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My husband, John Hilton, who has died aged 67, was a keen choral singer, a member of the Liberal Democrat party, a foster parent, a Camra member, a bridge player and a walker.Two months after our marriage in 1965 John was ord (Read More)
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New skills could be included in literacy lessonsPrimary school children should be taught to understand the "language" of advertisers and spin doctors to stop them becoming too susceptible to sophisticated campaigns, it has be (Read More)
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Unions are up in arms over planned job cuts at universities as managers anticipate reduced fundingBoom times look to be over for universities as managers plan thousands of job losses to respond to looming public spending cuts (Read More)
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On my third day in Alexandria, I search in vain for Hindu creationists, but learn instead about Darwin's influence on ChinaAlexandria is the pearl of the Mediterranean.Steeped in history and knowledge, visitors gulp down colo (Read More)
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Parents who don't give their children chores at home may be slowing their developmentChildren should be given chores to help them develop a caring attitude and keep them grounded, according to a survey that found parents are (Read More)
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New democracies that embraced the free market are facing their deepest crisis after years of rapid growthThe large inflatable columns toppled one after the other in Berlin on Monday night in a play on democracy's chain reacti (Read More)
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The second volume of TS Eliot's fiercely guarded correspondence reveals the terrible strain he was under caring for his wife and editing the Criterion. By Stefan Collini'I have written nothing whatsoever for three years and (Read More)
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If you want to scare a British moviegoer, you don't make a film about zombies – you cast a kid in flammable sportswear and a hoodieWho's afraid of the big bad hoodie? Enough of us, certainly, that the smart money in British c (Read More)
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Justice Burton's ruling in favour of a green activist whose beliefs interfered with his job ('I'm a green martyr', 4 November) has the potential to become an epistemological nightmare. By raising what were previously treated (Read More)
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One of the greats of Spanish literature, he spent decades in exile in the Franco eraThe Spanish literary lion Francisco Ayala, who has died aged 103, enjoyed a remarkable privilege: attending a major international conference (Read More)
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One of the greats of Spanish literature, he spent decades in exile in the Franco eraThe Spanish literary lion Francisco Ayala, who has died aged 103, enjoyed a remarkable privilege: attending a major international conference (Read More)
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French anthropologist whose analysis of kinship and myth gave rise to structuralism as an intellectual forceThe fame of Claude Lévi-Strauss, who has died aged 100, extended well beyond his own subject of anthropology. He was (Read More)
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French anthropologist whose analysis of kinship and myth gave rise to structuralism as an intellectual forceThe fame of Claude Lévi-Strauss, who has died aged 100, extended well beyond his own subject of anthropology. He was (Read More)
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In your report (30 October) about a 112-year-old Somali man who has married a 17-year-old girl, I couldn't help but notice that the girl's voice is markedly absent. It may be the man's dream come true, but I very much doubt t (Read More)
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It has been a long, rocky road for homegrown urban music in the UK, but this year N-Dubz and a close-knit group of stars have stormed the charts. Ben Thompson hails the new Brit pop scene's key players It's just before 3am on (Read More)
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In support of Polly Toynbee's article (Obama has got his pay tsar. So let's tax crazy profits here, 24 October), we write with growing concern at the latest round of announcements on bank profits coupled with plans for excess (Read More)
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• Double world junior sprint champion happy to gain experience• 'I knew at 13 she would be something special,' says coachThose who are concerned about ageing should forget worrying about policemen getting younger and cast a g (Read More)
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A new report reveals a growing gap in attainment between white, black and Asian studentsUniversities wish more students were like Sandra Craig. She has just graduated with a high first in her BA in education at Roehampton Un (Read More)
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The author of The Tipping Point and Blink on why it's the middle-of-the-road that fascinates himMalcolm Gladwell is one of the few journalists who can claim to have had a phrase coined in his honour. He has spawned a new way (Read More)