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Believing in weaving: a return to classic craft

A growing number of designers are reviving artisanal skills to create modern products and Northern Irelands Mourne Textiles is at the forefront Nestled in the foothills of the imposing Mourne Mountains in County Down is a third-generation weaving company straddling the mid-20th century and the future. Mourne Textiles elegantly rustic fabrics, throws and cushions

Carb heaven! 21 loaded fries recipes to try at home from kimchi to spicy sausage

Forget salt and vinegar: todays chips are piled high with chutney, tofu, lasagne and even ice-cream. Heres how to recreate chefs most comforting dishes French fries transcend fashion. Food trends come and go but chips persist as a source of comforting joy, something we all badly need this winter. For many, that will mean sun-gold

Hyper by Agri Ismal review the tidal forces of money

A Kurdish family is uprooted and blown around the globe in this flinty and ambitious debut of big, heady ideas The British government tolerates the Kurds right now. No longer are they consigned by the pens of our diplomats and mandarins to the middens of geopolitics. They excel at killing Islamic State fighters, they keep

Lingui, the Sacred Bonds review ties that bind loyalty between mother and daughter

Fierce stabs of sexuality and violence cut through the stoic calm of Chadian film-maker Mahamat-Saleh Harouns urgent drama of survival Mahamat-Saleh Haroun is the Chadian film-maker whose 2002 movie Abouna my favourite of his has a claim to classic status. Now he returns with a film that is recognisably a part of African

Long Covid has more than 200 symptoms, study finds | Long Covid

Calls for national screening programme as symptoms revealed range from brain fog to tinnitus The largest ever international study of people with long Covid has identified more than 200 symptoms and prompted researchers to call for a national screening programme.