International Booker prize goes to novel originally written in Mandarin Chinese for the first time
Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated by Lin King, pulled off an ‘incredible double feat’…
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‘Dodgy’ shops handling criminal cash targeted by new unit
Estimates suggest £1bn a year is laundered through high street businesses, with some connected to t…
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Garance review – Adèle Exarchopoulos gives it her all in ripe but flimsy portrait of alcohol addiction
Performer is as good as ever but her actor character is thinly conceived in a fundamentally implaus…
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Air force base in Idaho locked down after air show incident, officials say
Four crew members are safe after incident involving aircraft during weekend air show at military ba…
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Crime increasingly a ‘serious barrier’ to UK growth, say business leaders
British Chambers of Commerce survey shows firms ‘are dealing with rising levels of theft, fraud and…
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Smalley takes two-shot lead into final round of US PGA Championship but big names lurk
Home hope surges to six under thanks to round of 68 Rahm among five on four under; McIlroy is three…
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UK and France extend ‘one in, one out’ small boats pilot scheme until October
Asylum seekers express dismay at continuation of scheme agreed last year that has failed to stop cr…
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