Festival of ideas
Bristol's ninth Festival of Ideas takes place in May, once again in association with the Observer. Festival director Andrew Kelly talks about the city's rebirth, plus there are details of some of the...
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Bristol's ninth Festival of Ideas takes place in May, once again in association with the Observer. Festival director Andrew Kelly talks about the city's rebirth, plus there are details of some of the...
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South Croydon internet predator jailed for eight years
This is Croydon -- AN INTERNET paedophile who sexually abused a schoolgirl has been jailed for eight years. Umesh Kulasingham, 39, from South Croydon, was found guilty of two counts of engaging in...
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Exeter child rapist jailed for 12 years: Richard Prout abused teenage runaway...
This is Exeter -- Police have praised the courage of the victim of a sexual predator as he was jailed for 12 years. Richard Prout was convicted of raping a 15-year-old runaway who took refuge at his...
View ArticleRosario Dawson on her new film Trance – and the father she never knew
While researching her role as a hypnotherapist for Danny Boyle's Trance, the actor finally confronted her past When she's on her own and suitably relaxed, you can hypnotise Rosario Dawson. Eighteen...
View ArticleAtomic Kitten's Natasha Hamilton: 'Jenny Frost could return'
The girl group hope to contend with Taylor Swift and Rihanna with their new single. Reported by Digital Spy 5 days ago.
View ArticleGirl, 14, raped by two men on Glasgow bus
Strathclyde police are appealing for those passengers who witnessed the crime to come forward to help the investigation A teenage girl has been raped by two men on a double decker bus as she left a...
View ArticleCésar Azpilicueta: 'English football is much more physical, much quicker'
Chelsea full-back has quietly adapted to the pace of the game and a change of manager in a turbulent first season in England César Azpilicueta stood up and took a deep breath, alone before the world....
View ArticleYour stories: Never Had Time by Ellathebookworm
The end of the world is fast approaching - can Vera find her mum and escape the apocalypse on a school bus? Catch up now - read the first four chapters here CHAPTER 5 - GREETINGS It's the morning and...
View ArticleSkellig by David Almond - review
'I think this is a powerful and moving book because you feel like you are right there' In this book the main character is a boy called Michael. Michael has just moved into a new house and has a huge...
View ArticleMother of toddler left on doorstep arrested
Cumbrian police detain 42-year-old woman on suspicion of child neglect after two-year-old girl is found abandoned in pram Police have arrested the mother of a toddler found abandoned on a doorstep in...
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Disabled girl in M1 crash drama in Leicestershire
This is Leicestershire -- A disabled teenage girl was suspended upside down in her wheelchair after the people carrier she was in overturned on the M1. Firefighters fought to free the youngster and a...
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Colville Schoolboys 'Plotted Rape And Murder'
One boy said he wanted the girl dead because she was "rude" and "made fun of him", according to court documents. Reported by Sky News 2 days ago.
View ArticlePhildel: 'I learned to visualise the sounds I could hear'
If rising star Phildel's shape-shifting songs don't come with any of the usual pop reference points, it's probably because of her strict family upbringing – in which all music was banned from the house...
View ArticleFestival of ideas
Bristol's ninth Festival of Ideas takes place in May, once again in association with the Observer. Festival director Andrew Kelly talks about the city's rebirth, plus there are details of some of the...
View ArticleBristol's festival of ideas: inspiration, debate, innovation
Bristol's ninth Festival of Ideas takes place in May, once again in association with the Observer. Festival director Andrew Kelly talks about the city's rebirth, plus there are details of some of the...
View ArticleEn Vogue Stars Settle Legal Battle Over Band Name
A judge has ended a legal battle between former members of En Vogue by granting two of the singers the right to use the girl group's name.Cindy... Reported by ContactMusic 1 day ago.
View ArticleLindsay Lohan Makes Plea Deal With Court In Most Recent Case: She'll Go To...
Say what you like about Lindsay Lohan and her continually disintegrating personal life, the girl sure knows how to full column inches week after... Reported by ContactMusic 1 day ago.
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Fantastic libraries belong to every one of us
This is Nottingham -- TERRY Deary writes wonderful books. His children's history series inexplicably manage to be both hilarious and educational, and has inspired many people to discover more about...
View ArticlePhil Ramone obituary
American music producer who worked with many pop greats including Bob Dylan, Barbra Streisand and Frank Sinatra Once nicknamed "The Pope of Pop", Phil Ramone, who has died aged 79, worked as a sound...
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