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The Guardian MEWS 📰30m ago

Booze, drugs and Egg in the buff! How This Life sexed up the world of TV
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#TelevisionMEWS #CultureMEWS #Television&RadioMEWS #AndrewLincolnMEWS #MEWS
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Thirty years since the cult show about sweary lawyers swaggered on to our screens in a fug of cigarette smoke, creator Amy Jenkins talks F-bombs, fellatio … and giving Ricky Gervais his big breakOral sex in ...

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/mar/18/how-this-life-sexed-up-the-world-of-tv-90s-classic-andrew-lincoln-egg

Booze, drugs and Egg in the buff! How This Life sexed up the world of TV

Thirty years since the cult show about sweary lawyers swaggered on to our screens in a fug of cigarette smoke, creator Amy Jenkins talks F-bombs, fellatio … and giving Ricky Gervais his big break

The Guardian
The Guardian MEWS 📰30m ago

Stuart Gillies’ lentil recipes: braised with pasta and spiced with cod
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#FoodMEWS #Beans,PulsesAndLegumesMEWS #PastaMEWS #FishMEWS #SeafoodMEWS #MainCourseMEWS #PotatoesMEWS #VegetablesMEWS #ItalianFoodAndDrinkMEWS #SpanishFoodAndDrinkMEWS #NorthAfricanFoodAndDrinkMEWS #MEWS
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A spicy, aromatic way with lentils that’s redolent of north African cuisine and that pai...

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/mar/18/lentil-recipes-braised-with-pasta-and-spiced-with-cod-stuart-gillies

Stuart Gillies’ lentil recipes: braised with pasta and spiced with cod

A spicy, aromatic way with lentils that’s redolent of north African cuisine and that pairs wonderfully with white fish, and a rustic Italian pasta

The Guardian
The Guardian MEWS 📰30m ago

On the trail of the Romantics in the Welsh borders
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#WalesHolidaysMEWS #WalkingHolidaysMEWS #UnitedKingdomHolidaysMEWS #TravelMEWS #MEWS
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The ruins of Tintern Abbey have inspired artists and poets. Now, the restoration of a historic inn has given visitors a perfect base for exploring this corner of MonmouthshireStanding in Tintern Abbey, you can feel the magic that has given thi...

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/mar/18/tintern-monmouthshire-wales-pub-with-rooms-short-break

On the trail of the Romantics in the Welsh borders

The ruins of Tintern Abbey have inspired artists and poets. Now, the restoration of a historic inn has given visitors a perfect base for exploring this corner of Monmouthshire

The Guardian
The Guardian MEWS 📰30m ago

Lords urged to ensure women criminalised for abortion are ‘not left behind’
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#AbortionMEWS #ReproductiveRightsMEWS #HealthMEWS #WomenMEWS #SocietyMEWS #PregnancyMEWS #HouseOfCommonsMEWS #PoliticsMEWS #UkNewsMEWS #Women'sHealthMEWS #MEWS
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House to consider amendment that would pardon women in England and Wales affected by prior ‘unjust’ lawsWomen who hav...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/18/lords-urged-to-ensure-women-criminalised-for-abortion-are-not-left-behind

Lords urged to ensure women criminalised for abortion are ‘not left behind’

House to consider amendment that would pardon women in England and Wales affected by prior ‘unjust’ laws

The Guardian
The Guardian MEWS 📰30m ago

Energy bills: UK government urged to launch ‘social tariff’ to help vulnerable households
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#EnergyBillsMEWS #ResolutionFoundationMEWS #BusinessMEWS #EnergyIndustryMEWS #HouseholdBillsMEWS #ConsumerAffairsMEWS #MoneyMEWS #UkNewsMEWS #UkCostOfLivingCrisisMEWS #ThinktanksMEWS #MEWS
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As Iran war drives up cost concerns, thinktank says £3.7bn disco...

