It takes a village – the pioneering tourism project breathing new life into India’s mountain communities

Over the past 21 years, Village Ways has been leading low-impact tours of remote communities in the foothills of the Himalayas, supporting traditional ways of life and offering a rare glimpse of prist ...

‘Uncool rules’: the lo-fi pop pranksters reviving the Dutch answer to dada

Cheeky and rebellious, the Netherlands’ own brand of ‘ludiek’ zaniness thrived in the 1960s protest era. Now, the New Dutch Naivety movement is bringing it back with songs about chocolate, good transp ...
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The assault on freedom with Mehdi Hasan and Arwa Mahdawi

Join us for Zeteo’s first-ever London event as award-winning journalist and editor-in-chief Mehdi Hasan leads a wide-ranging and timely conversation on the emerging global order. Date: Monday 8 June ...
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John Lewis pays first annual staff bonus in four years as profits rise

Payment of 2% at employee-owned partnership follows sales increase to £13.4bn The owner of John Lewis and Waitrose has paid an annual bonus to workers for the first time in four years after underlying ...
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Sam Kerr in defence? Matildas rocked by key absences for Asian Cup quarter-final

Steph Catley and Hayley Raso ruled out of clash with North Korea Coach Joe Montemurro jokes he may have to play Kerr at left-back The Matildas’ hopes of Asian Cup glory have been dealt a major blow ...
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‘Beggars belief’: calls for federal intervention after extension to ‘carbon bomb’ open-cut coalmine approved by Queensland government

Hail Creek is responsible for about 20% of Australia’s coalmine methane, while only producing 1% of the country’s coal Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news ...
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Palantir’s NHS England contract ‘opens door to government abuse of power’, health bosses told

Health justice charity Medact says data-sharing potential could be used for UK version of US immigration raids Palantir’s NHS contract opens the door to the Big Brother-style data-sharing that Reform ...

US orders petroleum reserve release in bid to calm markets – as it happened

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Former spy chief on $5,000 a day quits antisemitism royal commission, saying he was ‘way overpaid’

Dennis Richardson quits Bondi attack inquiry a fortnight after its opening hearing, telling the ABC he felt ‘surplus to requirements’ ...

Rules around sensitive information ‘impeding’ interim report into Bondi terror attack, head of antisemitism royal commission warns

Virginia Bell warned parliamentary inquiry of legislative gap just days before resignation of former spy chief Dennis Richardson ...
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The unbelievable life of Leo Sayer! The songs, the sex, being swindled – and a spooky phone call from Elvis

He lit up the 1970s with a string of hits, before falling out of the public eye. But was any man ever more connected? He discusses extraordinary encounters with Muhammad Ali and Keith Moon – and why ...
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Where Duolingo falls down: how I learned to speak Welsh with my mother

Once violently defended from extinction, Welsh is still a part of daily life. By learning my family’s language, I hoped to join their conversation My maternal grandmother died 20 years ago. The ...