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Crashes, climate change and no Clarkson: Why Top Gear appears to be doomed
The BBC’s flagship show looks to be under existential threat. Is it for the scrap heap at last?
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Curses, fainting audiences and ‘real’ demons: fact-checking the 10 wildest Exorcist stories
The mythology around William Friedkin's film is arguably as terrifying as its demonic star. But how true is any of it?
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Why audiobooks can’t beat the real thing
With Spotify doubling down on this £3.5bn global market, it’s clear they have become commonplace. But is listening the same as reading?
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The mystery of Keith Gill, the ‘Dumb Money’ hero who crashed Wall Street – then vanished
His championing of GameStop shares brought hedge funds to their knees and made him a fortune. But why did he do it – and where has he gone?
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‘Why I’m emigrating from zero-growth Britain’
High taxes and inflation are pushing more and more young professionals to move overseas – and not look back
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What the Jeremy Clarkson furore tells us about Left-wing bias, hypocrisy and free speech
People should remember a simple truth: just because one can say something doesn’t mean that one should
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The British have lost the art of heavyweight political drama
Why do today’s fictional forays into the corridors of power nearly always fail to rival the real thing?
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Why your local pharmacy is on life support
They’re the easiest way into healthcare for many people but community chemists are dying out – just when we need them more than ever
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How police are using DNA from ancestry websites to catch murderers
Detectives working on cold cases are increasingly using genetic data uploaded by people tracing their family tree, raising ethical dilemmas
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Top Gun was the ultimate military recruitment tool – but it’s all lies
The 1986 film – made with the help of the US Navy – sold would-be pilots a fantasy vision of warfare. Will the sequel have the same effect?
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Come and See is the greatest antiwar movie ever made – and it’s Russian
Elen Klimov's stomach-churning account of the Nazi occupation of Belarus – meant as 'a plea for peace' – now seems horrifically timely
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Would you pass the BBC’s class test?
Deciding who is, or isn't, working-class can be tricky, but as the BBC launches a quota, four Telegraph writers share their own credentials
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What if Russia had won the Space Race? One TV drama dares to ask
Apple's epic series For All Mankind imagines an alternate history in which the Cold War escalates in space – and it's shockingly plausible
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Could this astronaut be the first space hostage?
Mark Vande Hei is on the International Space Station, but there are concerns that Russia might prevent him from returning as planned
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The cloud hanging over Christopher Nolan’s explosive Oppenheimer biopic
The director's forthcoming film about the father of the atomic bomb has the makings of a masterpiece. But will anyone want to watch it?
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How Wordle won over the world
The puzzle has gone from a simple letters game designed to entertain a girlfriend... to a seven-figure success story
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