The beloved BBC sitcom is now a quarter of a century old. Ahead of two TV celebrations, here are 25 things you didn’t know about television’s funniest workplace mockumentary Fetch the acoustic guitar and twiddle your TM Lewin tie because it’s the 25th anniversary of The Office. Yes, it’s a ...
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A moment that changed me: I broke my arm seven times – and finally listened to what my body was telling meA moment that changed me: I broke my arm seven times – and finally listened to what my body was telling me
As a child, enduring break after break, I thought of myself as simply unlucky. Truth was, I needed to tune in to my aches, pains and well-founded fears It was the first day of spring this year. I was topless, face-down on a foldaway travel table, as the masseuse uttered ...
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This reboot of a 2000 film, based on a script by the great Ingmar Bergman, features some extremely odd camera work and a very strangely written female lead. But it’s frequently bewitching The film Faithless, a cruel adultery fable directed by Liv Ullmann from a screenplay by the great Ingmar ...
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The News Maine Democrats accused Graham Platner’s Senate campaign of putting a “thumb on the scale” in the debate over how to replace him, as nearly all of his endorsers deserted him. “We have repeatedly reiterated to Graham Platner’s team that they have no role in determining our next Democratic ...
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The Scoop Advocates for fully normalized US-Syria relations are bullish that President Donald Trump will lift the country’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism as soon as Wednesday, when he’s set to meet with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara. Stripping the ...
Palestinians brace as Israeli settler figures in coalition seek to cement West Bank gains before electionPalestinians brace as Israeli settler figures in coalition seek to cement West Bank gains before election
Growing number of farm outposts using violence to seize territory, a process seemingly enabled by radical elements in Netanyahu’s government The attack in Ein Arik came in the middle of the night and was aimed at the rudiments of life: the earth, water, roots and seedlings. Ilham Karajeh awoke on ...
US and Iran trade strikes after tankers hit in Strait of HormuzUS and Iran trade strikes after tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz
The US military says it hit missile sites and command centres while Iran says it attacked US bases. ...
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Within hours of a court of appeal confirming a guilty verdict, Marine Le Pen had already launched her presidential campaign. ...