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Haggis pakora — Scotland’s perfect national dish
In a country renowned for finding ingenious ways to fry food, a centuries-old speciality has been given a South Asian makeover
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The NHS winter crisis shows why Labour needs to urgently reform social care
As a doctor in elderly medicine, I have seen patients wait weeks to be discharged — sometimes exacerbating their healthcare issues
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From Kabul to Penny Lane: tracing the rise of the Afghan coat
Long before John Lennon adopted the suede sheepskin look, the coats were a cornerstone of Afghan winter clothing, so ubiquitous that they were considered national dress
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Starmer’s team is optimistic about building bridges with Trump — it has little choice
From David Lammy’s ‘neo-Nazi’ comment to Labour staffers campaigning for Kamala Harris, the UK government has its work cut out to win the new president’s trust
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‘I want my expedition to speak for Afghan women’
Afghan mountaineer Freshta Ibrahimi hopes to become the first woman from her country to summit Everest. She says her climb is an act of resistance against the Taliban
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Professor Muhammad Abdel Haleem: ‘The Qur’an is with me every day’
First published in 2004, Haleem's work is still widely regarded as the authoritative English translation of Islam’s key religious text
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Rapper Marwan Moussa is seizing his moment
After a turbulent few years, the Egyptian MC and producer gears up for a European tour and the release of a poignant new album
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How are we meant to create resolutions and new beginnings in the depths of winter?
I’ve always deferred my fresh start to the Persian new year, but this January I’ve been suddenly forced to imagine a new life for myself
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Tulip Siddiq is gone, but MPs’ frustration at Starmer remains
Anti-corruption minister quit amid disputed allegations she was linked to wrongdoing by her aunt, Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina
