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The best mascaras for longer, fuller and fluttery lashes: 12 favourites worn and rated by our beauty expert

Whether you’re searching for volume, length or waterproof warpaint, we tested 40 mascaras (and applied up to 40 coats) to find the best for your mak...

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‘This is about people’s livelihoods’: how surging tool thefts are leaving tradespeople penniless and afraid

More than 80% of the UK’s tradespeople have had tools stolen. Some have lost months of work as a result. With thefts up 16% in a year, can the polic...

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Outcome review – Keanu Reeves sends himself up in Jonah Hill’s Hollywood satire

Hill writes and directs in-joke and insider-laden spoof about a nice-guy mega-star actor hiding a drug addiction, whose career is threatened when he�...

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BTS battle torrential rain to kick off $1bn world tour

The K-Pop band are battered by the elements as they launch their marathon world tour in Goyang....

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OpenAI shelves Stargate UK in blow to Britain’s AI ambitions

Artificial intelligence company cites high energy costs and regulation for putting landmark project on holdOpenAI has put on hold plans for a landmark...

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Israel’s attacks on Lebanon should not be happening, says Keir Starmer

In article for Guardian, PM also calls for Iran conflict to become watershed moment for future UK securityThe Iran war is a warning: Britain must buil...

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Nathan Evans PhD
Nathan Evans PhD

Urban Planner

5.0

Essential reading for anyone interested in WebGL. Clear, concise, and packed with insights.

Review of WebGL Compute

Alexander Thompson PhD
Alexander Thompson PhD

Educator

5.9

This book came into my life at just the right time. I've been struggling with Python in my work, and the practical advice in 101 Blender Scripting Projects (Paperback) has been transformative.

Review of 101 Blender Scripting Projects (Paperback)

Lily Parker PhD
Lily Parker PhD

Music Reviewer

5.9

The author of Visualizing Data: Psychology and Analytics - Exploring, Explaining and Storytelling (Paperback) clearly knows their stuff when it comes to data visualization, but the organization of material could be improved.

Review of Visualizing Data: Psychology and Analytics - Exploring, Explaining and Storytelling (Paperback)

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