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James Sharpe obituary
The Guardian - 15 Mar 2024 20:34
Lecturer and social historian whose books on witchcraft transformed the study of the subject In the mid-1990s the historian James Sharpe, who has died aged 77, wrote Instruments of Darkness, a book on witch-hunting in En...
Laurence Fox responds to Billie Piper's co-parenting claims
Sky News - 15 Mar 2024 20:21
Laurence Fox has responded after his ex-wife Billie Piper claimed co-parenting two children with the actor had come with "enormous difficulty".
Boeing cockpit seat switch mishap reportedly led to Latam flight incident
The Guardian - 15 Mar 2024 16:21
New scrutiny of planemaker's 787 Dreamliner over terrifying drop adds to safety crisis after cabin panel blowout on 737 Max 9 jet Another Boeing jet is facing scrutiny after the planemaker reportedly told airlines to che...
Emma Barnett to join Radio 4's Today programme
BBC - 15 Mar 2024 13:41
The presenter will replace Martha Kearney, who recently said she would step down after the election.
Flower Arrangements Are Reaching New Heights
The New York Times - 15 Mar 2024 11:00
Floral designers are finding drama in tall, statuesque compositions.
'Kingdom on Fire' Review: UCLA's Basketball Dynasty
Wall Street Journal - 15 Mar 2024 17:24
Coach John Wooden's triumphant era as coach of the Bruins was capped by the emergence of future NBA stars Bill Walton and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
China Nobel prize winner tarred as one of 'three new evils' amid rise in nationalist fervour
The Guardian - 15 Mar 2024 21:00
Mo Yan is widely celebrated in China but now faces a lawsuit accusing him of smearing the Communist party amid an increasingly febrile atmosphere online At first glance, a Nobel prize winning author, a bottle of green te...
Driver of school bus in M53 crash died of natural causes, coroner's office says
The Guardian - 15 Mar 2024 21:32
Stephen Shrimpton, 40, and student Jessica Baker, 15, died when the coach he was driving crashed in September last year The driver of a school bus that crashed on a Merseyside motorway last year died of natural causes, a...
British Wildlife Photography awards - in pictures
The Guardian - 15 Mar 2024 09:00
The winners of the annual British Wildlife Photography awards have been announced, with the winner - an image of invasive goose barnacles hitching a lift across the ocean on a discarded football - chosen from more than 1...
English clubs closing in on fifth Champions League spot for next season
The Guardian - 15 Mar 2024 14:24
Five English clubs left in Europe and only three from Germany West Ham's 5-0 defeat of Freiburg helped boost coefficient score English clubs are set to clinch a fifth Champions League spot next season, with Uefa analysis...
What is the Anthropocene -- and more importantly, when?
The Week - 15 Mar 2024 08:00
Just because a panel of scientists has rejected calls to classify a new global epoch does not mean it hasn't already begun
Today's political cartoons - March 15, 2024
The Week - 15 Mar 2024 17:00
Friday's cartoons - Aaron Rodgers, free pre-K, and more
The threat to MPs is real. But Michael Gove's empty extremism plans will do nothing to tackle it | Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian - 15 Mar 2024 10:00
Politicians should be able to differ in their views without their opponents wishing them dead. Can parliament unite around that principle? Before the 30-year-old MP Zarah Sultana walks into any public meeting, she pauses...
Kyrgyzstan: Veto Law to Curb Civil Society
Human Rights Watch - 15 Mar 2024 06:00
Click to expand Image Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov addresses a Summit of the Intergovernmental Council of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, December 9, 2022. © 2022 AP Photo/Vladimir Voron...
Passage of Rwanda deportation bill could be delayed until after Easter
The Guardian - 15 Mar 2024 14:12
Exclusive: Second round of 'ping pong' between Lords and Commons no longer scheduled before recess UK politics - latest updates The passage of the government's Rwanda deportation bill could be delayed until after Easter ...
Senior Israeli official says US slow-walking aid, which US disputes
ABC News - 15 Mar 2024 00:35
A senior Israeli official says the United States has begun slow-walking some military aid to Israel -- an assertion senior U.S. officials denied was the case.
How is aid getting into Gaza right now?
The Week - 15 Mar 2024 21:32
The international effort to provide Palestinians with essentials during wartime has become a Gordian knot of logistics
Wildife officials warn: Black bears are coming out of hibernation
Boston - 15 Mar 2024 19:51Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk
Wall Street Journal - 15 Mar 2024 14:15
Shell, Eni and more in the latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities.
Severe Storms With Tornadoes Kill at Least 3 in Central U.S.
Time - 15 Mar 2024 15:11
Severe storms with probable tornadoes tore through central U.S. states, damaging homes and businesses and killing at least three people.
Hamas proposes cease-fire plan that includes 10-to-1 exchange of hostages, prisoners: report
Fox News - 15 Mar 2024 13:37
The Hamas terror group has proposed a new cease-fire plan that includes swapping Palestinian prisoners for hostages in Gaza, according to a report.
Pierce Brosnan fined after pleading guilty to walking off trail in Yellowstone National Park
Sky News - 15 Mar 2024 00:52
Former James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan has been fined after pleading guilty to stepping off a trail in a thermal area in Yellowstone National Park.