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From 1945 to 1989 security police relied on tens of thousands of spies to suppress dissent. To rebuild trust, their files will finally be made public Hungary’s new government will on Wednesday reveal the names of tens of thousands of state informants from the communist era in an attempt toContinue Reading

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Relying on technology can make us forgetful, but there are some simple ways to sharpen your recall. Memory experts describe the tricks and habits that can help Memory can worsen as we age, but it is often possible to do something about it. Here, memory experts share their advice onContinue Reading

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It involves the fracturing of a patient’s ribs, before they spend three months laced into a corset. Some of those who have had this cosmetic procedure say it is like being ‘hit by a bus’. Why is it becoming more popular? Daniela Cesin was 14 when she began thinking aboutContinue Reading

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Oozing panache and bagging awards already, La Bola Negra is an eye-popping war and prejudice epic starring Penélope Cruz in a blond wig and Glenn Close speaking Spanish. We meet the ex-lovers who dreamed it up When Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo – the directing duo known in their nativeContinue Reading

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My mother was a keen swimmer, and she lived with depression. I wonder if she found the same respite in the water that has helped heal me since she passed away It was early morning in late September, off the coast of Kaş in Turkey. Watching the slightly choppy seaContinue Reading

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Their hopes of having a second child were dashed. Two decades on, the actor remembers the grief and pain of that time “I’m afraid this cycle has not been successful.” Emma and I cannot catch each other’s eye. We sit mute in our grief in the silence of the IVFContinue Reading

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The story of the emirates’ presence in Manchester winds from the Arab Spring to some of the most deprived places in England – with complicated results Emirati-linked firms’ ownership of Manchester land ‘up 39%’ in 10 years When Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s long-ruling dictator, was toppled from power in the ArabContinue Reading

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Think back to those terrible flatshares in your 20s. Cohabiting with friends can seem like a dream, but the reality is sometimes less Golden Girls – more Young Ones In most female friendships between women with male partners, the following occurs, sometimes regularly. It usually happens after one of themContinue Reading