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‘No tech, no texts, just childhood’: author Liz Pichon on the secrets behind her multi-million selling Tom Gates series

As her long-running children’s book series turns 15, Liz Pichon talks about overcoming dyslexia to become a bestselling author If you ever find yourself in an airport newsagent, it might be worth peering inside one of Liz Pichon’s books. “I do guerrilla signings,” she tells me conspiratorially. “They let me go in and I sign all the books, just in case. I love the idea of kids buying a book, going on holiday and seeing that I’ve signed it. Sometimes I write ‘surprise!’” It’s a wonder that she hasn’t got sore hands. Pichon is one of the UK’s foremost children’s authors, and this is a big year fo

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The efficiency trap: why optimising everything can backfire, badly

From roundabouts to the stock market, relentless streamlining could be making the world more dangerous We have all been there: packed shoulder to shoulder on the train while the person beside us coughs and sneezes. A protective flu jab offers some reassurance, but so does the thought that there will be a hospital bed for you, should you need it. Yet, in England, about 95% of adult hospital beds were occupied at the height of flu season last year. If hospitals were hotels, that level of occupancy would be good business, and we would commend them for their efficiency. But do we really want a hos

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В Германии спорят о том, что делать с разрушенной горной резиденцией Гитлера «Орлиное гнездо»

Одни считают, что этот объект следует частично или полностью восстановить, другие хотят оставить все как есть, чтобы стереть память о нацистском прошлом этого места.

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इसराइल: नेतन्याहू जितनी ही सख़्त नीतियां, फिर भी अरब पार्टियों ने आइज़नकोट का समर्थन क्यों किया

आइज़नकोट की नीतियों को लेकर भी फ़लीस्तीन समर्थक हलकों में सवाल उठते रहे हैं. फिर सवाल ये है कि अरब राजनीतिक दलों ने इसराइल में सरकार बनाने के लिए उनका समर्थन क्यों किया?

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