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Bike
I sold the sleek black bike you said I should buy. My special treat, in the shop, on my own,…
The election where everyone loses
Whatever happens on 7 May, both main party leaders face disaster
Stalker
The moon comes knocking on our door; a slavish stalker who hangs around all night. The slowest of walkers, he…
The physics widow
What’s missing from Stephen Hawking’s hagiographic new biopic
Lost soul
The deep instinct that the immigration debate still ignores
The hype jihad
Isis slaughters kidnap victims because it guarantees headlines. It's better at slaughtering innocents than it is at winning wars
Flying shame
The charming little airport that ruins thousands of skiing holidays
Get over yourself
Is there any cure for this piece of corporate speak?
The defence never rests
Sir Ivan Lawrence QC on the Krays, Dennis Nilsen – and Chris Grayling
The Isle of Wight
Every day the Isle of Wight becomes England’s smallest county: when-ever the tide comes in, the island steals the crown…
Stalker
The moon comes knocking on our door; a slavish stalker who hangs around all night. The slowest of walkers, he…
Stalker
The moon comes knocking on our door; a slavish stalker who hangs around all night. The slowest of walkers, he…
Bitter medicine
Pity the healthcare professionals who dare to speak out about NHS problems
Solitude
Together, they wrote a book. Its title was Solitude, or Every Man his own Hermit. They wrote alternate chapters in…
Long to reign over us
This year the Queen will become the longest-serving monarch in British history. Her rule defines our era
Anatomy of a failure
Whatever happened to Barack Obama?
Time out of mind
Bob Dylan and the illusion of ‘your era’
The fairy census
An eccentric English tradition has attracted fresh academic attention
Fashion statement
Clothes with slogans on them are a sure sign of a bore
Japan: Spring break
Kate Crockett wallows happily in the natural hot baths of Kyushu
The beautiful Balkans on horseback
There’s no better way to see Bulgaria’s mountains
Brazil: Rio without the grande
Ed Cumming seeks a seething city’s quiet side
Maldives: My heart is in Moofushi
Jeremy Clarke found his perfect island – and had to leave it
Texas: From cowboys to culture
Dallas has reinvented itself as a major arts destination, says Hugh Graham
South Africa: In the footsteps of Mr Clarke
Not everything is forgotten in the new Johannesburg, finds Lara Prendergast
