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Edinburgh fringe 2022 week two roundup: from a sheep shearer in peril to pure Hollywood escapism

Howls of rage from Hong Kong to Malta vie with King Lear in the metaverse and Sophie Duker on the labour-saving benefits of threesomes

The Guardian - UK

Loon Star State: Moloch

In his latest political cartoon for the Observer, Ben Sargent considers the violent religious beliefs of the modern Republican party.

Texas Observer

Karen Joy Fowler: ‘I resolved to stop pretending I’d read books I hadn’t, like Moby Dick’

The Booker-nominated author on discovering Jane Austen, taking a crash course in Moby-Dick and falling for fairytales

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‘We’ve gotten used to air strikes’: A Syrian documents Russian attacks in Idlib

Russian forces, alongside Syrian regime forces, have been intensively bombing civilian areas in northwestern Syria since 2013. Despite several ceasefire agreements signed between 2013 and 2021, the Russian military has still been dropping illegal munitions and has carried out thousands of air strikes targeting civilian areas. Our Observer, who lives…

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Ivo van Hove: ‘UK’s theatres can teach its politicians a lesson about life after Brexit’

As the Belgian director brings his new production of A Little Life to Edinburgh, he says the British stage has been brilliant at maintaining links with Europe

The Guardian - UK

Nostalgia for Boris Johnson as Tories lose enthusiasm for Liz Truss

This week’s hustings show many members are unenthusiastic about Sunak or Truss – and might even prefer the current PM

The Guardian - UK

‘What’s the alternative? To give up?’: Bella Lack, the new queen of green

Bella Lack, a leading voice in the next generation of environmentalists, is on a mission to redefine activism. She talks about optimism, collective responsibility and finishing her A-levels

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Drought in England could carry on into new year, experts warn

Without lots of heavy rain in autumn and winter, water restrictions could be tightened even further

The Guardian - UK

CPS halts prosecution of six protesters for attending Sarah Everard vigil

The six protesters had been accused of breaking lockdown rules by attending the vigil.

The Independent UK

Hypocrisy or a reason for hope? The Taliban who send their girls to school

The Afghan rulers’ ban on female schooling has provoked global anger, but opposition is also growing from within

The Guardian - UK

Viktor Orbán’s grip on Hungary’s courts threatens rule of law, warns judge

Csaba Vasvári’s claims of ‘overreach’ follow freeze on EU funds over concerns about judicial independence

The Guardian - UK

The Last Colony by Philippe Sands review – Britain’s Chagos Islands shame

The Chagossians were forced from their archipelago in the 1970s. Philippe Sands relates the wider tragedy of the scandal with nerve and precision

The Guardian - UK

All Our Yesterdays; The Glass Pearls review – masterly wartime storytelling from Ginzburg and Pressburger

Reissues of novels by Natalia Ginzburg and Emeric Pressburger show off their skills at characterisation and narrative drive

The Guardian - UK

Poll of Tory members gives Liz Truss 22-point lead to be next prime minister

Exclusive: Survey for Observer reveals striking lack of enthusiasm for foreign secretary, or her rival Rishi Sunak, and nostalgia for Boris Johnson

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Keir Starmer demands ban on raising energy prices

Exclusive: Labour calls for the price cap to remain at £1,971 as charities warn Tory leadership candidates of catastrophic impact on the cost of living

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England under fire over £23m bonus payouts

Anger as thousands of Bank staff enjoy ‘performance awards’ when governor had urged other British workers not to demand big rises

The Guardian - UK

Baywatch meets Shameless: a day with the lifeguards on one British beach

Tim Lewis joined the ‘red and yellows’ in Kent, where problems include ‘tombstoning’ and a craze for digging massive holes

The Guardian - UK

Vulnerable women put at risk as courts in England and Wales reveal refuge locations

Secret addresses have been exposed inadvertently, letting abusers track down families - with migrants most at risk

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Daily Record

Investigation fails to find fly-tipping culprits after mattresses were dumped by roadside

A brazen fly-tipper dumped at least a dozen mattresses by the roadside on a route between Dunblane and Bridge of Allan, sparking a council investigation. Residents reported seeing the mattresses – suspected to come from a care facility – on either

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Scots couple's wedding saved as venues offer to help after shock hotel closure

Jennifer Currie and Rachel Jenkins had been due to tie the knot at Broomhall Castle, Menstrie, until it went into liquidation last week. Now, their big day has been saved after a number of Stirling venues stepped in to offer support.

Texas Observer

Let’s Praise the Bravery of the Sandy Hook Families

“A lot of folks are centering Alex Jones when they should be centering Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis,” said Dan Friesen, expert on Infowars.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s never enough’: the Senegal goldminers surviving from one nugget to the next

Thousands are lured to the Kédougou region by dreams of riches hidden underground. Fortunes rarely materialise, but still the pickaxes fall, night and day

The Guardian - UK

The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid review – a transformative tale

The writer’s incantatory, beautiful fifth novel is told from the perspective of a white man who wakes up dark-skinned and finds his whole world changed

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s astonishing’: energy bill blunders add to agony for customers

If you thought the cost of living crisis couldn’t get any worse, utility firms are piling on the pressure with mistakes and poor customer service

The Guardian - UK

Italy’s far right turns Lampedusa’s refugee crisis to its advantage

The tiny island, once famed for its welcoming approach to those risking their lives in the Mediterranean, is centre stage as elections approach

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