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Cause of paedophile singer's prison death revealed
Disgraced Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins died after being stabbed in the neck in an alleged prison attack, an inquest has heard. Watkins, 48, died …
Brandi Carlile: 'Joni Mitchell is wild. She'll drink you under the table'
When Brandi Carlile was 12 years old, living in a mobile home in an isolated community 50 miles outside Seattle, she begged her parents for a piano. …
Boy thrown from Tate Modern achieves physical goal
The family of a young boy who was left with life-threatening injuries after he was thrown from the 10th floor of London’s Tate Modern art …
Booker Prize launches new award for children's fiction including young judges
The prestigious Booker Prize organisers have launched a new prize for children’s fiction, featuring a panel of child and adult judges. The …
As Strictly is back on screens, bookies take bets on new Tess and Claudia
Strictly stars are gearing up for the contest’s annual Icons Week, days after presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman shocked fans by …
A humming annoyance or jobs boom? Life next to 199 data centres
When you cross into Loudon County, Virginia, one of the first things you notice is the hum - that’s the sound of 199 data centres whirring in …
'Brothers in the forest' - the fight to protect an isolated Amazon tribe
Tomas Anez Dos Santos was working in a small clearing in the Peruvian Amazon, when he heard footsteps approaching in the forest. He realised he was …
'Billions wasted on migrant hotels' and 'Trudeau, madly, deeply'
“Billions ‘wasted’ on hotels for migrants” is the Daily Mail’s top story in what it calls a “new asylum …
Why I fell in love with a book called I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki
For South Koreans, tteokbokki is more than a snack. It’s soul food. This sweet and spicy dish made with chewy rice cakes is a staple of …
What's at stake as Trump boat strikes strain US-Colombia alliance
For decades it was one of Washington’s closest alliances. United in their fight against drug trafficking, Colombia and the United States …
What we know about arrests in FBI's illegal gambling investigation
US authorities announced several high-profile arrests on Thursday, including of a star player and a coach in the National Basketball Association …