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The perfect length of time to sleepThe Explainer The perfect length of time to sleep
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How to cut your airport parking costsThe Explainer Parking your car adds to the cost of your holiday but there are ways to keep prices grounded
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The true cost of Sony’s future without physical gamesThe Explainer Players hoping to pass down old games got a rude awakening
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Who will replace Andy Burnham as Manchester mayor?The Explainer Despite early predictions of a close battle with Reform, Labour on course to win first electoral test for new PM
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Talking Points
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Prisoner releases: a dilemma for Andy BurnhamTalking Point A number of victims of crimes including rape and child sex abuse have been informed that their attackers were to be freed earlier than anticipated
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The Cherry Orchard: Kenneth Branagh takes centre stage in ‘star-studded’ productionTalking Point Laura Wade’s staging looks ‘beguiling’ but fails to mine the play’s ‘heartbreaking depth’
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Burnham’s schools overhaul: a Neet solution?Talking Point PM unveils national version of Greater Manchester Baccalaureate, with focus on technical education and loyal employment, but concerns about its fairness abound
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Under the Radar
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Adversarial clothing could be the new trendUnder the radar Fashion created to avoid AI identification
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Why young people keep getting lost up mountainsUnder the Radar As hiking culture flourishes on social media, rescue call-outs are also rising
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Couples are embracing the ‘airport divorce’Under the radar Time apart before time together
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Speed Reads
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Anthropic’s Claude AI hacked other firms during testsSpeed Read The hacking occurred during at least three separate incidents
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Migrants overwhelm Spanish enclaveSpeed Read At least 41 people died during the crossing, according to local reports
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Trump claims Hamas has agreed to disarmSpeed Read Gaza will be “governed by a new Palestinian government,” said Trump
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Fed holds interest rates as inflation tensions mountSpeed Read But the bank also said rates could increase in the near future if inflation does not go down
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