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/mar/18/energy-bills-uk-government-urged-to-launch-social-tariff-to-help-vulnerable-households

Energy bills: UK government urged to launch ‘social tariff’ to help vulnerable households

As Iran war drives up cost concerns, thinktank says £3.7bn discount system should be developed before next winter

The Guardian
The Guardian MEWS 📰30m ago

Country diary: Return to ‘bitey horse field’ – this time with a plan | Derek Niemann
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#EnvironmentMEWS #RuralAffairsMEWS #UkNewsMEWS #MEWS
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Frome, Somerset: A small patch of land, leased by the council, will be the site of a new community project. And so we descend, ready to rewrite its futureWho crawled along Snail’s Bottom? Who found beauty on Bonnyleigh ...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/18/country-diary-return-to-bitey-horse-field-this-time-with-a-plan

Country diary: Return to ‘bitey horse field’ – this time with a plan

Frome, Somerset: A small patch of land, leased by the council, will be the site of a new community project. And so we descend, ready to rewrite its future

The Guardian
The Guardian MEWS 📰30m ago

Venezuela win first World Baseball Classic title after taming USA in politically fraught final
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#WorldBaseballClassicMEWS #BaseballMEWS #SportMEWS #UsSportsMEWS #VenezuelaMEWS #DonaldTrumpMEWS #MEWS
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Suárez double seals Venezuela’s first WBC titleHarper HR ties it, but USA fall short in ninthCaracas celebrates as Venezuela win – in picturesVenezuela defeated the United States 3-...

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/mar/17/venezuela-beat-usa-wbc-final-suarez-trump-politics

Venezuela win first World Baseball Classic title after taming USA in politically fraught final

Venezuela edged the United States in a dramatic World Baseball Classic championship game shaped by politics and late-game drama

The Guardian
The Guardian MEWS 📰30m ago

Plantwatch: the Natal crocus co-opts fire, bees and ants to reproduce
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#PlantsMEWS #EnvironmentMEWS #ScienceMEWS #MEWS
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Perhaps the biggest surprise is that it tricks ants into moving its seeds with a scent that mimics their larvaePlants are superb at enticing animals to pollinate their flowers or carry off their seeds. But one plant co-opts an astonishing combinat...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/18/plantwatch-the-natal-crocus-co-opts-fire-bees-and-ants-to-reproduce

Plantwatch: the Natal crocus co-opts fire, bees and ants to reproduce

Perhaps the biggest surprise is that it tricks ants into moving its seeds with a scent that mimics their larvae

The Guardian
The Guardian MEWS 📰30m ago

Trump is being schooled on the limits of US power – but he is a slow learner | Rafael Behr
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#Us-israelWarOnIranMEWS #DonaldTrumpMEWS #IranMEWS #TrumpTariffsMEWS #XiJinpingMEWS #UsEconomyMEWS #UsForeignPolicyMEWS #ChinaMEWS #MiddleEastAndNorthAfricaMEWS #UsNewsMEWS #TariffsMEWS #WorldNewsMEWS #MEWS
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Last year it was China’s answer to tariffs, now it’s Iran’s reta...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/18/donald-trump-limits-us-power-slow-learner-china-iran-war

Trump is being schooled on the limits of US power – but he is a slow learner

Last year it was China’s answer to tariffs, now it’s Iran’s retaliation to airstrikes – ‘America First’ keeps foundering on global economics, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian
The Guardian MEWS 📰30m ago

The Land of Sometimes review – starry voices can’t mend a patchy fantasy adventure
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#FilmMEWS #AnimationInFilmMEWS #FamilyFilmsMEWS #EwanMcgregorMEWS #HelenaBonhamCarterMEWS #MelBrooksMEWS #TerryJonesMEWS #CultureMEWS #MEWS
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Ewan McGregor and Helena Bonham Carter lead an impressive cast in this magical tale – but its focus on two unlikable young protagonists proves ...

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/18/the-land-of-sometimes-review-ewan-mcgregor-helena-bonham-carter

The Land of Sometimes review – starry voices can’t mend a patchy fantasy adventure

Ewan McGregor and Helena Bonham Carter lead an impressive cast in this magical tale – but its focus on two unlikable young protagonists proves wearing

The Guardian