It has been reported that between 605 and 732 oil wells were set alight, causing an environmental disaster for the local people and farmers

The scorched earth policy began in January 1991 and increased in February as the ground war got underway

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From a story garden in Cornwall to hexagonal towers in Los Angeles, we look at inventive spaces designed to get children excited about books

Helen Mirren with her grown out bob

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The same people who railed against ‘political correctness’ now seem to believe there should be no criticism of their choice. You can’t have it both ways

Pangolins thrown a lifeline at global wildlife summit with total trade ban World’s most illegally trafficked mammal wins total ban on international trade in all species under the strictest Cites protection possible. More than 1 million wild pangolins have been killed in the last decade.

How to cook the perfect Christmas pudding | Life and style | The Guardian

Maple syrup and fig ice-cream terrine.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has helped fund the trial that trains rats to detect the gamey smell of pangolin meat. Photograph: Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP/Getty Images

Gloss or eggshell are good chioces for cupboard paint

Orhan Pamuk with Anselm Kiefer.

The tomb of nationalist folly … Anselm Kiefer at White Cube Bermondsey, London.

The Cowgirls of Color: the black women's team bucking rodeo trends

Jeff Sessions: Trump's attorney general pick accused of racial slur in 1981

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Snowflake beignets with peppermint sugar

A man holds his baby up to the light reflected by the mirrors.

The robot suit providing hope of a walking cure | Science | The Guardian

Jack Monroe's smoked mackerel fishcakes

Potato and feta pancakes.