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Headlines
Wednesday
22 May 2019
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Group, which has 570 UK shops, needs support of landlords for a deal intended to cut costs
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Benefits reform forcing women to sell sex for cash, food or shelter, MPs’ committee told -
Press conference held after Nancy Pelosi criticizes president, while Mueller to release search warrants from inquiry into Cohen -
Julian Borger describes the role of Trump’s national security adviser in the tense standoff with Tehran. Also: Katharine Viner on how the Guardian is updating its language on climate
Spotlight
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Wild parties, stunning performances, silhouette erections and marrying Patrick Stewart twice. As the actor turns 80, friends pay tribute -
It is inevitable that the reaction against the Kardashian bodycon trend would be an overcorrection, taking its anti-feminist inspiration from sloanes and Victorian housewives
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Pregnant women in jail are revered by other inmates – but the question of what will happen to the child is never far away -
President criticized Fox News at a rally on Monday for giving Democrats airtime after candidate Pete Buttigieg appeared on the channel
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3 out of 5 stars.
XY Chelsea review Extreme closeup on Chelsea Manning's complex life
3 out of 5 stars.
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It would be irresponsible to press ahead with a Brexit vote in the aftermath of the prime minister’s badly misjudged speech, says Henry Newman, director of Open Europe -
While Nigel Farage’s party leads the polls, the remain vote is split, say Gaby Hinsliff and others
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This government thinks poverty is a personality defect rather than a result of its policies, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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Virtual assistants are millennial Stepford Wives. But perhaps there’s an upside for real women, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
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Letters treat
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The Premier League’s 20 clubs made record revenues of £4.827bn in 2017‑18, paying total wages of £2.8bn, the Guardian’s annual analysis of the clubs’ most recently published annual accounts has revealed -
Maurizio Sarri would rather be sacked immediately than have his future at Chelsea hinge upon the result of the Europa League final against Arsenal
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It’s hard to escape the sense that the golfing authorities feel someone like John Daly makes the place untidy
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Rachel Dunn, George Fisher and Ella Clark could all make the final 12 that will head to Liverpool in the summer
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From the UK
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Steelmaker directly employs 5,000 people and thousands more in the supply chain -
Couple are accused of sending or attempting to send money to their son who left UK for Syria
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Noye, 71, has served 19 years over fatal stabbing of Stephen Cameron on M25 in Kent -
South Wales force defends use of technology after office worker claims rights breach -
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Avaaz uncovers 500 accounts using fake news to spread white supremacy message -
Billions of euros spent on supporting climate-intensive meat and dairy farms, which have shown no drop in emissions since 2010
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In 1882, the former lawyer devised a mathematical formula, still in use today, to ensure an equitable distribution of parliamentary seats. But will it help Nigel Farage? -
Allies of strongman president score victories in elections, leaving the Senate at his mercy -
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Director reacts angrily to questions about limited screen time for Margot Robbie in Once Upon a Time in … Hollywood, and violence against female characters -
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Memoir of War review Parisian wartime drama fails to ignite
2 out of 5 stars.The tale of a woman whose husband is caught by the Nazis muffles the fury and anger of Marguerite Duras’ book -
Christie’s says letters to Marianne Ihlen document ‘one of the most captivating love affairs of its time as well as the transformation of a young man into a great artist’
Culture Treat
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You too can work magic with some white chocolate, sprinkles and marzipan
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It is time we asked people to focus on what they can have, not what they can’t, says reformed glutton Adrian Chiles
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Documentaries
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The story of sixteen men on trial for sadomasochism in Thatcher's Britain
Growing up next to Britain’s
new nuclear power plantWatch now at theguardian.com/documentaries
Take part
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We would like to hear from readers around the UK as preparations continue for elections expected on 23 May
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After eight seasons, the game is over. But was the ending beautifully moving, or deeply odd? Here are your takes on the final episode
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Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal supporters, what steps will you take to watch your team play in a European final? -
Young activists around the world are planning to strike for climate action on 24 May
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We are exposed to synthetic chemicals in plastics, cosmetics and food every day. Could it be making us toxic? Our environment reporter was tested for over 1,530 chemicals to find out -
With flexible hours the norm, and almost two years’ parental leave for every child, Sweden’s capital boasts a happy and efficient workforce. What can other cities learn? -
Growing numbers of travellers are abandoning air travel to help save the planet – even if it means spending 14 days on a train
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The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world -
Niko J Kallianiotis travelled through the main streets of Pennsylvania to photograph ‘the silhouette of what once was’ now the coal industry has gone
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About 400 events were set to take place across all 50 US states in defense of abortion rights -
Images of 12 women from Southwark diocese capture variety of a priest’s work -
Photojournalist Kevin Frayer was given access to Huawei’s Bantian campus in Shenzhen, China’s Silicon Valley -
Ahead of Refugee Week, Jillian Edelstein’s portraits celebrate the contribution of people from diverse refugee backgrounds
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