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I will pass away sooner than most people who read this, but that doesn't shake my sense of wonder and joy

Alison Evans, who is standing down as ODI director, talks to Liz Ford about the UK's aid obsession, DfID, and why development can't be 'everything to everyone'

If you are feeling overly old or responsible, here's your antidote.

An Australian-run orphanage in Cambodia suspected of abusing the children in its care by beating and neglecting them has been shut down by local authorities.

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has defended his integrity following revelations made in an imminent BBC Two Documentary.

Chris Huhne and Vicki Pryce broke an important law and, after a fair trial, got rightly sent down for roughly the right amount of time. It's as simple as that, writes Alex Andreou.

Okay, so I'm gonna start with an easy one. Unfortunately, this information is largely out of date now, since I bought my Q45 over a year ago...

Spot on perfect presents from @Iain_Houston, plus Casablanca tickets for tonight's @futurecinema. Thanks love! pic.twitter.com/izbF07Gspl— Bryony Evens (@BryonyEvens) February 28, 2013

On Saturday, a volcano in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle chain of south-central Chile erupted after lying dormant for more than 50 years. The government evacuated several thousand residents as Puyehue threw ash more than 6 miles (10 km) into the sky, pushing the plume toward neighboring Argentina. Authorities had already put the area around the volcano on alert after a flurry of earthquakes earlier on Saturday -- at one point, the tremors reached an average of 230 per hour. Collected here are a handful of spectacular photographs of the eruption this weekend and its effects in Chile and Argentina.

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“If you’ve got nothing to say, don’t say anything”. Wouldn’t the world be a beautiful place if we all kept to that mantra? Well yes, probably, but here at twickerati we’re not about to find out. De…

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A step-by-step guide to making a film for Vimeo. "The meal is made in the kitchen; the film in the cutting room.” Harris Watts Music: 'Heavens on Fire' by Radio Dept. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/clinging-to-a-scheme/id364801480

'Yeah, that squid's a total asshole.' [scoot scoot]

“You Had One Job” is an expression used to call attention to perceived blunders made by individuals on the job.

If I click 'no', I've probably given up on everything, so don't bother taking me to the page I was trying to go to. Just drop me on the homepage. Thanks.

Photographer Nordin Seruyan captured this amazing photo of a frog hitching a ride on a snail. Hope he's not going anywhere soon, that's one sweet but sloooooow ride! View it over at 500px: Link - via Twisted Sifter's FB page...

Richard is the fascinating story of a travelling piano tuner who chooses to live outdoors. Shot in London, the film takes an alternative look at someone who treats the entire city as a home. Richard is part of the film series England Your England. For more films and information visit www.englandyourengland.tv, facebook.com/englandyourengland or twitter.com/yourengland

The Guardian's science correspondent Ian Sample explains why we are running out of effective antibiotics