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‘I never let a man carry my double bass’: Oscar-hopeful Orin O’Brien on making music – and history

She caused a sensation in 1966 when she joined the New York Phil and its 103 male musicians. Now the double bassist is the star of The Only Girl in the Orchestra, a documentary nominated for an Acade…

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‘Am I a Cyclopian monster?’ How masked writer Uketsu went from asparagus videos to literary sensation

He gained fame in Japan posting surreal videos of meat, veg and even ears. Then he tried writing – and soon had three bestsellers in the Top 10. As one now reaches the English-speaking world, we meet…

Inside Britain's crumbling jails where 'unsuitable' guards are interviewed over Zoom and don't know how to unlock a cell door - while wings are rife with drugs flown in by drone

Mark Fairhurst, national chairman of the Prison Officers' Association, said it was not surprising that corrupt or unsuitable prison officers were being recruited.

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