Donald Trump is my old friend – but he’s lost the plot
Also this week: free breakfasts at the BBC, and being humiliated by Manchester City fans
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Also this week: rainy Irish summers and too much sport on TV
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How we celebrated Khamenei’s death
My friends had imagined the moment for years
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The story behind Prince Andrew’s arrest
Also this week: how to build a 21st-century monarchy, and the power of literary festivals
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When I met Gisèle Pelicot
Also this week: a first in my career, and maternal joy with anxiety
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What Gordon Brown told me about Mandelson
Also this week: crumpets for John Major, and the hypocrisy of Nadine Dorries
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Defrosting among the terminators of Kyiv
Ukraine may be cold but the mob hotel I’m staying in is not
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