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How perfect can crucial communications be within a hospital with a plethora of languages, dialects and communicative styles?

Very few athletes have had to endure what the Hungarian went through in order to compete for her country

Every new year, we swear we’ll start anew – but literature shows we never really can

In the coming 12 months, one thing is for certain – the American war on science will only get worse

Maria Semple, Catherine Newman and Jennette McCurdy are among the writers with books to look out for in 2026

Female voices are set to dominate the arts world in 2026

A new Spielberg, a remake of The Bride of Frankenstein and an exploration of the Moroccan outdoor rave scene are among the films to watch out for this year

A new take on Harry Potter, a Legally Blonde prequel and the latest iteration of the Blade Runner franchise are among excuses not to go out in 2026

Beamish, mince on toast and thick burgers are among the food trends set to take off over the next 12 months

Nothing has been quite the same in the decade since he made his final transformation. Except, that is, our appreciation of his genius

The actor, activist and icon didn't care what anyone thought of her. That was both her greatest strength and her fatal flaw

Zendaya and Nolan return, Blade Runner expands and Peaky Blinders concludes. What our editor-at-large is most looking forward to in 2026

Some AI programmes will tell you to back off, while others are more welcoming. But when it comes down to it, chatbots offer all the human warmth of the speaking clock

The star who began in children's theatre in a Norwegian forest is Oscar-bound with Sentimental Value

Millions of children around the world use the platform for games. But the evidence is beginning to reveal a much darker side to Roblox

The white stuff in big movies isn’t real - sometimes it’s bleached cornflakes, sometimes fire extinguisher foam.. and it used to be asbestos

The board game shouldn't go on forever if you stick to the real rules

A superb revival of When We Are Married gleefully demolishes 25 years of pious respectability

James Cameron’s CGI sci-fi epics are a box-office phenomenon - but also completely forgettable

Not even Minnie Driver can save a misfiring move to Rome for a series optimised for social media

The trailer has been released for the film about the world's least happy-looking woman

A set of documents provides a unique window into earlier forms of the English language

Feeling not quite Greek but not quite British, a young Georgios went down the route of many uncertain teenagers – he chose Top of the Pops as his guide

25 hopeful stories from technology in 2025

Maybe we have decided to restore it to being a mere useful tool for data analysis, and not to let it run and ruin our lives

The country’s wartime tradition of giving novels has become a key part of the season

The Holy City was extracting money from tourists even when Mark Twain visited in 1867

Forget Die Hard. Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining is the perfect Christmas movie

In 1975, Britain was mired in economic misery – but the nation’s most terrifying cook was determined that everyone should still eat well

They’re sexless, weightless and aerodynamically impossible – and have become mirrors for our hopes and fears