Wikipedia, takeaway pints, Trump, Irish words for sea life

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A supporter of Donald Trump carries a Confederate battle flag inside the Capitol building in Washington on Wednesday. Photograph: Erin Schaff/New York Times

Wikpedia at 20: Did you know Will Ferrell was once not killed in a paragliding incident? Its prose is flat, design rudimentary, but Wikipedia remains a triumph of human ingenuity. Read more.

Not a takeaway pint to be found in Dublin after Taoiseach's last orders: Diageo and Heineken stopped delivering draft beers and stouts to pubs last week. Read more.

The hundreds of Irish words for sea and sea life: The abundance of Irish words to describe every element of marine life is staggering. Read more.

TV guide: 24 of the best shows to watch this week including Let the Rest of the World Go By, Pembrokeshire Murders, All Walks of Life, Servant. Read more.

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Trump's Capitol offence has brought ruin to him and his repellent family/Maureen Dowd: What happened in Washington on Wednesday was a heartbreaking disgrace. Read more.

Covid: Doctors may have to choose which patients to prioritise, ethics document says. Read more.

Feeder schools: More students from Deis schools progressed to third level in 2020: Social class still a big factor in securing college places. Read more.

David Bowie: 10 questions on his 5th anniversary. To mark the fifth anniversary of David Bowie's death, a special music quiz on all things Ziggy. Read more.

Sleaford Mods: 'Right now it's embarrassing to be English. I feel ashamed, frankly' Singer Jason Williamson on what Brexit has shown him and creating a new album during lockdown.Read more.

Cruel Britannia: The British empire exposed in all its viciousness: Satia Priya and Padraic X Scanlan expose the lies behind many Britons' pride in empire . Read more.

Vanessa Kirby: 'I wanted to feel like I'd lost a limb, like someone was missing'

The London actor plays a woman who loses her baby in the hard-hitting Pieces of a Woman. Read more.

Covid vaccine could be conserved by excluding the already infected: People who have recovered from infection have already generated a protective immune response to the virus. Read more.