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The Kiss by Katie Barclay review – a history of passion, power and puckering up

From heads of state to foot-kissing knights, Hollywood romcoms to sex, a fascinating story of the gesture that for centuries has brought people togetherIf, on a European holiday, you get flustered greeting people – should you kiss? how many times? – spare a thought for Dutch theo

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‘I saw it seven times in the cinema’: readers’ favourite films of 2026 so far

On the back of our editors’ choices of the year’s finest, we asked you to share your magical movie moments from the first half of 2026The film that had me gripped right from its ridiculous and bizarre first scene at a Brazilian country road petrol station was The Secret Agent by

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Sam Neill’s final films tell us a lot about who he was as an actor – and why we’ll miss hi

A character actor in a leading man’s body, he gave balls-to-the-wall performances in a subversively varied career‘I’d like to think that, in life, I’m a goodie’: Sam Neill’s final interviewHis 20 best performances; A life in pictures; ObituaryPeter Bradshaw: Sam Neill was a warm,

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Nine out of ten bestselling novels in UK have one thing in common: a woman is murdered

Author Wendy Jones highlighted the trend in an Instagram post: ‘What is going on here?’Nine of the 10 bestselling fiction paperbacks in the UK this week have one thing in common: a woman is murdered.The novels, which appear on this week’s Sunday Times bestseller list, include The

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EasyJet bidder is still offering less than a full ticket | Nils Pratley

Castlelake’s offer does not feel close to a knockout price – and it still needs to get shareholders (and Stelios) onboardUS firm goes public with £4.7bn proposal to buy easyJetIt’s an obvious tactic for a would-be bidder to deploy when its offers have been rejected three times by

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UK plans to give established media more visibility on YouTube and TikTok

Move for greater prominence on social media comes as ministers warn online misinformation risk becoming ‘existential for our democracy’Plans to hand established broadcasters and media companies greater prominence on digital platforms such as YouTube and TikTok have been unveiled,

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Electricity prices jump in Europe as demand soars in the heatwave

Great Britain has paid at least six times the normal price for imported power as millions turn on air conditioning and windfarm output sagsThe heatwave has prompted a sharp rise in electricity prices across European markets as millions turn to air conditioners and electric fans t

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BT pension scheme lost £300m on Thames Water stake

Loss came after decision to write off 8.7% equity stake in water company moving closer towards nationalisationThe BT pension scheme lost £300m after writing off its holding in Thames Water, the UK’s largest water company that is buckling under a £20bn debt pile.The loss came afte

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King Charles’s tax bill: what did we learn, and what is still in the dark?

We know the monarch paid £24.6m in tax over the last two years, but we still don’t know how wealthy he actually isCrown estate makes more than £1bn profit for third year runningKing and Queen will not live at Buckingham Palace after £369m refitKing Charles has become Britain’s fi

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Crown estate makes more than £1bn profit for third year running

King Charles’s property management firm rakes in £1.2bn as it continues to benefit from offshore windfarm boomKing Charles’s tax bill: what did we learn and what is still in the dark?King and Queen will not live at Buckingham Palace after £369m refitKing Charles’s property manage

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The Guardian view on royal tax secrecy: it survives King Charles’s latest disclosure | Edi

The monarch says how much he pays the Treasury but did not reveal the wealth behind it. Britain still lacks proper scrutiny of royal cashKing Charles has become Britain’s first monarch in modern times to reveal how much tax he pays on his private income: £24.6m over the past two

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Trump’s affordability crisis hits his supporters hardest as he calls housing bill of ‘mino

A housing shortfall, record home costs and cuts to subsidies are intensifying the US affordability crunchOf the various dimensions of the affordability crisis weighing on US families, housing probably weighs heaviest. The typical home price has risen above five times the annual i

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