A moment that changed me: My mother fell off a mountain – and my life began again
The Guardianby Louise O'Neill17d ago
To steal a well-known line, 2023 is not a year on which I shall look back with undiluted pleasure.
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top 89%Chad Lowe suffers unimaginable loss as daughter dies at 13
Mail Onlineby Sonia Horon17d ago
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Andy Burnham opens door to Brexit U-turn as rejoining EU 'on the table'
Daily Express :by Ethan Davies17d ago
Andy Burnham has reopened the door to U-turning on Brexit by suggesting the UK could rejoin the EU.
Man, 77, executed for killing mum in hammer attack with daughter finding body
Daily Express :by Paige Ingram17d ago
A 77 year old man has become the 16th person executed this year in America's most active death chamber.
Inside the abandoned Scottish island where time stands still
Mail Onlineby Alesia Fiddler17d ago
With undisrupted coastal views, clear skies and a beautiful white-washed church, it would be easy to mistake this small island for a piece of Italy.
Double beds, aircon and big-screen TVs: Indonesia suspends officials over luxury prison cells
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press17d ago
Five Indonesian prison officials have been suspended after investigators found an apartment-style compound complete with airconditioners, big-screen televisions and expensive cars allegedly used by...
Motorists in Wales face fines of up to £150 for idling
BBC Newsby Annell Dyfri17d ago
- Published Drivers in Wales who leave their vehicle engine running while parked will face fines of up to £150 from Wednesday.
Uefa Nations League: How do smaller countries deal with extended international window?
BBC Sportby Andy Gray17d ago
- Published Two down, two to go. In years gone by, the final whistle would have blown in Northern Ireland's Nations League game with Hungary and the players would have been heading back to their...
North West 200: International road race has new date and returns to former format
BBC Sportby Richard Petrie17d ago
- Published The North West 200 will move back by a week in 2027 and will revert to its previous format, with the first qualifying session taking place on Tuesday.
Life in the UK's mobile phone signal 'blackspots'
BBC Newsby Rob Thomas; Adam Mandeville; Louise Parry; Giancarlo Rinaldi17d ago
- Published Trudi King-Gunn works in a village with virtually no mobile phone signal. She and the village's residents rely mostly on Wi-Fi and landlines to stay connected, but in a power cut that...
Endometriosis trial gives hope to millions of women in pain like me
BBC Newsby Ken Banks17d ago
- Published Charlotte McCann has been dealing with severe pain from endometriosis since she was 14. It became so intolerable as an adult she had to leave her chosen career.
NSW man accused of murdering neighbour – and then murdering his relative two weeks later
World news | The Guardianby Australian Associated Press17d ago
A man accused of murdering two members of a family on the same property a fortnight apart has faced court.
'He will be forever 21': Tribute to former Kirkcudbright schoolboy killed in Ukraine
BBC Newsby Giancarlo Rinaldi17d ago
- Published A former pupil at a Scottish high school has been killed in action on the frontline in Ukraine.
A-Leagues launch clouded by Manchester City cheating scandal as APL vows to review findings
Football | The Guardianby Jack Snape17d ago
The Premier League’s finding that Manchester City is guilty of breaching financial rules is already rippling across the football world, overshadowing Wednesday’s launch of the Australian domestic...
Dead animals found in Brentford canal amid water quality concerns
BBC Newsby Gem O'Reilly17d ago
- Published Residents in Brentford have raised concerns about sewage flowing into the local canal network, with dead animals washing up over the summer.
Girl, 12, campaigns for healthier hospital food
BBC Newsby Emma Snow17d ago
- Published A 12-year-old girl who spent time in hospital battling an aggressive form of cancer has launched a petition calling for improvements to the food dished up to patients.
'Backpack' declared Alaska's Fat Bear Week winner
BBC Newsby Helen Sullivan17d ago
- Published A brown bear known as 89 Backpack has won the annual Fat Bear Week competition, after what the US National Parks Service described as a "battle of size, skill, snack acquisition, and...
Nandy says children’s social media ban only ‘staging post’ in online safety drive
World news | The Guardianby Alexandra Topping Political correspondent17d ago
Lisa Nandy has warned technology firms that the government’s online safety crackdown is not finished, saying that banning under-16s from social media platforms is only a “staging post”.
Reanimated AI Greta Garbo stars again … in a ball-bearing advert
World news | The Guardianby Robert Booth UK technology editor17d ago
She shimmered in Hollywood’s silent movie era and lit up the first talkies – now Greta Garbo may be about to star in cinema’s new AI age.
SKF advert review – let’s hope this dull AI Greta Garbo is not the future
The Guardianby Peter Bradshaw17d ago
Poor Greta Garbo. Perhaps, in life, she thought her final indignity would be the Peter Cook and Dudley Moore TV sketch from 1970, showing Pete as the legendary recluse standing on the back of a...