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A new generation of stars is boosting the women’s basketball league. Is it ready to capitalise on that success?

Demand for more mature faces has lured former professionals and first-timers in front of the lens

Part history, part manifesto, the shadow chancellor’s new book highlights brilliant female economists, but borrows without acknowledgment

Pop stars and celebrities — including Barack and Michelle Obama — discuss the musician’s 1970s masterpieces

This season offers a chance to slow down and reflect on our lives

Meet the carpenter preserving a rich history of carnivals and characters

Our festive viewing habits reflect Yuletide’s carnivalesque nature, a time when eccentric choices are celebrated

Flexible economies and free markets have kept globalisation going this year

From ending zero-hour contracts to boosting benefits, Britain’s new government wants to shift power back to staff

Xi and Putin defy ‘rules-based’ order. Gillian Tett looks back to assess globalisation’s future. Investors chase the AI grail. Threat to democracy in ‘year of elections’. Latin America’s chance. Africa’s leadership. Davos and memory of times gone by