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The Guardian - Guardian readers and Sam Jordison
Welcome to this week’s blogpost. Here’s our roundup of your comments and photos from last week. Let’s start with some positivity: BirdsAreGood has been rereading Angela Carter’s Wise Children: And what
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New novel about Dr James Barry sparks row over Victorian's gender identity
The Guardian - Alison Flood
A debate about the gender identity of Dr James Barry, the pioneering Victorian who adopted a male persona to become the UK’s first female-born doctor, has erupted after the award-winning author EJ Levy
Rampant sex and risque stories: why Mistresses is ripe for a remake
The Guardian - Hannah Verdier
Japanese TV is on the hunt for strong female leads and they don’t come much tougher than the four women of Mistresses. Years before female-powered programmes from Scott & Bailey to Fleabag displayed every
Labour Party
Inside Labour's lonely hearts club band
The Guardian - John Crace
It was always going to be a race to see which party split first. And when push came to shove it was Labour that beat the Tories to it. Monday morning during half-term week in the etc. venue of London’s
Automotive Industry
Carmaker Honda plans to close Swindon factory – reports
The Guardian - Rob Davies
Honda is planning to close its factory in Swindon, according to reports, dealing another blow to an automotive sector already struggling with the effects of Brexit-related uncertainty. The Japanese carmaker,
The Theatre
David Ireland: 'I find it hard to end my plays without violence'
The Guardian - Mark Lawson
I thought Gerry Adams was unlikely to come after us. Maybe he will now! His next play is a ‘wild, dark comedy’ about paedophilia – which seems likely to upset more theatregoers Cradling his grandchild
Media Industry
Reporter Jason Rezaian on 544 days in Iranian jail: ‘They never touched me – but I was tortured’
The Guardian - Julian Borger in Washington
The Iranian people have seen through authoritarianism. They want to be integrated into the world Three years after being released from an Iranian prison, Jason Rezaian can still not quite shake off a bad
Opinion (UK)
You get the heroes you deserve. And Brexit Britain has Gavin Williamson
The Guardian - Oscar Rickett
What a time to be alive for Conservative former chief whip-turned-defence secretary Gavin Williamson. Keen to turn back the clock to the days when Britain’s men in uniform could brutally quash a native
World News
Chinese surveillance company tracking 2.5m Xinjiang residents
The Guardian - Lily Kuo
A Chinese surveillance company has been tracking the movements of at least 2.5 million residents in a province where Muslim minorities have been the target of a far-reaching security clampdown, internet
Monaco
Monaco may regret sacking the man who revitalised the club
The Guardian - Adam White and Eric Devin
Until recently, mistakes were rare at Monaco. In just five years, the Russian duo of billionaire owner Dmitry Rybolovlev and vice president Vadim Vasilyev led the club from the second tier to the Ligue
World News
'I almost died': arms dealer whose poisoning may be linked to Skripals'
The Guardian - Shaun Walker and Maria Georgieva in Sofia
The first sign that something was wrong with Emilian Gebrev was an itchy, bloodshot eye after a dinner in April 2015. The next day he had strange visions of flashing lasers, followed by uncontrollable
Opinion (UK)
History will judge the selfish breakaway Independent Group
The Guardian - Len McCluskey
The reasons offered by the Independent Group for their departure from Labour at their launch press conference simply do not stand up to scrutiny. First, Brexit. Labour has opposed the Tories at every fighting
Personal Finance (UK)
Once-in-a-generation rail fare reform? Ryanair on steroids
The Guardian - Patrick Collinson
The latest attempt to simplify our crazily complex rail ticketing system, hailed as a “once in a generation reform” is nothing of the sort. It is tinkering at the margins, which will result in some passengers
Travel Companies
Flybmi appoints BDO as administrators after ceasing operations
The Guardian - Sarah Butler
The regional airline Flybmi has formally appointed the restructuring firm BDO as administrators after ceasing to trade on Saturday. The airline’s immediate owner, British Midland Regional, operated 17
Breast Cancer
Cold Feet has finally become must-watch TV ... 22 years after it started
The Guardian - Sarah Hughes
When ITV first announced Cold Feet would be coming back after a 13-year absence, I was deeply sceptical. I enjoyed Mike Bullen’s tale of middle-class Mancunians, but by the time it finished in 2003 it
Human Geography
What are Brexit contingency plans for aerospace and defence?
The Guardian - Jasper Jolly and Paul Scruton
The British aerospace sector is bracing for a no-deal Brexit, which it estimates could mean billions of pounds in extra costs. The impact on some goods could equate to 38% of their sale value, according
Grenfell Tower
CPS mulls charges over burning effigy of Grenfell Tower
The Guardian - Amy Walker
Prosecutors are considering whether to bring criminal charges against a group of men who were filmed burning an effigy of Grenfell Tower. The Crown Prosecution Service was given a file of evidence by Metropolitan
Donald Trump
'So many lies': Trump attacks McCabe over explosive CBS interview
Guardian US - Martin Pengelly and Erin Durkin in New York
He was fired for lying, and now his story gets even more deranged Donald Trump The president may have been engaged in obstruction of justice in the firing of Jim Comey Andrew McCabe Donald Trump returned
European Parliament
EU parliament's centrist coalition set to lose majority, poll finds
The Guardian - Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
The “grand coalition” of centre-right and centre-left that has run the European parliament for 40 years is set to lose its majority for the first time following elections in May, according to the institution’s
World News
Swedish student fined for anti-deportation protest that went viral
The Guardian - David Crouch in Gothenburg
A Swedish student who livestreamed her protest against the deportation of an Afghan asylum seeker last year has been found guilty of violating Sweden’s aviation laws and fined £250. Elin Ersson, 22, avoided
Film (UK)
BLTs and hypocrisy whistles: imagining 2019’s Oscars goodie bag
The Guardian - Issy Sampson
Relatable holiday package Last year, the Oscars’ gift bag featured a $40,000, 12-day trip to Tanzania. This year? An all-inclusive £350 package holiday to Lanzarote for the whole family. In order to avoid
World News
Trump's 'bring jihadists home' call gets mixed response in Europe
The Guardian - Jon Henley European affairs correspondent
Donald Trump’s demand that Germany, France and Britain repatriate and prosecute their citizens fighting in Syria has met a mixed response in Europe as countries baulk at the difficulties involved in taking
Opinion (UK)
Stop the online conspiracy theorists before they break democracy
The Guardian - Julia Ebner
Organised conspiracy theorist networks have launched an all-out information war across Europe. At the heart of this is the QAnon movement. It expanded from the US to Europe and the UK at rapid speed, political
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Manchester City set to add third-tier Chinese club to global portfolio
The Guardian - Ed Aarons
Manchester City’s owner is set to announce the purchase of Chinese third-tier club Sichuan Jiuniu, the latest acquisition to its growing portfolio of clubs around the world. The City Football Group has
Werder Bremen
Thomas Hitzlsperger makes swift impact at struggling Stuttgart
The Guardian - Andy Brassell
There was, at last, a feeling of partial satisfaction and some optimism. A sixth defeat in seven games for lowly VfB Stuttgart is no reason for breaking out the party bunting but the manner, if not the
Media Industry
BBC apologises for hot mic swearing during Labour split broadcast
The Guardian - Jim Waterson Media editor
BBC viewers watching the defection of seven MPs from the Labour party on Monday morning overheard a stark warning from an unknown voice: “We are actually fucked.” The commentary was inadvertently broadcast
Paedophile
Man who sparked VIP paedophile ring inquiry appears in court
The Guardian - Simon Murphy
A man accused of making false allegations that sparked a multimillion pound police investigation into a VIP paedophile ring in Westminster has pleaded not guilty to perverting the course of justice and
Personal Finance (UK)
UK house prices raised age of ownership by eight years since 1997
The Guardian - Richard Partington Economics correspondent
Britain’s increasingly unaffordable housing market has delayed the age when most adults become homeowners by at least eight years since 1997, according to official figures. Among one of several signals
AC Milan
Mauro Icardi, Internazionale and the return of unwelcome headlines
The Guardian - Paolo Bandini
The first time the big screen cut to Mauro Icardi, it stayed with him for only a few seconds. He had arrived just before kick-off for Inter’s game against Sampdoria, taking a seat beside his wife, and
Film (UK)
Screenplay glory for Can You Ever Forgive Me? and Eighth Grade
The Guardian - Andrew Pulver
The awards season race took a late final twist as two previously little-fancied films took best screenplay awards from the Writers Guild of America. Teen movie Eighth Grade, written and directed by Bo

