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Beyond a joke Is it time to rewrite an old joke? A letter published in Time in 1963 suggested that…
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Striking out An England vs Wales rugby match was nearly called off after Welsh players threatened to go on strike…
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The final countdown The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved its ‘Doomsday Clock’ from 100 seconds to midnight to 90 seconds…
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Preserve us The British Museum said it would stop referring to ‘mummies’ and call them ‘mummified persons’ instead, out of…
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Duke out Will the Duke and Duchess of Sussex be invited to Charles III’s coronation? The royal family faced a…
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Prime numbers At 42, Rishi Sunak is Britain’s youngest PM since Lord Liverpool took office the day after his 42nd…
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Out to grass If Liz Truss is forced out of office (and doesn’t also resign her parliamentary seat as Tony…
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Dying of heat The former government chief scientific adviser Sir David King predicted that the heatwave in mid-July could cause…
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Out of office Could Liz Truss end up being Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister? She would have to remain in office…
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Fit for a king King Charles III, it has been reported, is reluctant to move into Buckingham Palace. Who was…
