Entertainment
How 2000s lad culture helped Russell Brand to hide in plain sight
The behaviour that formed the backdrop to Brand's prosecution also helped elevate him, writes the BBC's media editor Katie Razzall.
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International
Born to be torn: A generation raised under Houthi rule in Yemen
As children are recruited to fight, the cost of failing to confront the Houthis is being felt far beyond Yemen.
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Born to be torn: A generation raised under Houthi rule in Yemen
As children are recruited to fight, the cost of failing to confront the Houthis is being felt far beyond Yemen.
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International
Olympic champion Imane Khelif to make professional boxing debut in December
The Algerian has not fought since winning gold at Paris 2024, where she was embroiled in a gender row.
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International
Olympic champion Imane Khelif to make professional boxing debut in December
The Algerian has not fought since winning gold at Paris 2024, where she was embroiled in a gender row.
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International
‘An abomination’: Idaho hunters earned thousands of dollars to kill newborn wolf pups, records reveal
Wildlife advocates incensed as documents show state paid out $2,000 per kill in effort to shrink state’s wolf population
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International
Weeks before rape conviction, Russell Brand was featured speaker for Maha group allied with RFK Jr
Brand has been supported by Tony Lyons, who runs Maha Action, and has appeared on stage with Mehmet Oz
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International
‘We’ve been preparing for the worst all year’: uncertainty grips Iran after Trump midterms defeat
While some fear another full-scale war, others are less sure – but both agree repression at home will continue
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Military
Measles, mumps and misinformation: how Crunchy Moms became ‘the most dangerous’ group on Facebook
Exclusive: Meta says it removes content that could cause imminent physical harm – but nearly half a million members have joined a group that regularly promotes misinformation As a measles outbreak spread through Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in August, a parent turned to a massive public Facebook group, Crunchy Moms, for advice. They were considering getting their three-year-old vaccinated, in part to protect their six-month-old. “I’m nervous for my baby,” the parent wrote. Continue reading...
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International
The best recent poetry – review roundup
The Universe is an Animal by Jessica Mookherjee; Sleep Gate by Sylvia Legris; The Other Love by Henri Cole; Stay Winter by Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe
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International
Simple nudes, priceless fakes and riches from an emperor’s palace – the week in art
Swap doomscrolling for treasured scrolls, human bodies in all their variety and love triangles in Bloomsbury squares – all in your weekly dispatch
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International
Goodbye, culture wars: Democrats finally decided to take rural America seriously – and won big
Democrats won over rural voters from Maga in the midterms by focusing more on working people and less on culture wars
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