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Tips, links and suggestions: what are you reading this week?

New novel about Dr James Barry sparks row over Victorian's gender identity

Rampant sex and risque stories: why Mistresses is ripe for a remake

Inside Labour's lonely hearts club band

Carmaker Honda plans to close Swindon factory – reports

David Ireland: 'I find it hard to end my plays without violence'

Reporter Jason Rezaian on 544 days in Iranian jail: ‘They never touched me – but I was tortured’

You get the heroes you deserve. And Brexit Britain has Gavin Williamson

Chinese surveillance company tracking 2.5m Xinjiang residents

Monaco may regret sacking the man who revitalised the club

'I almost died': arms dealer whose poisoning may be linked to Skripals'

History will judge the selfish breakaway Independent Group

Once-in-a-generation rail fare reform? Ryanair on steroids

Flybmi appoints BDO as administrators after ceasing operations

Cold Feet has finally become must-watch TV ... 22 years after it started

What are Brexit contingency plans for aerospace and defence?

CPS mulls charges over burning effigy of Grenfell Tower

'So many lies': Trump attacks McCabe over explosive CBS interview

EU parliament's centrist coalition set to lose majority, poll finds

Swedish student fined for anti-deportation protest that went viral

BLTs and hypocrisy whistles: imagining 2019’s Oscars goodie bag

Trump's 'bring jihadists home' call gets mixed response in Europe

Stop the online conspiracy theorists before they break democracy

Manchester City set to add third-tier Chinese club to global portfolio

Thomas Hitzlsperger makes swift impact at struggling Stuttgart

BBC apologises for hot mic swearing during Labour split broadcast

Man who sparked VIP paedophile ring inquiry appears in court

UK house prices raised age of ownership by eight years since 1997

Mauro Icardi, Internazionale and the return of unwelcome headlines

Screenplay glory for Can You Ever Forgive Me? and Eighth Grade