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Euro zone members agree ‘historic’ deal to end Greece’s eight-year bailout

Finance minister finalise plan to give Athens access to markets in August after final bailout

Cubic skulduggery and intrigue

16th century battles on the frontier of mathematics

It’s as easy as pi

That’s Maths: The computation of ever more accurate estimates of pi has preoccupied enthusiasts for centuries

Quadrivium: the noble fourfold way to an understanding of the universe

That’s Maths: Plato saw the value of arithmetic, geometry, music and astronomy

Greece and lenders finally reach deal on bailout reforms

Deal includes labour and energy reforms as well as pension cuts and tax rises

Greece bailout: What to expect from the latest talks

Greeks drop objections to pension cuts and tax reforms, but IMF considered essential

Richard Pine: Greece caught in the middle as history repeats itself

Postwar divisions, in the form of ‘the three Greeces’, are evident again in the current crisis

Mattress Men review: All heart and bounce, if a little bit too springy

There is much humanity, and a great many laughs in Colm Quinn’s charming film about the legendary Dublin divan flogger

Race to reach agreement in Greek bailout talks

Euro zone finance ministers on standby for extraordinary eurogroup meeting on Greece

Debt relief next big issue as Syriza shifts positions

Significant challenges remain as the Greek government settles into its new term

Syriza appraised Tsipras’s €86 billion to do list

Ministers of Syriza-Independent Greeks coalition must begin introducing bailout measures

Greek bailout: Five stand-out moments on the long road

Analysis: Key moments that led to the agreed third Greece bailout worth €86bn

Greece and lenders agree on bailout terms

Sources say deal reached on 3rd bailout after all-night talks

Bailout talks to be held in Athens following package approval

Almost a quarter of Syriza’s MPs vote against or abstain in ballot on package

Noonan had no issue with Varoufakis, Howlin says

‘You see shocking pictures of people crying because they’ve no money or in rubbish bins’

Crisis intensifies as Greece defers €300m IMF payment

Increasing signs of backlash facing Greek PM from his party over reform deal offered

Mardi Gras: one last hurrah before Lent

Mardi Gras in New Orleans is a kaleidoscope of colour, exuberance and great noise, when the Big Easy lets the good times roll

That's Maths: The rebel who brought Technicolour to Euclid

Oliver Byrne, a civil engineer, brought a dash of colour to geometry

Santa’s route is the equivalent of 250 laps of globe

That’s Maths: If the sleigh’s route is fractal, most of the distance is due to the small segments from one house to the next

Euler’s Gem and how it relates to the 1970 World Cup

That’s Maths: Euler’s formula has repercussions in topology, network analysis and dynamical systems theory

Spherical geometry: Going around in great circles to get to the point

That’s Maths: Spherical geometry is central to the study of geophysics and astronomy – and vital for navigation

Scale of Murray’s achievement hidden by his even temperament

Scot’s rise to close to the top of tennis world an amazing feat