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17 days ago
Sharon Osbourne could be about to run in the upcoming elections for Birmingham City Council against a convicted terrorist - and in an area where eight out of ten voters are Muslims.
44 days ago
Bronx dog-walkers in the rubble of a dangerous New York: Camilo José Vergara’s best photograph ⊕⊕
‘Huge parts of the city were being destroyed. This was part of my attempt to preserve the whole damn thing. The area became a juvenile prison’
I landed in America in 1965 from Chile. I literally arriv…
50 days ago
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 'devastated' by death of young son ⊖
The Half of a Yellow Sun and We Should All Be Feminists writer's twin boys were born in 2024.
3 months ago
Can I learn to be cool – even though I am garrulous, swotty and wear no-show socks? ⊕⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
An international study found cool people are extroverted, open, hedonistic, adventurous, autonomous and powerful. At best, I have three of these traits. Could I change that?
Who would you say is effor…
4 months ago
‘Gateway to hell’: young reporter’s harrowing two years in besieged Gaza ⊖
Malak A Tantesh’s grim experience of living with perpetual fear and uncertainty amid Israel’s war after 2023 Hamas attack
It is six o’clock in the morning on Saturday 7 October 2023. Half awake, I cal…
Half want to abolish inheritance tax, even though only 1 in 20 will pay it ○
It comes as pensions are set to be included in inheritance tax calculations from 2027 under Labour plans, with further changes possible in the upcoming Budget.
8 months ago
Assisted dying law could result in hundreds of domestic abuse victims being coerced into taking their own lives, MPs warned ○
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
The Other Half warned that victims of such abuse are already at a higher risk of taking their own lives and the situation could be exacerbated by the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.
Social media overtakes TV as main source of news in US, analysis finds ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Global study shows 54% of Americans receive news from social media, while the UK has highest proportion of news avoiders at 46%
Social media has overtaken television as a source of news in the US for …
11 months ago
Moscow Airport’s Billionaire Co-Owner Sells Lavish NYC Penthouse at Half of Asking Price ○
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a story from The Moscow Times ✅ › The Moscow Times
The property was put on the market as part of Kogan’s wider effort to sell off his real estate that started after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
After an upset grandchild's half-term homework rebellion... How I finally learned to stop being a 'Tiger Gran' ○
Half term is over and a week of looking after my grandchildren is at an end. I miss them. But our time together has taught me a valuable lesson - how to stop being a Tiger Gran!