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CountryObituaryGeorge Jones obituaryCountry music singer who had a string of heartbreaking hitsGeorge Jones, who has died aged 81, was country music's most stylish and emotional singer. Less well-known outside the genre than his one-time wife Tammy Wynette, he had one of the finest voices of the 20th century. He was the king of honky-tonk, the raw electric country style, and was in a direct line from Ernest Tubb and Hank Williams.

FamilySimonetta Wenkert marked the start of a new chapter in her life with a rather unusual gift to herself I have a crown on a molar that is more than 40 years old. Each time I visit my dentist, he marvels that, after all these years, it is still in place. But then he didn’t know my father, the most conscientious of dentists, who could spend two hours on a scale and polish, and who had a particular kind of Austro-Hungarian contempt for pain.

‘I did not have to get my colours done, create a capsule wardrobe or learn to dress for a body type’ … Karishma Luthria on finding her own style. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The GuardianFor years I’ve been at war with my wardrobe. I needed to develop a more personal sense of style Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email by Karishma LuthriaOver the past few months, I’ve come to realise something about my wardrobe – I’m inching closer to my 30s and I still don’t know what to wear or how to wear it well.

Rail strikesLNER train drivers to strike for five extra days in minimum service rowAslef responds to threat to force 40% of normal timetable to be run on strike days The train drivers’ union Aslef has called an extra five days of strikes at LNER in response to the threatened imposition of minimum service levels at the state-run London-Scotland service. The controversial legislation, which was brought in by the government in late 2023, is likely to be trialled for the first time in the latest round of rail strikes.

Children This article is more than 13 years oldMost mums admit favouring sons, say researchersThis article is more than 13 years oldSurvey of 2,500 for parenting website reveals 90% of mothers treat boys and girls differentlyMothers are more critical of their daughters than their sons, and admit to having a having stronger bond with their little boys, according to research. While they praise particular characteristics in their sons – seeing them as being "

DogsThe desire for designer dogs has come with unexpected, sometimes ugly, consequences. But teddybear fur and puppy-dog eyes remain irresistible Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email “Look at them, they’re like a box of assorted chocolates,” my friend Rachel sometimes says when we’re out walking. Her Iggy, bouncy and swarthy as a fine dark chocolate. Fran’s tubby, tiny Frankie, fair as a white chocolate truffle. My mocha-toned Lola, prancing and skittish.

TikTok This article is more than 3 years oldTikTok 'tried to filter out videos from ugly, poor or disabled users'This article is more than 3 years oldDocuments from the Incercept show social media app put pressure on moderators TikTok moderators were told to suppress videos from users who appeared too ugly, poor or disabled, as part of the company’s efforts to curate an aspirational air in the videos it promotes, according to new documents published by the Intercept.

The ObserverFictionReviewThis debut novel, the story of an English teacher at a posh school in Paris, wears its debt to Albert Camus – and Dead Poets Society – a little too heavilyParis lets you indulge in its collective myths – the silhouetted Eiffel tower, philosophising in cafes, warm pains aux raisins – in a way that encourages you to create your own. When I lived in Paris on a year abroad in 2003, I even romanticised the street cleaners, with their emerald green Mairie de Paris-branded dustcarts.

Inside Afghanistan’s looted Bagram airbase after US departure – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email After nearly two decades, the US military has left Bagram, now Afghan forces have invited the press inside the huge, eerily quiet facility Matt Fidler and Associated Press Main image: Bagram airbase after all US and Nato troops left Photograph: Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images Tue 6 Jul 2021 12.