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How much does where you grow up shape your chances? Our new tool lets you compare postcodes across education, health and poverty – and see the childhood lottery mapped across the country. observer.co.uk/news/national…
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What happens when you finally read your care files? Nkechi Simms is a successful actor who’s had parts in Top Boy and the BBC comedy PRU. Outwardly life is good and she’s got everything going for her, but this hasn’t always been the case. Placed in foster care at 12, Nkechi now wants to find out what happened to her and why. The only way she can do this is by getting hold of her care records. But that’s easier said than done. And will those records answer her questions? Watch the investigation here: youtube.com/watch?v=vLIU-RSX… Reporter: @AshleyJBaptiste Senior Narrative Video Producer: Alice Anderson Podcast Producer: Madeleine Parr
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At Temple Mount, Israel’s ultranationalists are playing with holy fire Itamar Ben-Gvir and his followers enjoy courting controversy, but their latest provocation has created righteous unrest among the religious right ✍️ @msrmichaelson bit.ly/4zbglGv
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Jacqueline Rose: ‘Like Freud, I am a godless Jew’ The philosopher on misunderstood women, the problem with empathy, and the challenge of honouring her late sister ✍️ Lily Isaacs bit.ly/4seEzx3
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The Oscar-winning director, Pawel Pawlikowski, had to leave England to learn about history. He talks about rediscovering his Polish heritage, his parents’ suicides, and the true story behind his Cannes-winning film Fatherland ✍️ Andrew Anthony bit.ly/3U4n4ms
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On Fudge, Michael Kiwanuka answers to no one but himself Delayed due to ill health, the artist’s fifth album sees him break free from superstar producers to deliver an album of pure artistic instinct ✍️ @kittyempire666 bit.ly/4BAS5zp
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That’s offal! What children really think of fancy grown-up food Children brave some of the most challenging dishes on a fine-dining menu, from oysters to pig’s head. What do they think? ✍️ Holly O'Neill bit.ly/3U9eiTZ
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Classified ads are back in all their inky, kinky glory As the world burns, the voices in the back pages and personal columns call loudly to me. Does their power lies in their human wonkiness? ✍️ Eva Wiseman bit.ly/4eldjqI
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‘I’ve been looking for this all my life’: interview with David Harewood His astonishing range as an actor has seen him play everyone from Othello to Martin Luther King. But the central role in a UK TV drama has always eluded him. ✍️ Stuart McGurk, @helenseamons bit.ly/4sj7lwq
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Kid-friendly recipes for fussy eaters and frazzled parents Georgina Hayden shares her go-to soup for using up fridge odds and ends, while Charlie Hibbert offers his baking recipes that kids will want to get involved in ✍️ Georgina Hayden, Charlie Hibbert bit.ly/47vQwEY
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The kids aren’t all right – disorder in France is part of a global trend Youth revolt has become a defining feature of this decade ✍️ @FredHarter bit.ly/3UyVpdv
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