Best TV shows of 2023: From The Bear to Succession
New York Times: Some shows dazzled in a year when much of the TV business was in disarray.
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Charles and Camilla’s first year: From state visits to Harry trouble
Times: How the new king and queen have got on in the first 12 months.
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How one journalist unintentionally insulted the famous musician.
Settling Australia’s greatest urban rivalry: Melbourne or Sydney – which is better?
Telegraph: Which metropolis takes the crown?
China quietly rebuilds secretive base for nuclear tests
New York Times: Could increase the lethality of China's rapidly expanding missile force.
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Colorado says Trump can't run for president. What happens next?
New York Times: The 4-3 decision has set off a political and legal earthquake.
‘It will get ugly’: Nepo babies brace for billionaire inheritance battles
Telegraph: As wealthy baby boomers hit old age, an epic money scrap is brewing.
The 12 vibes of Christmas: Which is yours?
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The overlooked crisis in Congo: ‘We live in war’
NYT: Six million have died, and more than six million displaced after decades of fighting.
Sharon Osbourne: ‘My last facelift was the worst thing I ever did’
Times: At 71, Osbourne seems tired, writes Andrew Billen - but she's not slowing down.
The amazing benefits of weight training as you age - and how to start
Telegraph: There's no such thing as too old to lift, writes Phil Hilton.
After 60 episodes, Peter Morgan says goodbye to The Crown
New York Times: With the final season ending, Morgan is amazed he's pulled it off.
More than 100 members of this Gaza clan have been killed in war
New York Times: Family trees have been dismembered, and whole branches obliterated.
Dementia: She cared lovingly for her elderly mother for 16 years. Why did it end so traumatically?
Auckland family left in despair after losing GP at a moment of crisis.
Fizz, ‘breathing’ and food pairing: Your Christmas wine questions answered
Telegraph: Three wine experts tackle your festive FAQs.
The man behind the magic of Footrot Flats: A son's final farewell
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‘I’ve been on my guard for so long’: Lana Del Rey opens up about her private life
Times: Pop’s greatest enigma opens up about God, Glastonbury - and answers her critics.
'Thinning to winning': Hair-loss influencers find an invested audience
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Top podcasts of 2023: The highlights from true crime to sex and financial advice
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'I’ve seen Trump naked. He doesn’t scare me': How Stormy Daniels could derail Trump
Times: Daniels could be the one to derail Trump's march towards second term as president.
Oprah says she's on a weight-loss drug and ‘done with the shaming’
New York Times: 'I have a predisposition that no amount of willpower is going to control.'
This house has a world-record Christmas light display. The neighbours hate it
New York Times: Traffic, rubbish and bad behaviour test a small town's festive spirit.
Lionel Dahmer, who agonised about raising a serial killer, dies at 87
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The best foods to fight chronic inflammation
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‘Buying quiet’: Inside the Israeli plan that propped up Hamas
New York Times: Netanyahu gambled that a strong Hamas would keep the peace.
Who’s a ‘coloniser’? How an old word became a new weapon
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