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I stopped reading bad news for 48 hours. Here’s what happened What changes when you swap the daily doomscroll for journalism that asks not just what’s wrong, but what’s working? Oliver Balch finds out Lifestyle Media Opinion
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Life after: confronting a killer Thanks to a restorative justice programme, Joan Scourfield is sharing a stage with the man who killed her son to talk about forgiveness Lifestyle Society Wellbeing
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Life after: a terminal diagnosis Faced with a terminal diagnosis, 27-year-old sailor Jazz Turner now plans to sail unassisted around the world Environment Health Lifestyle Society Sport
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Ctrl+Alt+Defy, the white-hat hacker rewriting the cybersecurity rulebook The ethical hacker challenging stereotypes, mentoring girls in tech and showing that cybersecurity can be seriously fun Education Science Society Technology
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Swiping less, living more. How to take control of your digital life In her book Smartphone Nation, Kaitlyn Regehr makes the case for reclaiming control over our digital lives Culture Society Technology Wellbeing
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The stay-at-home-dad with a full to-do list and a full heart Andrew Cattanach didn’t expect to become a stay-at-home dad, but now the father of two wouldn’t have it any other way Culture Lifestyle Society Wellbeing
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