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Didn’t our mothers ever tell us not to play with our food? Remind the European Commission, which has approved the Amflora genetically modified potato, opening something of a Pandora’s box as far as our health and the environment are concerned. Leave your thoughts and comments here.

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Antony Gormley’s statues take over New York

Anyone out there who wants to sponsor me for a trip to New York to write about Antony Gormley’s Event horizon? Just kidding. But, having seen the original version of this art project in London ...

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TV film: The Bad Mother’s Handbook

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Karen, a thirty-year-old teacher, lives together with her daughter Charlotte and mother Nan. Because she became a mom at such a young age, she has had to sacrifice a lot. So when her boss gives her the chance to go on a school trip to Paris, she excitedly starts packing her suitcase. While sorting out her paperwork she discovers that Nan is not her real mother. Karen’s about to leave for Paris anyway, when everything suddenly stands in her way – Nan has a nasty fall and her teenage daughter finds out she’s pregnant.

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This year’s Air Guitar World Championship, the event’s 15th anniversary, is full of surprises. This is serious stuff, as evidenced by the lengths people go to to compete, coming from almost 30 different countries. After all, it is the only way to become a rock star with no musical talent, but a whole lot of enthusiasm and an invisible guitar.

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With the weather slowly, slowly picking up, there’s no excuse for mid-month blues even if you’ve still got a long wait until pay-day. Brussels may be smaller than Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin, but when it comes to a good night out, it offers generous helpings of free chills and thrills that put larger cities to shame.

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The searing, universal portrait of human suffering depicted in medieval poem Stabat Mater has inspired hundreds of pieces of music, including three upcoming performances in Belgium

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