Latest articles by Arion McNicoll, The Week UK
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Tesla cuts prices in 'intensifying' EV war
Speed Read Electric vehicle giant has struggled in the face of weakening demand, competition from China and technical setbacks
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Peter Murrell: Sturgeon's husband charged over SNP 'embezzlement' claims
Speed Read SNP expresses 'shock' as former chief executive rearrested in long-running investigation into claims of mishandled campaign funds
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Mark Menzies: Tories investigate MP after 'bad people' cash claims
Speed Read Fylde MP will sit as an independent while party looks into allegations he misused campaign funds on medical expenses and blackmail pay-out
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Nato chief denounces Donald Trump's threat
Speed Read Jens Stoltenberg says any attack on Western military alliance would be met with 'robust reaction'
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King Charles diagnosed with cancer
Speed Read Monarch 'remains wholly positive about his treatment', during which senior royals are expected to stand in for him
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Taylor Swift to Miley Cyrus: female artists dominate 2024 Grammys
Speed Read SZA, Phoebe Bridgers and Lainey Wilson were also among the winners at LA gala
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How many Ukrainians have died in the war against Russia?
In Depth US officials say military casualties have soared in recent months and are now approaching 500,000 killed and wounded
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Joe Biden vows retaliation for deadly attack on US forces in Jordan
Speed Read Three American service members killed and dozens injured in drone strike on army base
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Hollywood's movie musical resurgence: breaking the stigma?
Talking point The box office success of Mean Girls has led some critics to hail the return of the musical genre
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AfD and the trouble with banning political parties
Talking point As support for the far-right party surges, politicians are debating whether it poses a threat to German democracy
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The maritime choke points threatening supply chains across the world
The Explainer Houthi attacks in the Red Sea are not the only threat to global shipping, experts warn
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Can Hollywood successfully tackle the horror of the Holocaust?
Talking point Critics say three new films depicting 'humanity's darkest chapter' offer 'unexpected hopefulness'
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Covid-19: what to know about UK's new Juno and Pirola variants
in depth Rapidly spreading new JN.1 strain is 'yet another reminder that the pandemic is far from over'
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Society of the Snow: the tragic real-life story behind new Netflix hit
In Depth Decade-long project from filmmaker J.A. Bayona is 'a moving account' about the survivors of a 1972 plane crash
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Fool Me Once: a guide to Harlan Coben's Netflix thrillers
In depth Latest show from the US writer has topped Netflix's charts but not all of his other TV adaptations have been hits
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Covid-19: where we are now
The Explainer Infections and hospitalisations continue to rise as a highly contagious new Covid subvariant spreads rapidly across the UK
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How the Ukraine war started and how it could end
Today's Big Question Putin reaffirms his objectives with Russian forces once again on the front foot as Western war fatigue sets in
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Prague shooting: student kills 14 people at university
Speed reads Police believe suspect, who killed himself, may have shot his father before carrying out mass murder
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Congo election: the vote that will shape the future of central Africa
Under the radar Analysts fear Africa's fourth most populous country may be heading for 'sham elections'
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Lift-off in Shetland Islands for UK's first vertical spaceport
Speed reads SaxaVord Spaceport aims to begin rocket launches next summer
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Ballet flats: the new men's fashion must-have?
Talking point 'Sleek, barely there footwear' is blurring traditional gender divisions
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Nothing to smile about: the sudden demise of Smile Direct Club
Under the radar Customers left 'adrift' after controversial teeth-straightening company announces immediate closure
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The Boy and the Heron: a final animated masterpiece from Hayao Miyazaki?
Why everyone's talking about Studio Ghibli's latest film from the Japanese director has topped the North American box office chart
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The Moon's man-made problems
The Explainer Scientists warn of advent of 'Lunar Anthropocene' era as human visits alter the Moon's surface
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