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‘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'.

Bird flu is infecting more mammals. What does that mean for us?

New York Times: Scientists working to quickly asses how much risk it poses to humans.

Jon Bon Jovi: ‘If I can’t be the guy I was, I’m done’

Times: The 1980s rocker opens up about the battle to save his voice.

Marian Keyes at 60: Why my painful youth still haunts me

The Times: Keyes' latest book was born out of a need to hide away from the world.

'We need to take risks': Should we change species to save them?

New York Times: When traditional conservation fails, science is using “assisted evolution”

'Who did my sister marry?': The extraordinary life of a Kiwi who was accused of killing his wife

Alex Lang, also known as Donald McPherson, also featured in a $35m bank swindle.

The ‘perfect storm’ turning teenagers into terrorists

Telegraph: A record number of British under-18s were arrested for terror offences in 2023.

Protests, traffic, crowds: Court braces for a Trump trial like no other

New York Times: Security preparations have been underway in New York City for months.

Former Wētā Digital effects specialists in legal fight over failed start-up

Ground-breaking visual effects venture explodes on launch pad.

Why are Kiwis still so obsessed with Jane Austen?

From Regency radical to pop-culture icon, still trending 200 years after her death.