Teacher thought pupil was 'worth the risk', court told
This is Plymouth -- A MARRIED teacher accused of abducting a 15-year-old schoolgirl to France researched how long he could face behind bars for having a sexual relationship with a child, a court has...
View ArticleLowry's rage against the machine
Lowry's critics have used the fact of his paintings' repetitiveness against him, but he brilliantly reveals what happens when human beings couple with the industrial world, says Jeanette Winterson In...
View ArticleSweet Bird of Youth – review
Old Vic, London Everything that art can do to boost this revival of Tennessee Williams's 1959 play has been done. Marianne Elliott's production is first-rate. The cast, led by Kim Cattrall, is as good...
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Dance, fun... and a few tears
This is South Devon -- STRICTLY Confidential, a song-and-dance extravaganza dreamt up, directed and co-ordinated by Craig Revel Horwood, has shimmied its way to Plymouth Pavilions. Starring former...
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George Osborne hasn't thought of this! Japanese pop band's skirts get shorter...
Japan's music industry has launched a new four-member girl band with the premise that if the nation's stocks are performing well, the girl's skirts will get shorter. Reported by MailOnline 16 hours ago.
View ArticleCourts will not give up on girl abducted by mother, judge warns
Judge issues warning two years after Humma Dar disappeared with daughter Aamina Khan after girl's father was given custody A doctor wanted after abducting her daughter and vanishing in the wake of a...
View ArticleMachikado Keiki¿JAPAN's skirts get shorter if Japan's stock market is...
Japan's music industry has launched a new four-member girl band with the premise that if the nation's stocks are performing well, the girl's skirts will get shorter. Reported by MailOnline 15 hours ago.
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Thug snatches girl's mobile phone in park
This is Leicestershire -- A thug snatched a 15-year-old girl's mobile phone as she walked through a park. The youth approached the girl and asked her the time. She took her phone out to check the...
View ArticleNew band of the day: Chalk and Numbers (No 1,532)
This duo take us back to the golden age of the 1960s. But which year in particular? *Hometown*: Brooklyn. *The lineup*: Sable Yong (vocals), Andrew Pierce (instruments). *The background*: Chalk and...
View ArticleJohn Legend: 'I wish I was a little more tortured'
The R&B star on his soul heroes, his stag night and why he wouldn't have sex to his own songs *Hey, John, we're at the **Google Hangout** (1) where you've just been asked questions by your...
View ArticleTunng: Turbines – review
(Full Time Hobby) Like The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, Tunng's fifth album is set in a fictional village – but where Ray Davies luxuriated in bucolic nostalgia, Tunng convey a...
View ArticleAlicia Keys connects with Obama
Alicia Keys ''connects'' with Michelle Obama over female empowerment.The 'Girl On Fire' singer was one of a privileged few who were invited to... Reported by ContactMusic 1 day ago.
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Paedophile predator pressurised girl to cut herself online
This is Nottingham -- A PREDATORY paedophile pressured a teenage girl into cutting herself while he watched on a webcam. Lee Christie, 43, of Barnby Gate, Newark, told the girl he would send indecent...
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Plymouth man, 50, pretended to be teen to get girls on Facebook
This is Plymouth -- A 50-YEAR-OLD man posed as a teenager to make indecent suggestions to a 14-year-old girl over a social networking site, a court heard. Sentencing judge Paul Darlow said the age...
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Girl, 11, gave cannabis to pupil
This is Leicestershire -- Police have arrested a man after an 11-year-old girl took drugs to her school and gave them to another pupil. Officers, the school and social services were alerted to the...
View ArticleHarley Loco by Rayya Elias – review
This tough, unsparing portrait of addiction represents an achievement in itself Harley Loco begins with a scene so difficult to read I put the book down and thought twice about continuing: it involves...
View ArticleTeacher was warned to steer clear of pupil he allegedly abducted, court hears
Jury hears colleague spoke to Jeremy Forrest months beforehand about concerns he was too close to 15-year-old girl A colleague warned a married teacher to keep his distance from one of his pupils seven...
View ArticleLorna Vickerage and John Bush found near Euston station in London
Teenager and convicted fraudster are spotted by off-duty police officer after appeals from family Missing 14-year-old Lorna Vickerage and wanted fraudster John Bush have been found near Euston station...
View ArticleTeacher who allegedly ran off with 15-year-old girl warned twice, court told
Colleague says she told Jeremy Forrest, 30 about concerns in February 2012. He was also warned by deputy head in March A married teacher accused of running off to France with a 15-year-old pupil had...
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Heather Watson: My illness made me so down and tired... I was ready to explode
Heather Watson is not your average tennis player — or interviewee. Where some sports people can be guarded to the point of uttering platitudes, the girl from Guernsey places a happy premium on...
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