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Amelia Gentleman
Irish medics fear jail time for abortions
Threats of life in prison have had a chilling effect on pregnancy terminations in Northern Ireland.
Fighting fat with surgery: pros and cons
Wayne Burns has shed half his body weight. But is he happy, asks Amelia Gentleman
Where block bookings are welcome
It may make adults go to pieces, but for the young at heart or children Legoland Hotel is the place to be.
Nancy’s jelly looking glass
When dementia took hold of her mother-in-law, Andrea Gillies opted to care for her. She tells Amelia Gentleman why the consequences were catastrophic.
Inside the Dignitas house
More than 1 000 people have ended their lives with the help of Dignitas. But what is it like inside the assisted suicide clinic?
One million face famine after rats feast on crops
The people of Mizoram, a tiny, remote state of north-east India, have known for the past 48 years that they would face famine in 2008. Confirmation came last November when the…
Journalists’ plea to Chirac
Two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq on Monday night warned that they faced death if France refused to yield to their kidnappers’ demands to repeal legislation which…
Laziness-at-work guru to be disciplined
Those who dedicate their professional lives to idleness should do so with discretion if they hope to keep their jobs. This is one message in Hello Laziness: The Art and…
CD theft not all that Nice for U2
Irish rock band U2 are up in arms over the suspected theft of their latest album. Although a rough cut of their latest material, the implications of the disc falling into the…
Taking the Mickey
Midday on the hottest August day recorded in Paris and Dominique has no customers for his ice-cold bottles of water. Nearby, in the chilled interior of the Rendez-Vous with the…
Russians close the door on communal living
Another Soviet experiment is biting the dust.
The new master of the Kremlin: Vladimir Putin
Who is …. Vladimir Putin?