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Sea swims, sensational Scandinavian food - and the odd disagreement: Interrailing with my 75-year-old mum

Taking the train from Manchester to Oslo led to 10 action-packed days me and my Zumba-going mum would never forget

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Wednesday briefing: How the Rochdale furore exposed claims of factionalism in Labour’s handling of antisemitism

In today’s newsletter: The party has disowned candidate Azhar Ali following his remarks about Israel and Gaza, with accusations of hypocrisy over antisemitism levelled at Starmer’s door

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Me, myself and Interrail – a solo train trip around Europe

What to do when you’ve bought two passes but your husband won’t go? Go anyway and have a fantastic time doing exactly what you want

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Wednesday briefing: Fukushima nuclear plant is set to flush tonnes of water into the sea – but is it safe?

In today’s newsletter: Japan’s decision to release radioactive water from the tsunami-hit power plant has divided groups – is it entirely safe or staggeringly stupid?

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Tuesday briefing: Life term for UK’s worst child killer

In today’s newsletter: serious questions have been raised after the trial and conviction of a serial baby murderer • Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First Edition

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Friday briefing: An awful byelection night for Sunak – though the Tories avoid a wipeout

In today’s newsletter: a pair of major defeats for the Conservatives, but the PM will be relieved to have at least retained Boris Johnson’s old seat

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Street spirit: why this Guardian writer helped put on a coronation party

Our event in Stockport – a Coronation Street party – was a welcome chance to bring the community together

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My beloved Morecambe was once mocked for Mr Blobbyland, so it deserves its Eden Project

This £50m levelling up project certainly beats our old theme park. One official told me he’d do a deal with the devil to help the area. Seems he did, says Guardian North of England editor Helen Pidd

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Thursday briefing: How the north’s rail services went off track

In today’s newsletter: Perhaps nowhere in the UK are trains more in a crisis than in the north of England, where problems are thought to be costing the region up to £400m a year. What could be done to fix it?

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Just how bad do Britain’s trains have to get before the Tories act?

In the north of England in particular, rail companies such as Avanti are causing misery on a daily basis. This cannot go on, says Guardian North of England editor Helen Pidd

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How cycling has put us on the road to conflict

Letters: From aggressive driving to unfavourable comments about Lycra, readers respond to Helen Pidd’s article about the abuse cyclists face on a daily basis

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Friday briefing: Party chair resigns after catastrophic results for Tories

In today’s newsletter: devastating results for the Conservatives in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton intensify questions over the prime minister’s future

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Thinking about offering a room to a Ukrainian refugee? Let me help

Back in 2015, I invited a Syrian refugee to stay with me. You offer not just a spare bed, but your time and support, says the Guardian’s North of England editor, Helen Pidd

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