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The damning testimonials showing how the education system is failing neurodivergent kids

Dr Nina Hood: 'We're talking big numbers here. The scale of the problem is enormous.'

A game on edge: Can rugby save itself from self-destruction?

Rugby icons have expressed fears of financial ruin and irrelevance. What's the fuss about?

Meet my robot pals: What happened when I spent a month making AI friends

New York Times: Kevin Roose spent a month hanging out with 18 AI companions.

Can forests be more profitable than beef?

NYT: Ranches have ruled the Amazon for decades. Now, companies are selling something else.

Just how dangerous is Europe’s rising far right?

New York Times: Anti-immigration parties with fascist roots are now mainstream.

Having children is not the only option: NZ women on being childfree

What it's like to be childfree in NZ, and the new book exploring the subject.

'No one else can beat Trump': Sex, drugs, politics and the rise of the next Kennedy

Times: The former heroin addict, anti-vaxxer, and nephew of JFK is running for president.

Israel, Gaza and the law on starvation in war

New York Times: According to the law, what constitutes a war crime?

'The sales team don't have email?': One man's journey into the dark heart of NZ's telcos

OPINION: Greg Bruce's attempts to buy a new phone are not helped by NZ's telcos.

In photos: Inside a secret war submarine navigating the Arctic

New York Times: Inside a US nuclear-powered attack sub training for potential war.

Breaking 'Bad': How could New Zealand curb its youth crime crisis?

Herald senior journalist Anna Leask investigates youth crime initiatives in Australia.

‘It’s just agony’: A suburban family mourns nearly 200 Gaza relatives

New York Times: Adam and Ola Abo Sheriah absorb a loss few of their friends can imagine.

How South Africa has been transformed by 30 years of freedom

NYT: Thirty years ago the South African miracle came true. But how far has it really come?

Nicolas Hamilton: Growing up in the shadow of my brother Lewis

Times: Overcoming addiction and cerebral palsy to take his place on the starting grid.

Victoria Beckham on turning 50: ‘Ageing? It is what it is’

Times: The Spice Girl turned fashion designer on a milestone birthday.

Confessions of a sleepwalker: ‘I’ve woken up in strangers’ beds’

Times: A lifelong habit has landed one woman in some awkward night-time fixes.

Trapped and starving, two families in Gaza Strip try to keep their children alive

New York Times: For those living in Gaza every day is a race against time.

'I challenged it and I have the scars': Liz Truss on being swiftly ejected as PM

FT: UK's shortest-serving PM on being ejected from offer and battling the 'deep state'.