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Royal tradition revived as Britain gifts prized marmalade to Spain
British Ambassador presented the mayor of Seville with jars of his homemade marmalade at the city's first edition of the Hay Festival
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The new Hay Festival chief on booking Stormzy: ‘Why should anyone say it’s dumbing down?’
Julie Finch explains why pop stars are lending Hay stardust, the event’s ‘Left-wing’ reputation, and reinventing the literary festival
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Revel Guest, documentary-maker who ran the Hay book festival and helped bring War Horse to the big screen – obituary
She stood for the Conservatives in Swansea East at the 1955 General Election, the youngest female candidate the Tories had ever put up
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Children being wrongly diagnosed with ADHD if they fall behind at school
Leading neurologist says medical profession is ‘pressured’ into labelling patients ‘by softening the definitions’ for chronic mental illness
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Hay Festival's co-founder quits after bullying claims are upheld
An independent investigation upheld the allegation against Peter Florence that amounted to 'gross misconduct'
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The Twitter row over full stops shows that we still have a passion for punctuation
You don't have to be a 'woke Leftie' to see that the humble full stop has emotive power and that our punctuation is evolving
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Millennials have a point about 'offensive' full stops, says Susie Dent
The Countdown star agrees that the punctuation mark can be aggressive and indicate resentment in text conversations
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Hay Festival curator allegedly assaulted by sheikh does not 'feel safe' and calls for judicial review
Caitlin McNamara claims that Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan kissed and groped her
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‘No legal case’ to try sheikh over alleged sex attack
CPS says claim by Hay Festival curator that she was tortured in UAE does not fit exceptional criteria
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Hay Festival boss suspended after staff bullying complaint
Peter Florence, who was awarded a CBE in 2018 for services to arts and culture, has seen the festival grow into an international phenomenon
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Hay Festival severs UAE ties after claims of sexual assault by Emirati minister
Caitlin McNamara claimed Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan assaulted her on a private island in the UAE in February, a claim he denies
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Do you tsundoku? The art of owning more books than you'll ever read
Nothing can beat the pleasure of a cluttered bookshelf - especially in the time of a coronavirus lockdown, writes Laura Freeman
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