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New university free speech complaints system to come into force this year
Universities could face fines of £500,000 or 2% of their income if they are found to have failed to protect free speech.
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How I was abused by my paedophile sister: At 13, Harriet was plied with drugs and made to perform grotesque incestuous acts. Now as her abuser is found guilty, she bravely tells her story and says: ‘I’ve got my life back’
Harriet Richards was barely more than a child when the abuse began; when she was plied with drugs and alcohol, then made to perform sex acts with a woman.
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Things can’t go on like this with online safety, Starmer tells tech bosses
It comes as the government continues to consult on whether to ban under-16s from social media in the UK.
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The city where primary school places come with a toilet-training guide
Teachers say more children are starting school without skills like basic communication and potty training.
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Nine universities start legal action over student loan error row
About 22,000 students in England were told they were given loans by mistake and must immediately pay the money back.
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I never realised the damage wine was doing to my body until I gave it up at 50. I dropped two dress sizes – but that’s not even the best part
They say wine is to the evening what coffee is to the morning - but what if your nightly drop is actually sabotaging your health?
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Long hair over 45 is ageing and try-hard. I’ve finally cut mine off. THIS is the only length middle-aged women should consider – it is face slimming, super flattering and takes off years
The time had finally come. The rite of passage. The Big Chop. 'Just do it,' I ordered my long-time hairdresser Peter when I visited the salon last week.
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How I fixed my 62-year-old wrinkly neck in just 15 minutes WITHOUT surgery: It’s one of the hardest areas to treat particularly if you lose weight. Now there’s a game-changing answer… and I’m proof it works
Our faces are lies and our necks are truth, is how Nora Ephron described the plight of the well-groomed woman who, despite her best efforts, finds the crepey skin on…
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How to cure your sciatica for good – WITHOUT powerful drugs: Our experts reveal the simple steps and lifestyle tweaks to save yourself from the debilitating condition
The day before she was due to fly to Cape Town for her grandson's wedding, Shirley Boyle was suddenly struck down with what she describes as 'the worst back pain…
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‘Denmark is showing the world what is possible’: how the North Sea became the ‘green power plant of Europe’
The North Sea, a waterway hugged by major European nations, is providing clean power to the continent – and inspiring the next generation of engineersBlustery, relatively shallow, and a stone’s…
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Best Chinese food: 32 dishes every traveler should try
With one of the world's most diverse food scenes, China makes it nearly impossible to put together one single list that truly encompasses the "best" Chinese dishes.
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20 best German foods
German food is rich, hearty and diverse. It's comfort eating with high-quality, often locally sourced ingredients.
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All the restaurants Stanley Tucci visited in season two of ‘Searching for Italy’
After watching the wanderlust-inducing "Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy," you'll undoubtedly be hungry.
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This man built a plane for his family in his garden
It wasn't until he moved near to an airfield in the UK over a decade ago that mechanical engineer Ashok Aliseril Thamarakshan began to seriously consider learning to fly a…
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Ritz-Carlton’s $6,400-a-week luxury superyacht cruise has finally set sail
Ritz-Carlton's highly-anticipated superyacht cruise has finally made its debut, three and a half years after its maiden voyage was originally scheduled to begin.
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The Italian village with the ‘elixir’ of healthy life
It's a place of terraced lemon groves, a paradoxically warm mountain breeze, and a powerful fat-killing gene carried by a few lucky residents.
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Virgin Boeing 747 to launch rocket into space
At the far southwestern tip of England, dangling into the Atlantic, the remote region of Cornwall rarely feels like the center of the world.
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The hunt for the world’s most elusive shipwrecks
In March 2022, the world let out a collective gasp when the remarkably preserved shipwreck of Ernest Shackleton's HMS Endurance was discovered almost two miles beneath the icy Antarctic seas.
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Secrets from the world’s toughest dining scene
Hong Kong is widely considered one of the most challenging cities in the world to operate a restaurant -- a roiling cauldron of changing tastes, cleaver-sharp competition and unsavory economics.
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She asked a stranger for directions on vacation. Two weeks later they were engaged
Rachel Décoste landed in West Africa's Republic of Benin in August 2018, anticipating an important journey of self-discovery, but not predicting the extent to which the trip would change her…
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Yayoi Kusama’s yellow pumpkin sculpture is back on Naoshima Island, Japan
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's famous yellow pumpkin sculpture was reinstalled on October 4th on Naoshima island after it was swept into the sea and badly damaged during a typhoon last…
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This Italian icon looks like you’ve never seen it before
For over 500 years, Michelangelo's sculpture of David in Florence has stood unchanged, the marble icon of masculinity, and one of the world's most famous works of art.
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Cappadocia: One of Turkey’s most spectacular hiking destinations
A rich palette of shimmering caramel swirls, ochers, creams and pinks unfolds across the landscape like an enormous handwoven carpet. Stands of poplars line paths carved by ancient lava flows…
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The Italian town with a boozy secret
It's super strong, fennel-flavored, as transparent as water -- and in many households across Sardinia it's still produced illegally.
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The European capital of cool that keeps getting cooler
Lisbon is in the midst of a renaissance. The latest European capital of cool's affordable rents, great nightlife and gorgeous streets -- which wind high into the hills from the…
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Are you brave enough to sleep in the ‘Ghostbusters’ firehouse this Halloween?
There's something strange going on in this Oregon neighborhood.
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Giant roadside Cheeto attracts a crowd
A giant Cheeto with massive fingers coated in orange dust becomes a roadside attraction. CNN's Jeanne Moos eats her way through the story.
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Animal sacrifices and pagan worship on the edge of Europe
An untouched and remote region in northeastern Georgia, Tusheti is a wild trekking paradise of mountains and ancient villages where pagan rites are still observed alongside Christian beliefs.
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Chiles are so important to this state, they made a law about them
For New Mexicans, chile isn't just a food, it's a way of life. Chiles are so important, New Mexico is only state to have an "official" question, "Red or green?"
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Time Out picks the ‘world’s coolest’ neighborhood for 2022
The top 10 includes the nightlife haven of Cais do Sodré in Lisbon and New York City's beloved Ridgewood, but which neighborhood took the top spot in Time Out's round-up?
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Bamboo vipers and many-banded kraits: Experiencing Hong Kong’s snake safari
A fraction of a second after William Sargent's torch light catches the unmistakable glint of snake skin he roars into action, sliding on a protective glove and launching himself into…
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Hong Kong is opening up to tourism — but is it too late?
The city hopes the move will revive its status as an international business and travel hub, but the locals said the change may be too late.
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Hong Kong offers 500,000 free air tickets to tempt tourists back
Hong Kong attracted around 56 million visitors a year before the pandemic, and now the popular destination is taking significant steps to win tourists back after over two years of…
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Asia Pacific set to lose title as the world’s largest travel region
Asia Pacific is home to some of the world's most beloved travel destinations, from the natural beauty of Bali to the urban buzz of Singapore. These dreamy vacation hotspots --…
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The world’s best bars for 2022 have been revealed
Move over London. Step aside New York. There's a new cosmopolitan cocktail capital: Barcelona is home to Paradiso, the newly crowned world's best bar.
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The rise of sleep tourism
Going on a vacation might seem like a rather unconventional way to try to improve your sleep habits.