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February 07, 2023

Head spoke of 'exciting times ahead' before death

The headteacher of a prestigious independent school spoke about how there was so much to look ahead to and be excited” about just weeks before her death. Emma Pattison, 45, was found dead alongside her seven-year-old daughter Lettie and husband, George, at their home on the grounds of Epsom College in Surrey.

2 mins

Truss rules out comeback as she admits error on tax rate

Liz Truss has ruled out any chance of reaching No 10 again amid speculation about a potential comeback, as she admitted her botched plan to ditch the top rate of tax for the richest earners was a \"bridge too far\".

4 mins

Galling and insulting return was over before it began

Is Liz Truss really having a comeback”? Things move pretty fast these days but does a comeback” not require the person coming back to have first gone away for a considerably longer time than Liz Truss has managed?

3 mins

Eating Disorder Patients Are Dying As They Wait For Care

Thousands with treatable conditions missing out on therapy

6 mins

Styles wins top prize at an underwhelming Grammys

The As It Was’ singer bagged the Album of the Year award

3 mins

Once Again, The Grammys Have Hit The Wrong Note

The world wanted a Beyoncé vs Adele rematch but instead we got the upset of the century in the form of Harry Styles with his truly baffling win. Enough, writes Mark Beaumont

3 mins

UK will be 'international pariah if PM leaves ECHR'

Rishi Sunak has been warned that withdrawing from the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) would make the UK an international pariah and put him in the same \"inglorious company\" as Vladimir Putin.

3 mins

Tories had fatal attraction to Johnson, claims former PM

David Cameron has compared the decision by Tory activists to make Boris Johnson party leader to that of a doomed love affair.

1 min

Why are MPs asking the BBC chair more questions?

The House of Commons select committee on digital, culture, media and sport has recalled Richard Sharp, chair of the BBC, to appear before them and answer questions about the evidence he gave in January 2021 on his then-prospective appointment.

5 mins

Rushdie reveals injuries and scorns his 'idiot' attacker

Salman Rushdie has given his first in-depth interview since he was stabbed on stage before a lecture in New York last August, revealing the extent of his injuries. The Indian-born BritishAmerican novelist was stabbed around 12 times at the Chautauqua Institution after a man rushed onto the stage.

2 mins

What scrapping return train tickets means for travellers

At last: some good news on the railway. According to a briefing provided by the Department for Transport, return train fares are to be scrapped in favour of simplified \"single-leg\" pricing.

3 mins

Private divers scour river for missing dog walker

A private diving team has begun scouring the River Wyre as the desperate hunt for missing dog walker Nicola Bulley entered its tenth day.

3 mins

'I honestly thought he was going to kill me that night'

Victims of serial Met Police rapist share trauma of the abuse

2 mins

Thousands dead in Turkey and Syria after earthquake

Many more missing as quake followed by strong tremor

3 mins

When 'doomsday' arrived.

Bel Trew speaks to survivors about the seconds of terrors’ Hyat saw villages levelled and families buried in concrete

3 mins

Fresh hell for Syrians after more than a decade of war

The devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake has brought more carnage to parts of Syria already facing massive destruction and great suffering during a decade of brutal civil war. Shocking images have emerged of whole villages and hamlets flattened, with reports of dozens of families buried under the rubble, adding to a death toll of hundreds of bodies that were being recovered from twisted piles of metal and concrete.

3 mins

Spy balloon was watching 'sensitive military sites'

The suspected Chinese espionage airship that was downed by an American F-22 fighter on Saturday was targeting \"sensitive military sites\" as part of a programme that has been known to US officials for a number of years, the White House has said.

2 mins

UN: World Sleepwalking Into Wider War In Ukraine

The UN secretary general has said he fears the world is "sleepwalking into a wider war" in Ukraine.

3 mins

Hong Kong begins trial of pro-democracy activists

Hong Kong's authorities started the trial of 18 pro-democracy activists yesterday amid heavy security arrangements. This marks the biggest prosecution being carried out by Hong Kong courts under the contentious national security law that was imposed by China's ruling Communist Party to stop dissent.

2 mins

Holden should inspire us to embrace ageing as a privilege

There is a trope in movies and TV that occurs so often I'm not sure we even notice it anymore: a woman stands in front of a mirror and uses the palm of her hands to lift her face. Usually, she hones in on her forehead, lifting her eyebrows and eyes to the place where they perhaps used to sit. It's a brisk, lazy way of telling an audience, \"this woman is feeling haggard\".

2 mins

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