Typhoon Haiyan: an aid worker's diary of a disaster
Aid agency worker Sandra Bulling was part of a team that flew to the Philippines when it was hit by the devastating storm last month. This is what she saw 'My first emergency was Cyclone Sidr, which...
View ArticleFrom Malala to Mandela: biography & memoir Christmas reviews
In a year that saw the death of a true 20th-century hero, it seems appropriate to begin the list of best biographies and memoirs with the life of a new one for the 21st: I Am Malala, by Malala...
View ArticleVictim of Colorado school shooting dies
The hospital said the girl's death was immensely heartbreaking for the community Reported by Telegraph.co.uk 11 hours ago.
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Toy donation will lead to a brighter Christmas at the Pathway Project
This is Tamworth -- CHRISTMAS will be brighter for children in a Tamworth women's refuge thanks to a donation of toys and gifts from caring women dart players. Lichfield and District Ladies Darts...
View ArticleThe Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant - review
'Luck must have been on my side, because this book is one of my favourites' Dead. Abducted. No one knows what happened but Katharina Linden is gone. Disappeared. Vanished. That's how she went, away...
View ArticleWendy and Peter Pan, theatre review
As the title indicates, Peter Pan, the “Boy Who Would Not Grow Up” cedes centre stage to Wendy, the girl who had to, in Ella Hickson's entrancing feminist reboot of the J M Barrie classic. She's not...
View ArticleWendy and Peter Pan, theatre review: 'Warm, irreverent humour surges through...
As the title indicates, Peter Pan, the “Boy Who Would Not Grow Up” cedes centre stage to Wendy, the girl who had to, in Ella Hickson's entrancing feminist reboot of the J M Barrie classic. She's not...
View ArticleDespair on the frontline of Britain's homelessness crisis
Advisers at the homeless charity Shelter are taking 500 calls a day from distraught people Advisers at Shelter's national helpline are doing everything they can to make the call-centre office feel like...
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Get in shape for 2014
This is Lincolnshire -- *How to get back into shape for 2014 with High-intensity interval training:* High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is a work-out that works in small bursts for intense...
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Shelton child rapist Geoffrey Griffiths jailed for 14 years
This is Staffordshire -- CHILD rapist Geoffrey Griffiths has been jailed for 14 years. The OAP beat his young victim and indecently assaulted her before progressing to raping her. The abuse included...
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Swansea hero pulls mother and child from crash
This is South Wales -- MEET the shining knight before Christmas. Reluctant hero Aled Llyr Price made sure that a mother and her daughter were able to see the festive season after rescuing them from...
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REVIEW Plymouth panto is a perfect balance of schmaltz and slapstick
This is Devon -- ROBIN HOOD Theatre Royal, Plymouth, until January 25 In Peter Pan you had to believe in fairies and clap your hands to save poor Tinker Bell; in Robin Hood the audience had to call...
View ArticleTRURORape denial
This is Cornwall -- A TRURO man is set to stand trial accused of raping and sexually assaulting a girl aged under 13. At Truro Crown Court Christopher Teague, 33, of St Clements Close, denied one count...
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Grimsby man jailed for having sex with underage girl he met on the internet
This is Grimsby -- A MAN who ignored a police warning over his relationship with a 15-year-old girl has been jailed for two years. James Jackson initially had contact with the teenager over the...
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13-year-old missing from Barnstaple area for 24 hours
This is North Devon -- A teenager has been missing from Barnstaple for nearly 24 hours. The 13-year-old, who was in foster care, was last seen at around 11.30am on Boxing Day. Police have carried out...
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Jack and Amelia are most popular baby names in Bristol for 2013
This is Bristol -- A new report has revealed that Jack and Amelia were the number one names given to babies in Bristol in 2013. The list, compiled by Bounty Parenting Club, also shows that Sienna,...
View ArticleMauling of girl, 3, divides family
The mauling of a three-year-old girl by a husky divides a family after the girl's step-grandfather says there is "no point" in putting down his pet. Reported by BBC News 1 hour ago.
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War classic Birdsong heading for Salisbury Playhouse
This is Dorset -- THE stage adaptation of Sebastian Faulks's Birdsong will open for a week-long run at Salisbury Playhouse on 3rd March with a cast headed by Peter Duncan, George Banks and Carolin...
View ArticleWhy shouldn't children have their mother's surname?
Rebecca Hardy wanted her children to have her surname rather than their father's. She didn't think it was an especially radical idea – till some people got very upset ... When I was 12, there was a...
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Man, 50, arrested for grooming 'girl' online after he reported blackmailers...
This is Leicestershire -- A man was arrested for arranging to meet a young girl online after he went to police to report the child had turned out to be a blackmailer. Stephen Tanney (50) was expecting...
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