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The hill I will die on: Britons love saying thank you – I think we should ban the phrase

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The moment I knew: ‘He told me my mum would have wanted him to help, so he would’

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Moment judge's phone plays history podcast out loud during supreme court hearing – video

The Rest is History podcast started playing from the phone of one of the justices during a hearing at the UK supreme court last week. The music briefly interrupted the hearing before the judge turned it off and apologised, telling the court: 'It was switched to silent'

Creepy: Guthrie Plea To Mom’s Kidnappers Eerily Similar to ‘Silence Of The Lambs’ Scene

Similar wording Guthrie used appears in 1991 film in scene where character makes video plea to kidnappers.

The Meaning of Melania

The most interesting part of the first lady’s film is what it leaves out.

Digested week: Got to love Germany’s great potato giveaway

All those with roots, like the Mangans, in Catholic Ireland must surely have felt the urge to go and stock up

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Democracy Under Occupation

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What Savannah Guthrie's video plea may reveal about family's strategy in trying to bring mother Nancy home

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After high school, a friend I was very close to drifted away. Should I seek closure from her?

Getting closure and reaching out are two different questions, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. One may not help with the other