Marsden
Israel’s offensive in Lebanon could reignite the Iran war
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Tortoise Investigates
Deep Water
In the high-stakes sport of freediving, athletes descend as deep as they can on a single breath. They are used to putting their lives at risk. Through her diving instructor, Lydia Gard discovered a new threat that could tear their community apart: drug use
Sweet Bobby
Kirat is a successful radio presenter. On Facebook she meets Bobby, a handsome cardiologist. He’s a catch. Soon, they get tangled up in a love affair full of lies and manipulation. Then… Kirat discovers a deception of almost unimaginable proportions. Alexi Mostrous investigates a very modern love story
Lucky Boy
Gareth’s whole life has been defined by a relationship he had 35 years ago when, as a 14-year-old schoolboy, he fell in love with an attractive young teacher at his school. He spent most afternoons in her bedroom. But when she walked out of his life, everything started to unravel. Chloe Hadjimatheou asks: who gets to be a perpetrator, and who gets to be a victim?
