Embedded on the front line … Guardian journalist Audrey Gillan reporting from Iraq in 2003. Photograph: Bruce AdamsEmbedded on the front line … Guardian journalist Audrey Gillan reporting from Iraq in 2003. Photograph: Bruce AdamsPodcastsAudrey Gillan was embedded with coalition forces in Iraq 17 years ago when a British patrol was attacked by US aircraft. She talks to the remaining crew about their struggle to come to terms with what happened They were waving a white flag: Iraqi civilians desperately trying to signal to the British army patrol approaching their village.

A month of alcohol abstinence is an opportunity to ‘reset’ drinking habits and provides short- and long-term health benefits. Photograph: d3sign/Getty ImagesA month of alcohol abstinence is an opportunity to ‘reset’ drinking habits and provides short- and long-term health benefits. Photograph: d3sign/Getty ImagesAlcoholFrom improving sleep quality to unmasking underlying anxiety, a booze-free month is good for your health – and it could be the gateway to longer-term abstinence Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email The holidays are drawing to a close, leaving only memories of end-of-year parties and hot afternoons nursing a chilled beer or white wine.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan This article is more than 8 years oldErdogan's meals tested for poison amid security fearsThis article is more than 8 years oldTurkish president’s personal doctor says ‘It’s usually not through bullets that prominent figures are being assassinated these days’ Every meal that goes before the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is rigorously tested both at home and abroad for fear of assassination, his personal doctor said. And now a special food analysis laboratory will be built at Erdogan’s controversial presidential palace to make sure all his food is safe to eat, Cevdet Erdol told the Hurriyet newspaper on Tuesday.

Film blogFifty Shades of GreyFifty Shades of Grey trailer: through a glass, daftlyThe first full trailer for the S&M romance is out, and rather than filth, it offers a lot of shots of Jamie Dornan gazing out of an office. Is this just confessions of a window clinger?The first Fifty Shades of Grey trailer is here. Well, the first official Fifty Shades of Grey trailer, at least – ever since the film was announced, YouTube has slowly become riddled with hundreds of fan-made Fifty Shades of Grey trailers, all of them exclusively consisting of clips from Secretary set to My Heart Will Go On.

TV reviewTelevision & radioReviewThis psyche-shatteringly crazy true-crime documentary meticulously shows not just the frailty of humanity – but how a damaged community can be repaired In terms of its content, Mind Over Murder (Sky Crime) is as psyche-shatteringly batshit as any of its many stablemates in the true-crime documentary genre. Formally, it is a thing of precision-engineered beauty. It could have, should have sprawled, if for no other reason than the number of alleged perpetrators involved.

Two 35-tonne fin whales are tied by their tails to one of Kristján Loftsson’s whaling ships after being caught in Hvalfjörður near Iceland’s capital, Reykjavík. Photograph: AFP/GettyTwo 35-tonne fin whales are tied by their tails to one of Kristján Loftsson’s whaling ships after being caught in Hvalfjörður near Iceland’s capital, Reykjavík. Photograph: AFP/GettySeascape: the state of our oceansEnvironmentFor Kristján Loftsson, the 80-year-old who is more or less singlehandedly keeping the fin whale hunt alive, comparisons with Moby-Dick’s obsessive hero Ahab are ‘an honour’.

Wildlife This article is more than 4 years old'It's scary': wildlife selfies harming animals, experts warnThis article is more than 4 years oldConcern in New Zealand that trend of taking photographs with penguins and other creatures is having impact on feeding, breeding and birth rates At the International Penguin Conference in New Zealand, the experts were worried. Among sobering discussions about the perils of the climate crisis and habitat loss, the unlikely issue of wildlife selfies photobombed the agenda, with increasing concern that the celebrity-fuelled search for that perfect shot is affecting animal behaviour.

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Damien Hirst This article is more than 3 years oldDamien Hirst spreads his wings to create a rainbow in support of NHSThis article is more than 3 years oldButterfly Rainbow is free to download, but a limited edition will be sold by the artist to raise funds during the coronavirus crisis Coronavirus and culture – a list of major cancellations Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage

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