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  • Charlie xcx in hot pants and a T-shirt reading I heart Me

    Is this the Brat girl summer? Marina Hyde predicts a sticky end for Trump-Vance, how to be a Norwegian parent, and Ask Philippa on sibling rivalry – podcast

    Never doubt the instincts of Donald Trump, warns Marina Hyde, who just appointed a ‘never Trump guy’ as his running mate. Let your kids roam free, stay home alone, have fun – and fail – Norwegian style. Charli xcx’s new album, Brat, highlights how many young women now aspire to live – dirty, hedonistic, happy and bra-less. And ‘My brother’s mental illness hovers over my family life’ – Philippa Perry answers a reader.
  • A 10-year-old girl hangs from the bars in a playground while her eight-year-old brother sits on the equipment behind her.

    How to be a Norwegian parent: let your kids roam free, stay home alone, have fun – and fail

    In Norway, children walk to school aged six, or even travel across the country – and no one bats an eyelid. Why do these kids have so much independence, while other countries are so risk-averse?
  • two people in front of a waterfall in Spain

    ‘I was shot in the leg back home’: the refugees reviving rural Spain

    Depopulation can be a serious problem – ultimately, a shrinking community can’t maintain its services. But asylum seekers are bringing ghost villages back to life
  • Three young people smiling

    ‘You can do anything here!’ Why Lithuania is the best place in the world to be young

    University is free for most students, the economy is thriving and the club scene is hot. Is it any wonder young people in Vilnius are smiling?
  • A mother playing with her daughter at a public playground at Nørrebro, Copenhagen.

    The Denmark secret: how it became the world’s most trusting country – and why that matters

    There are real benefits to a society where people feel safe enough to leave their babies and bikes on the street. How have the Danes achieved this level of faith in their fellow citizens?
  • An event organised by the Offline Club at Café Brecht in Amsterdam, where no phones are allowed.

    ‘I feel more connected with humanity’: the club where phones are banned – and visitors pay for the privilege

    You’ll need to hand over your phone before you can grab a coffee at the Netherlands’ Offline Club, or attend a music event from Off the Radar. Why are the Dutch so keen on digital detoxes – and are there any lessons for the rest of the world?
  • Mondragon Corporation<br>Inside Fagor Arrasate factory, in Mondragon, Spain.

    ‘In the US they think we’re communists!’ The 70,000 workers showing the world another way to earn a living

    The Basque Country’s Mondragón Corporation is the globe’s largest industrial co-operative, with workers paying for the right to share in its profits – and its losses. In return for giving more to their employer, they expect more back
  • ‘One of the key elements of the educational system is that schools have a lot of freedom’ …. Cordelia Violet Paap and Targo Tammela at Pelgulinna State Gymnasium.

    Free lunches, brain breaks and happy teachers: why Estonia has the best schools in Europe

    How did a small, relatively poor country become an educational powerhouse? Creativity, autonomy and a deep embrace of the digital age
  • Electric cars parked in a row next to a lake surrounded by steep mountains in Eidfjord, Norway

    How did Norway become the electric car superpower? Oil money, civil disobedience – and Morten from a-ha

    More than 90% of new cars sold in Norway are electric. And it all started with some pop stars driving around in a jerry-built Fiat Panda
  • Head and shoulders portrait of Veli-Matti Vuorenmaa, who went through a suicide-prevention programme in Helsinki.

    The Finnish miracle: how the country halved its suicide rate – and saved countless lives

    It is now often known as the ‘world’s happiest country’, but Finland used to have one of the highest suicide rates in the world. From alcohol to antidepressants, here are the changes that made the difference
  • Viv Groskop trying to ‘let go of the outcome’ on the beach at Scheveningen, The Hague.

    The art of doing nothing: have the Dutch found the answer to burnout culture?

    Interest in the concept of niksen has grown rapidly over the past five years – and it has become a publishing sensation. But just how easy is it to let go of all outcomes?
  • A middle-aged female recovering addict stands by a row of filing cabinets.

    ‘It beats getting stoned on the street’: how Portugal decriminalised drugs – as seen from the ‘shoot-up centre’

    At a portable cabin in Porto, addicts queue up to use heroin and crack cocaine in safety, with medical staff on hand. Can other countries learn anything from Portugal’s liberal drugs policy?
  • Wearing a jumper and scarf, Schranz stands reading a book in his light and airy apartment, with clutter and a colourful book shelf in the background.

    The social housing secret: how Vienna became the world’s most livable city

    In the Austrian capital, renters pay a third of what their counterparts do in London, Paris or Dublin. How is it possible?
  • Rauhaniemi, a sauna in Tampere, Finland

    The sauna secret: why Finland is the happiest country in the world

    Steamy, spiritual and stress-busting, there are more than 3m saunas in Finland. Not only are they skin tingling, they help people explore what it is to be human
  • Good Death Institute in Poland<br>04.11.2023 Elblag, Poland. Malgorzata, ( right) a funeral attendee, thanks Emilia Mandes (left) the Mistress of Ceremony for the beautifully conducted funeral and after taking Emilia's business card, Malgorzata said- Maybe I'll go on such a journey myself.

    ‘People didn’t realise a funeral could be so beautiful’: Poland finds a new way to celebrate life – and death

    More and more Poles are turning away from traditional funeral rites. But what can replace them? Enter the Institute for the Good Death, grief doulas, ‘death cafes’ and music by Whitney Houston
  • Odilia Nanninga-van Wassenaer and her child Dante.

    A home help for eight days after giving birth? Why Dutch maternity care is the envy of the world

    Everyone who gives birth in the Netherlands has the legal right to a kraamzorg to help with everything from breastfeeding to laundry. How do these new mums find it?
  • women having coffee in office

    Fika, four-week holidays – and zero overtime: Sweden’s stunningly healthy work culture

    From wellbeing allowances to generous parental leave to a bonus in your pay packet when you take a break, the Scandinavian country has a lot to teach the rest of the world
  • Janine Falke in Kiel processes cut hair in to non-woven fabrics

    The zero-waste city: what Kiel in Germany can teach the world

    When it comes to recycling, Kiel has pulled ahead of the crowd, with its ban on single-use items, plans for leftover meals and innovative ideas for discarded human hair
  • Maryam, of Amsterdam’s United Repair Centre, which repairs and upcycles clothes for companies such as Patagonia and Decathlon.

    ‘Repair is the new cool’: how Amsterdam started a fashion revolution

    A new project in the Netherlands employs skilful refugees to mend much-loved clothes – and the idea is spreading fast
  • The group of bicibús school commuters, including Genís Domínguez (in yellow vest)

    The bicibús: how Barcelona got kids cycling safely to school – and loving it!

    In the city’s fast-moving traffic, the bicibús (bike bus) provides sanctuary for cycling children – and turns the school run into a party
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