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Barnier ousted: is this the end for France's Fifth Republic? With Robert Tombs and John Keiger

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Spectator Life

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Two bets for the next two weekends

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The two big races tomorrow, the BoyleSports Becher Chase at Aintree and the Betfair Tingle Creek Chase, could hardly be more different contests. The former is a 12-runner competitive handicap run over three miles and two furlongs on the Grand National course, the latter is an eight-runner Grade 1 race, with all the horses running

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Philip Patrick

Is London the most stylish city on earth?

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World War Twee

The hideous triviality of our times

Gareth Roberts

World war twee: the hideous triviality of our times

I remember the moment I first understood that we, the British, had a national character. It was in the mid-1970s and my family and I were watching a clip from an American TV show which was being shown to us by ITV for a giggle. It was a celebration of the love between mothers and

World war twee: the hideous triviality of our times

I remember the moment I first understood that we, the British, had a national character. It was in the mid-1970s and my family and I were watching a clip from an American TV show which was being shown to us by ITV for a giggle. It was a celebration of the love between mothers and

Culture

The good, the bad and the ugly in books, exhibitions, cinema, TV, dance, music, podcasts and theatre.

Podcasts

Cartoons

Nick Newman

‘‘A few inappropriate remarks and it was back to waiting tables.’’

Cartoon

Matt Percival

‘‘I’m continually surprised by what goes viral.’’

Cartoon

Michael Simmons

The many faces of pigs in blankets

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