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Murdered in cold blood: stories emerge of Israelis killed at Gaza border

Friends and relatives say Hamas killed a grandmother, parents protecting their children, and an entire family during raids A little after 11pm on Sunday, the Israeli government posted a photograph of a family on one of its social media accounts. There were five people in the selfie: a mother, a father and their three young

Tented love: how Senegal created a spectacular new African architecture

After independence in 1960, the country cast off western influences and forged a new African style full of triangular forms, rocket-shaped obelisks and rammed earth. Is this spirit now being suffocated? Our writer takes a tour of the capital

The tragedy of Tampico, Mexico: a city of violence, abandoned to the trees

Years of gang warfare has turned the spring-breaker destination into a Gotham-style nightmare. Now some of its remaining residents are taking to the streets in a desperate call for peace Thousands of people dressed in white, carrying white balloons and waving white handkerchiefs, have been parading down the main streets of Tampico, Mexico, recently. But

This season's hottest hairstyle? The ear tuck

Simple, nuanced and just the tiniest bit nerdy. Theres only one way to wear your hair this season and it doesnt involve a blow-dry Read more from the spring/summer 2018 edition of The Fashion, our biannual fashion supplement

This Too Shall Pass by Julia Samuel review how to cope with change

In a sequel to Grief Works, the therapist guides us through major life changes in work, love, identity and health The only constant is change, said Heraclitus in about 500BC, yet we are rarely prepared for the significant transitions in our lives. Julia Samuel, a psychotherapist and grief counsellor, has followed up her acclaimed debut,