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The possession of nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas or NOS, is set to become a criminal offence for the first time in the United Kingdom, the government has announced.  Announcing the ban as part of a wider crackdown …

Deepfake images of Donald Trump being arrested and the Pope in a puffer jacket have sparked concern that we could be at a tipping point in being able to distinguish whether something posted online is real or not. What happened? …

“Why do all thieves have Modi as their surname?” So asked opposition politician Rahul Gandhi at a 2019 rally shortly before India’s last general election. To support his point, Gandhi named banned Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi, fugitive diamond …

Antonio Conte’s 16-month spell in charge of Tottenham Hotspur is officially over after he left by “mutual consent” last night. The 53-year-old’s departure comes just over a week after he publicly labelled his players as “selfish” after they threw away a …

Nato has condemned the announcement by Vladimir Putin that Russia is to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus as “dangerous and irresponsible” rhetoric. SEE MORE Nato vs. Russia: who would win? SEE MORE Where does Belarus stand on the …

Victoria Bateman, fellow in economic history at the University of Cambridge, explains how history has seen an almost constant battle for female bodily freedom and why recent events show a shift back towards modesty. In the middle of the fourth century BC, …

Members of the public have been warned not to swim in Poole Harbour after a major incident was declared when 200 barrels of fluid, including oil, leaked into the water. The UK Health Security Agency said members of the public should …

It is 20 years since the US-led invasion of Iraq, and the Foreign Office still advises against travel there, owing to risks including kidnapping. But although the country is “by no means stable”, it is “just about functioning as a …

If you ate the tomatoes on their own, they’d make for an oddly elegant dinner, says Eleanor Steafel. But with the fish and the chilli butter, they turn into something really special. You can easily adjust the ingredients for the …

A 69-year-old woman has finally passed her driving test on the 960th attempt, reported the Daily Mirror. Cha Sa-soon, from Jeonju, South Korea, first attempted the written test in April 2005 and after failing it for the first time, she went …

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More puzzles from The Week CrosswordsCodewordSudoku Or try our list of 16 alternatives to Wordle – a bumper collection of puzzles, games and apps

More puzzles from The Week CrosswordsCodewordSudoku Or try our list of 16 alternatives to Wordle – a bumper collection of puzzles, games and apps

More puzzles from The Week CrosswordsCodewordSudoku Or try our list of 16 alternatives to Wordle – a bumper collection of puzzles, games and apps

More puzzles from The Week CrosswordsCodewordSudoku Or try our list of 16 alternatives to Wordle – a bumper collection of puzzles, games and apps

More puzzles from The Week CrosswordsCodewordSudoku Or try our list of 16 alternatives to Wordle – a bumper collection of puzzles, games and apps

More puzzles from The Week CrosswordsCodewordSudoku Or try our list of 16 alternatives to Wordle – a bumper collection of puzzles, games and apps

More puzzles from The Week CrosswordsCodewordSudoku Or try our list of 16 alternatives to Wordle – a bumper collection of puzzles, games and apps

More puzzles from The Week CrosswordsCodewordSudoku Or try our list of 16 alternatives to Wordle – a bumper collection of puzzles, games and apps

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Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Leaf Arbuthnot, Abdulwahab Tahhan and Cindy Yu. You can subscribe to The Week Unwrapped wherever you get your podcasts: Spotify Apple Podcasts …

I have to confess that I had never experienced the joys of a private swimming pool before my stay at The Oberoi, Marrakech – and I’m slightly concerned that this hotel has set my expectations on a level to which …

For years, the SNP was “admired, feared and envied” for its iron discipline, said Severin Carrell in The Guardian. But just a few weeks after Nicola Sturgeon’s shock resignation, a once “impregnable political edifice” looks close to collapse.  SEE MORE …

Boris Johnson’s political future hangs in the balance after the former prime minister endured a three-hour grilling by MPs about the Partygate scandal.   Appearing before the cross-party privileges committee on Wednesday, Johnson said that “hand on heart, I did not …

“Aruba, Jamaica, ooh, I wanna take you to… Aberdeenshire?” When Good Housekeeping chose Aberdeenshire as the top place to visit in 2023, ahead of Aruba and Guyana, you’d be forgiven for thinking they’d misheard the lyrics to that famous Beach Boys …

Selling your home is likely to be your most expensive financial transaction, and possibly your most stressful one, too. Choosing the best estate agent to help can avoid extra burdens.  SEE MORE Mortgages explained: a complete guide for UK home …

King Charles has been forced to postpone a state visit to France due to ongoing protests over President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reforms.  The royal visit, which was to be Charles’s “first abroad after becoming king”, said the Independent, will be …

The world still has “multiple, feasible and effective options” to avoid the worst consequences of climate breakdown, according to a landmark new report.  This “positive framing” in the “otherwise grim” synthesis report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a “counterblast” …

Phyllida Barlow was 16 years old, and in her first term at art school, when one of her teachers noted that her painting had a sculptural quality, and suggested that she work in clay instead. It was, she said, “an …

After a bruising 12 months for the Conservative Party, Labour’s big lead in the opinion polls is holding steady. SEE MORE Keir Starmer: preparing to be prime minister? SEE MORE Will Rishi Sunak stem the tide of small boats? SEE …

“Our mission is clear,” declared president George W. Bush following the ground invasion of Iraq on 20 March 2003: “to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction [WMDs], to end Saddam Hussein’s support for terrorism, and to free the Iraqi …

Harry Kane spoke of his pride after becoming England’s all-time record goalscorer. In the 2-1 victory over Italy last night the Tottenham striker netted a first-half penalty as England got their European Championship qualifying campaign off to a great start. …

An asteroid large enough to destroy a city will pass between Earth and the moon’s orbit this weekend. Nasa said it was rare for an asteroid so big to come so close to the planet and the close encounter will …

The Scottish artist Peter Doig is arguably “the most influential living painter of his generation”, said Mark Hudson in The Independent. His paintings have sold for record sums, and traces of his “enigmatic” style can be detected in the work …