A jaw-dropping new docuseries, produced by the Safdie brothers, sheds light on corruption within the industry, focusing on the shocking details of one particular company Published: 14 Aug 2023 ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaKiipLOquMRoo5qtopq7brnEnJ%2BloZ6c
Couple killed flatmate for perverted pleasure, Warwick court hears | UK news
UK news This article is more than 7 years oldCouple killed flatmate for perverted pleasure, Warwick court hearsThis article is more than 7 years oldProsecution tells jury Jack Williams and Kayleigh Woods carried out ‘sadistic killing’ of Bethany Marie Hill last year
A young man and his lover tied their flatmate’s hands together with duct tape before slitting her throat for their “perverted pleasure”, a jury has been told.
Bethany Marie Hill, 20, was found “drenched” in her own blood in the bathroom of a ground-floor flat in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, the court heard.
I wish my cats were dead | Dave Hill
OpinionAnimal welfare This article is more than 17 years oldI wish my cats were deadThis article is more than 17 years oldDave HillDo they have rights? And do I have responsibilities?I have three pet cats and I really hate them all. They used to be called Cinders, Smudge and Marmalade although I've recently re-christened them Scratchy, Sneezy and Stinky in honour of the ailments they inflict on my family and me.
Lionel Messi returns but Inter Miami loss ends MLS playoff contention | Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi This article is more than 3 months oldLionel Messi returns but Inter Miami loss ends MLS playoff contentionThis article is more than 3 months oldMiami lost 1-0 to Cincinnati on Saturday nightMessi returned from injury to play 35 minutesLionel Messi’s first season in Major League Soccer will end without a trip to the playoffs after Inter Miami’s 1-0 loss to FC Cincinnati on Saturday night.
Messi entered in the 55th minute and went scoreless for the fourth straight league game since getting a goal in the 89th minute of his MLS debut.
Perfect prams for perfect parents: the rise of the bougie buggy | Parents and parenting
Two Bugaboos and the ‘Mega Man-Pram’, a spoof baby buggy created by Skoda. Photograph: Matt Alexander/PAHow the rise of the luxury pram capitalised on the status anxiety of a new generation of parents
by Linda Rodriguez McRobbieBefore she had a baby, Kari Boiler never noticed what kinds of buggies were on the streets. But when Boiler – an American then working for an advertising agency in Amsterdam – became pregnant with her first child in 2001, she realised that the city’s pavements were dominated by a single buggy: the Frog, a sleek, futuristic stroller designed by a tiny Dutch company called Bugaboo.
Poland reports airspace incursion as Russia launches huge strike on Ukraine | Ukraine
UkrainePoland reports airspace incursion as Russia launches huge strike on UkraineAt least 30 civilians killed in Ukraine as Moscow mounts one of its biggest attacks since start of war
Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Russia has launched a huge wave of missile strikes on Ukrainian cities, including the capital, in one of the biggest attacks on the country since the start of the war.
Poland’s armed forces said an unknown airborne object, which they identified as a Russian missile, entered the country’s airspace from the direction of Ukraine for three minutes.
Donald McRae | The Guardian
Drama and hubris, those familiar staples of boxing, returned to the ring in Riyadh when the heavily favoured Deontay Wilder lost his heavyweight contest against Joseph Parker Published: 24 Dec 2023 ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaKiipLOquMRom6imkaGxrq%2FRmpw%3D
Making a killing in Atlanta | US news
The ObserverUS newsMaking a killing in AtlantaMark Barton's dreams of success in the day trading marketended in the massacre of 12 people. Ed Vulliamy reports on the loser who made his whole world payMark Barton, the man who killed his family, gunned down nine people at two Atlanta brokerage firms last week and then took his own life,was consumed by financial anxiety and seethed with anger. But according to psychologists he was not a serial killer of the type that has come to haunt America.
The 10 best woods and forests for myths and legends |
100 great British woods and forestsThe 10 best woods and forests for myths and legendsGiants in Armagh, dragons in Conwy …Sherwood Forest, NottinghamshireThe undisputed superstar of English woods, Sherwood Forest has dined out for centuries on its role as the sanctuary of everyone's favourite wealth-redistributor. Most of us have fantasised about being Robin Hood (or perhaps Maid Marian) at one time or another, and in Sherwood, with its 1,000-odd veteran oak trees, it's just that little bit easier to imagine oneself in green (or velvet).
Time to Think by Hannah Barnes review inside Britains only clinic for trans children
Society booksReviewThe BBC Newsnight reporter looks at what led to the closure of the Tavistock Centre, and what it means to be transgender
There are knowns, as the saying goes, and there are known unknowns. But most difficult of all, perhaps, are the things we can’t know for sure, but must still make definitive judgments about. The latter form the heart of the BBC journalist Hannah Barnes’s densely reported account of events inside the Tavistock Centre’s Gender Identity Development Service (Gids) in London, the country’s only specialist clinic for transgender children, where, as one clinician tells her, it was “impossible to be sure” of getting decisions 100% right, but mistakes had frightening consequences.