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A record Palestinian-Israeli turnout could decide Netanyahu’s fate Inconclusive results pave an uncertain future for the man who has dominated Israeli politics for decades ✍️ @msrmichaelson bit.ly/4im8Rcm

Helen Garner bears witness In The Season – an account of following her grandson’s football team – the Australian author continues her life’s work of unearthing profound truths in the everyday ✍️ @ellencph bit.ly/3Ushl9Y

Sycamore Gap was never about the tree Andrew Hankinson’s Felled is driven by empathy for Adam Carruthers and Daniel Graham, whose crime sparked outrage across the nation ✍️ @TanyaGold1 bit.ly/4idAaXP

How Cairo taught Salem Charabi to carry daylight into dusk The Copenhagen-born architect and designer is unveiling a handcrafted lantern collection celebrating Egyptian craft, culture and resourcefulness ✍️ @aimee_farrell bit.ly/4id5RR2

‘I’ve never had South Asian food this good in London’: Lahori Karahi, Hounslow This is essentially a kitchen with seating and the awful lighting of an operating theatre. But you really won’t mind ✍️ @TanyaGold1 bit.ly/4klqaNo

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Crème fraîche is a cook’s secret weapon bit.ly/4infprp

Sycamore Gap was never about the tree bit.ly/3W5Deg1

How Cairo taught Salem Charabi to carry daylight into dusk bit.ly/4zfJ5hd

Benjamin Netanyahu claims he still holds the keys to Israel’s security bit.ly/4ss9XYL

Maria Corina Machado’s rapturous return to Venezuela loosens US grip on oil fields bit.ly/47K5N5i

Healey’s ‘inconsequential’ budget is business as usual – unless you’re an entrepreneur bit.ly/3UibXXa

How to turn 5,300 Ants into millionaires As Anthropic prepares for a gargantuan $1.5tn float, its founders preach philanthropy while thousands of staff prepare to join the super-rich ✍️ @barneymac bit.ly/4zgQxJh

La Bola Negra: the queer Spanish epic that could sink The Odyssey’s Oscars chances Wendy Ide meets the two young directors behind the ‘generational movie’ that is tipped to be the film of the year ✍️ @wendyide bit.ly/3WAL2Xb

‘We came, we saw, we engineered’: my week as a Eurasian beaver Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom ✍️ @simonbarneswild bit.ly/4zxttGl

Profiles in Cowardice: the rich and powerful who enabled Trump In his damning polemic Jacob Weisberg singles out the politicians and billionaires who have toadied to Trump as he dismantles the rule of law around him ✍️ @GWhittell bit.ly/4BpZfpP

Doireann Ní Ghríofa revives the rages of the dead The Irish author channels the unheard voices of women patients from a Victorian mental hospital in her Goldsmiths prize-shortlist novel Said the Dead ✍️ @XAMGreenwood bit.ly/4e6WXCa

We love: fashion fixes for the week ahead Weather-themed stationery from Burberry and Smythson, Madeleine Thompson’s recycled cashmere, and modular menswear from Marfa Stance ✍️ @jojonesfashion, @helenseamons bit.ly/4svoCCz

Crème fraîche is a cook’s secret weapon Chef Ben Lippett celebrates the versatility of tangy crème fraîche, to elevate the taste and texture of sweet and savoury dishes ✍️ Ben Lippett bit.ly/3VZvvA6

My sister’s cancer all-clear came early. What do I do with all this dread? When relapse fears are suddenly replaced by the best possible news, the burden proves surprisingly difficult to put down ✍️ Eva Wiseman bit.ly/4eVz8gM