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Mysterious unsolved case ofAnneka Vasta, who was born Marjorie Lee Thoreson, lived a life of relative glamour in the 1970s and 80s. But, in January 2011, two joggers found the 58-year-old's naked body on a beach.
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar reviewA bereaved man's unhealthy obsessions are upended by a dying artist in the Iranian-American poet's kaleidoscopic debut novel Cyrus Shams really doesn't have much going for him. He is a barely... recovering alcoholic and unpublished Iranian-American poet who scratches a living in Indiana by role-playing terminal patients for trainee doctors. His mother was blown out of the sky by the US navy - and even his name sounds like a criticism. Hardly surprising, then, that he would channel his search for meaning into a much-planned but largely unwritten book on martyrdom. His mother was one of the 290 on board Iran Air flight 655 when the USS Vincennes fired at what they believed to be a jet fighter, and Cyrus needs her death to "matter", to be more than a number. He wants her to have been a martyr...
Prisoner review - this brutalThe Killing's Sofie Gråbøl leads a cast of officers and inmates in an impossibly taut and compelling series. It's all-action right from the start - utterly gripping Prisoner throws you right... into the melee from the very start and barely pauses to surface for air. There is no slow buildup to the action here, only a practice prison riot and a sense that all is not as it appears to be. It treats its viewers as intelligent and capable, throwing character after character on to the screen, while drip-feeding the plot in small and tantalising portions. The reward is a mature, gripping drama about the complexities of the modern-day prison system in Denmark. No, come back! If Borgen taught us anything, it's that the Danes are impeccable at turning bureaucracy into thrilling drama. It...

What Is Christian Nationalism, Exactly?

The New York Times - 25 Feb 2024 16:00
What Is Christian Nationalism,And what is it not?
Murdered driver's familyMark Lang was killed by a man who was stealing his parcel delivery van.
Former Aston Villa captainNorthern Ireland defender went on to manage Southampton Represented his nation at 1982 World Cup in Spain League Cup-winning former Aston Villa skipper Chris Nicholl has died at the age of 77, former... club Walsall have announced. Nicholl, who later played for and then managed Southampton before taking charge of the Saddlers, had been living with dementia, which he attributed to brain damage caused by repeatedly heading balls over his lengthy career.
Lee Anderson: from LabourFor the Tories he was a useful counterpart to the party's pinstripes and privilege brigade, but then he went too far. Or did he? Lee Anderson, the former miner turned MP for Ashfield, has caused more... controversy in his four-and-a-bit years in parliament than most of the 2019 intake combined. Before he was even elected, Labour was calling for him to be sacked, after he suggested nuisance social housing tenants should be evicted into tents and made to pick vegetables.
As I watched Donald Trump’s South Carolina victory speech this weekend, I was struck by how many back-handed compliments he doled out to his Republican allies. In introducing Sen. Lindsey... Graham, for instance, who has represented South Carolina for more than 20 years, Trump referred to him as a man “not a lot of people” […]
The Spy War: How the C.I.A.For more than a decade, the United States has nurtured a secret intelligence partnership with Ukraine that is now critical for both countries in countering Russia.
As speculation mounts onMultiple people who are thought to be Trump's potential running mate spoke at CPAC this year, including Kari Lake, Kristi Noem, Vivek Ramaswamy, JD Vance and more
Oxford Street sweeter - withOpenings in past year include HMV, Under Armour and Rituals, with Ikea poised to open in the autumn Oxford Street has begun to bounce back with the proportion of vacant shopsdown by 40% and almost a... fifth of its troublesome candy and souvenir shops now closed. The revival of the central London shopping street has been spurred by a mix of factors, including: the full reopening of Tottenham Court Road station at its eastern end and last May's official launch of the Elizabeth line which stops there; a bounce back in tourist visitors, from the UK and elsewhere; and a concerted effort by Westminster council to take action against the American candy stores.
The big picture: PetraThe Slovakian photographer's image of a girl holding aloft a bird captures the natural bond between the semi-nomadic people and their desert landscape For three years from October 2019, the Slovakian... photographer Petra Bašnáková lived with and documented the lives of Palestinian Bedouins, who for thousands of years have led a semi-nomadic life in the Judean desert between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea. After 1948 and the creation of Israel, much of that territory was incorporated into the West Bank, and the Bedouin were increasingly threatened and marginalised. Today, as Bašnáková writes in the introduction to Born of Sand and Sun, her book of the photographs she took in the desert, despite "military raids, the demolition of dwellings, bans on grazing goats and...
Digging for Brink's-MatHugh Bonneville and Charlotte Spencer have been spotted filming the new series of the BBC drama The Gold in London last week
I sent King Charles the viralEXCLUSIVE: Lisa Moffat, 53, was dumbstruck by videos and photographs of the King chuckling at the £9.99 'giant' get well Moonpig, depicting a sorry-looking dog in a cone.
How pro-Palestine mob shutDramatic new video has emerged of luxury convertible sports cars draped in Palestine flags bringing Tower Bridge to a standstill as the sun set over the capital last night.
Zelensky reveals 31,000In a rare admission of military losses, Zelensky said Ukraine had lost 31,000 troops: 'Not 300,000 or 150,000, or whatever Putin and his lying circle are saying'
It's okay for 'our people' toThe president said the minister of finance was consulting with social development about possibly increasing the social relief of distress grant
Broadcaster Kate McCannIn a post on X, formerly Twitter , the Times Radio host shared details of her awful experience in a response to an article about the drink and drugs spiking epidemic in Britain.
Suspect in UGA Killing IsAs more details emerged about the suspect in the death of a nursing student, the community remained in shock of the first homicide on the campus in decades.
After 1,250 years women joinWomen take part despite some in the community suggesting it should remain a men-only event.
The Psychological TrickScammers rely on certain psychological tactics that mean anyone is vulnerable, experts say. Here's how to protect yourself
A rare sighting at the rugbyJK Rowling showed her support for the Bravehearts - cheering them to victory over England in the Calcutta Cup with her husband
Duchess of Edinburgh pairsThe Duchess of Edinburgh once again showed her support for UK sport on Friday as she attended the British Cycling National Track Championships in Manchester.
DR ELLIE CANNON: Could myQ: A few weeks ago I felt like I had flu coming on and decided to take myself to bed. The next morning I felt absolutely fine. What would cause such a sudden loss of strength?
SAG Awards 2024 viral moments:It wasn't just the winners that made the headlines as there were plenty of emotional, hilarious, and incredible moments on stage as the stars celebrated.