“In the UK, thousands of people are still dying every year from exposure to the asbestos fibres in our homes, schools and workplaces. My dad was one of them.”
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The Adoption Paradox
“You could call it a life sentence, for this is the moment in which I learn that I am adopted.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending noteworthy reads from Tim Prudente and Stokely Baksh, Rachel Aviv, Abby Tickell, Nick Zarzycki, and Andrea Sachs.
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A British Nurse Was Found Guilty of Killing Seven Babies. Did She Do It?
“Colleagues reportedly called Lucy Letby an ‘angel of death,’ and the prime minister condemned her. But, in the rush to judgment, serious questions about the evidence were ignored.”
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A Funeral for Fish and Chips: Why are Britain’s Chippies Disappearing?
“Plenty of people will tell you the East Neuk of Fife in Scotland is the best place in the world to eat fish and chips. So what happens when its chippies—and chippies across the UK—start to close?”
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‘We Can’t Even Get Basic Care Done’: What it’s Like Doing 12-Hour Shifts on an Understaffed NHS Ward
“When I started as a healthcare assistant on a hospital ward for older patients, it was clear how bad things had got.”
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14 Hours in The Queue to See Queen Elizabeth’s Coffin
“Stood among strangers in search of history, I had a strange epiphany.”
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Selling Mayfair: The Very Different World of Prime Central London Realtors
On the fascinating world of London real estate.
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The Big, Bonkers, British, Christmas Pantomime
Oh, yes I did! An attempt to explain the bizarre tradition of the British Christmas pantomime.
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The Great British Reading List
A reading list on the weird and wonderful culture of Great Britain.