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What Harper Lee's lost short stories reveal about the To Kill A Mockingbird author
Molly Lee is talking to me about the tales her aunt Nelle, known to the world as Harper Lee, would weave for her when she was a little girl. …
Water companies told to refund £260m to customers for poor performance
England and Wales’ water companies have been ordered to refund more than £260m to customers for poor performance. The economic regulator Ofwat …
Watchdog investigates police actions leading up to boy's death
The police watchdog is conducting an investigation into police decision-making and actions leading up to the death of 15-year-old Amen Teklay. Amen …
Waitrose-rejected autistic worker gets Asda offer
An autistic man who was told he had to stop stacking shelves at the Waitrose supermarket where he had volunteered for four years has now been offered …
Vance and Rubio criticise Israeli parliament's vote on West Bank annexation
US Vice-President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have criticised a move by Israel’s parliament towards annexation of the occupied …
The decades-old exemption that lets Trump fast-track White House rebuild
US President Donald Trump plans to knock down the entire “existing structure” of the White House East Wing to construct a new ballroom - …
The 50-year-road to a British soldier standing trial for murder
Sunday 30 January 1972 was one of the most deadly – and consequential – days during three decades of conflict in Northern Ireland. In the streets …
Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman to leave Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman are to leave the show. “We have loved working as a duo and hosting Strictly …
Southport killer's teacher 'dreaded' what he might do
A teacher at a specialist school where the Southport killer was sent after he was expelled told an inquiry how she had a “visceral sense of …
Soft Cell's musical force Dave Ball dies, aged 66
In 1981, an unlikely group from Leeds scored a number one hit with their icy cover version of an obscure 60s soul hit. With Tainted Love, Soft Cell …
Search for new grooming inquiry head will 'take months'
The search for a new chair of the grooming gang inquiry is expected to take months after the process was thrown into chaos when two leading …