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Have you spotted any hipsters in the wild? Meet Josh. Josh is a 30-year-old artist/chef who lives in a converted warehouse in Hackney, east London. Josh has a beard, glasses and cares about the provenance of his coffee. He pays his tax, doesnt have a 9-to-5 job and, along with his five polymathic flatmates, shuns

Inquiry follows Guardian report on Vergie Tamfungan, whose death in the Gulf country has shone a spotlight on cross-country employment practices The UAE government has repatriated the body of a Filipina domestic worker who died last month, and launched an investigation into the findings of a Guardian report on the recruiters that brought her into

Why do church and cathedral lecterns take the shape of an eagle? WA Widden, Harpenden, Herts Andy Fielding, Uxbridge Keith Mills, York

No matter the reason your friend let you down, advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith writes, if you want an ongoing relationship, youll have to forgive her A friend who I thought was a close friend has been unsupportive following the recent death of my father. We have been friends for 15 years and while we dont

Alan Connor demystifies the devices used in cryptic crosswords. This time: the sneaky apostrophe Welcome back, you cryptic-curious! Inspired by a recent comment, this weeks instalment of cryptic tips looks at the apparently unobtrusive apostrophe.