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From brain rot and brat to “thumping a fellow in Wales”, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes

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I’ve had a topsy-turvy year, but the statistics prove beyond doubt that my chief distraction of 2024 was the acquisition of a small furry menace

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“They have so much in common, which is something Ari never had with past relationships.”

Checking my emails at every possible opportunity had become distracting and draining. So I set myself new boundaries