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Are you a workaholic? Take the quiz | Work-life balance

Work blogWork-life balanceAre you a workaholic? Take the quizFind out if your tendency to spend more time working than initially intended means you're addicted to workIf you've found yourself waking up in a cold sweat over a forthcoming meeting, are unable to stop tinkering with a spreadsheet, or find yourself firing up your laptop in the pub when you're supposed to be meeting friends, you may have found yourself accused of being a workaholic.

Life in Ulaanbaatar's tent city is hard but Mongolians won't give up their gers

CitiesThough Ulaanbaatar’s sprawling informal ‘ger district’ lacks access to drinking water and sewerage, officials may struggle to coax residents to swap canvas for bricks and mortar “The ger is really special for Mongolians,” says Tagtokhbayar Tuvaan, 63, over a bowl of salty milk tea in his home on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar. “I was born in a ger, I grew up in a ger, I got married in a ger. I have never lived in a house.

Line of Duty's Rochenda Sandall: 'There are so many dimensions to domestic abuse' | Theatre

TheatreInterviewLine of Duty's Rochenda Sandall: 'There are so many dimensions to domestic abuse'Arifa AkbarAfter her villainous role in the explosive police drama, the star is playing an isolated woman in Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads and an activist in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe Rochenda Sandall is days away from performing a one-woman play and has not yet been allowed inside the auditorium for more than five minutes. Rehearsals have been held in the theatre’s foyer, behind a screen, but she will get some preparation time inside before the first night, she says.

Osama bin Laden said: 'Find me a wife' | Osama bin Laden

Osama bin Laden This article is more than 12 years oldOsama bin Laden said: 'Find me a wife'This article is more than 12 years oldMatchmaker reveals how he found the right girl for al-Qaida leader – Yemeni woman who is now in Pakistan's custodyIt was early in September 1999 when Rashad Mohammed Saeed Ismael, a Yemeni sheikh in his early 20s working as a preacher and a leading member of al-Qaida in Kabul, received the most important phone call of his life.

Storm Thorgerson obituary | Storm Thorgerson

Storm ThorgersonObituaryStorm Thorgerson obituaryGraphic artist considered 'the best album designer in the world'Storm Thorgerson, who has died aged 69 after suffering from cancer, was "the best album designer in the world" according to the writer Douglas Adams, and it was an assessment shared by generations of music fans. A lifelong working relationship with Pink Floyd began when Thorgerson designed the sleeve for the group's album A Saucerful of Secrets (1968). Subsequently, the unforgettable creations from Thorgerson's Hipgnosis company became the first choice for such influential shapers of the rock era as Led Zeppelin, Peter Gabriel, the Nice, Paul McCartney and Black Sabbath, as well as for more recent stars including the Cranberries and Anthrax.