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After the Ukraine invasion, hundreds of people found themselves stranded in Calais as they tried to navigate the UK visa process. It put a spotlight on the city where many young refugees have been living outside all winter in harsh conditions, while NGOs struggled to provide the most basic services. The UK has given millions of pounds to France to try to prevent border crossings but people continue to attempt to get to Britain. Meanwhile, the residents of Calais complain of an increasingly militarised city. The Guardian's Maeve Shearlaw and Christopher Cherry report
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Lenka has been a methamphetamine user for 20 years and lives in a small town in rural Czech Republic, a country with a long and complex history with the drug
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This intimate portrait of Gamal 'G' Turawa, an ex-Metropolitan police officer, explores his memories of racially profiling and harassing black people and homophobia in his early career. Now an openly gay man, Turawa’s story is a multi-layered one and sits in the centre of three pivotal moments in recent British history, from the black communities’ resistance of oppressive policing, to the push for LGBTQIA equality and the aftermath of the west African 'farming' phenomenon, where white families took care of black children outside the remit of local authorities
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Film-makers Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan follow warehouse workers in Austin, Texas, as they work through the night to process newspapers for delivery before Christmas
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A ship with asylum seekers leaves Libya bound for Europe, triggering a showdown between a Doctors Without Borders vessel wanting to escort it to safety and the Libyan Coast Guard fighting to turn it back. With refugees once again in the spotlight, here is an inside view of the desperate hope that is the deadly race for Europe
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Near Barcelona, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat is one of the most densely populated cities in the EU and home to a large migrant community. Dedicated to protecting the most vulnerable members of this fringe society, a group of young volunteers set up Sindicat, a renters' union that is working relentlessly to counteract the housing crisis engulfing the often undocumented residents
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After the Ukraine invasion, hundreds of people found themselves stranded in Calais as they tried to navigate the UK visa process. It put a spotlight on the city where many young refugees have been living outside all winter in harsh conditions, while NGOs struggled to provide the most basic services. The UK has given millions of pounds to France to try to prevent border crossings but people continue to attempt to get to Britain. Meanwhile, the residents of Calais complain of an increasingly militarised city. The Guardian's Maeve Shearlaw and Christopher Cherry report
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A spectacular lightning display illuminated the night sky over Wichita, Kansas, during a thunderstorm
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A Russian airstrike struck a government building in the southern Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv on Tuesday
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Dramatic video edit purports to show Kim Jong-un and military officials overseeing the launch of the Hwasong-17 missile
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2021 was another extraordinary period for news and investigations. Here are some of the highlights of Guardian journalism over that time
Explainers
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Journalist Yousra Elbagir talks us through the timeline of events in Sudan's fight for democracy
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The Omicron variant has prompted the return of border closures and mandatory testing and mask wearing as countries attempt to slow its spread
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The Guardian's Damian Carrington explains that in relative terms, the agreements and deals made by the 196 nations nudged the world a little closer towards the path to keeping global temperature rises below 1.5C and avoiding the worst of the climate crisis’s impacts. But in absolute terms, there is still a mountain to climb
Sport
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Japanese snowboarder Reira Iwabuchi landed the world’s first frontside triple 1260 by a woman at an event in Crans-Montana, Switzerland.
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Tiger Woods insists he can win the Masters only 14 months since being confined to a hospital bed after suffering serious injuries from a car crash in California
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Australia won the Women's Cricket World Cup for the seventh time after beating England by 71 runs at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch
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A snow flurry curtailed a warm-up match between Kent and Lancashire at Canterbury
Technology
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From once being hailed as a visionary, to being found guilty of fraud, the Guardian looks back at how Elizabeth Holmes' rhetoric changed as her company sank
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Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has been convicted on four counts of fraud and conspiracy, ending a lengthy trial that has captivated Silicon Valley.
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A teenager was rescued after using a hand gesture described on the social media app TikTok to signal to motorists that she was in trouble
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has told delegates at Cop26 that his trip to space made him realise how ‘finite and fragile’ the Earth is
Interviews
Culture
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'I feel comfortable in my body for probably the first time': actor Elliot Page teared up at the little joys after his transition
Life & style
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Virgil Abloh was the first Black artistic director of menswear at Louis Vuitton
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The weird, the wonderful and the political: highlights from 2021 Met Gala red carpet – video
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Can technology improve the way we meditate? At the University of Arizona, Dr Jay Sanguinetti and master meditator Shinzen Young are using ultrasound to improve our ability to achieve mindfulness – as well as enhance our cognition and wellbeing. They believe it could revolutionise the way we treat those with depression and trauma. But as investors from Silicon Valley become interested in the technology, the pair are fighting to make sure the device is used in the right way and for the right reasons.
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Around 2,500 dogs competed in the 145th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, with a Pekingese named Wasabi winning best in show. Wasabi, who is the grandson of a previous winner, has notched a fifth victory for the unmistakable toy breed.