61 h. ago Bernardine Evaristo scoops Women’s prize outstanding contribution award

One-off £100,000 prize awarded to Girl, Women, Other writer for entire body of work and ‘dedication to uplifting under-represented voices’Bernardine Evaristo is to receive £100,000 after being announced as the winner of the Women’s prize outstanding contribution award, a one-off prize to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Women’s prize for fiction.The author of Girl, Woman, Other and Mr Loverman has been rewarded for her entire body of work, as well as her “transformative impact on literature and her unwavering dedication to uplifting under-represented voices across the cultural landscape”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Bletchley fire kills girl, 15, and woman as neighbours try to break door down

Firefighters found the body of 15-year-old Ann Eyre in the house in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, along with the body of a 67-year-old woman who has not yet been identified

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6 d. ago My favourite seaside town is just 1 hour from London and so much better than Brighton

The beach is a beautiful spot that's perfect for a quick day trip or weekend break, but it's often overlooked in favour of neighbouring towns.

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7 d. ago Neighbours throw bricks in desperation at dog as it attacks 7

The seven-year-old girl and a 22-year-old woman were both taken to hospital after they were bitten by a dog in Kirkby as it was reported neighbours threw bricks at the dog in a bid to stop the attack

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7 d. ago Little girl mauled by dog in street as neighbours throw bricks at beast during attack

A seven-year-old girl and a 22-year-old woman were taken to hospital after being bitten by a dog in Kirkby, Merseyside, with neighbours reportedly hurling bricks to attempt to stop the beast

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1 week ago Teenager in critical condition after a mother and three of her children die in London fire

Man, 41, arrested at scene of fire in north-west London on Saturday remains in custody, Metropolitan police sayA teenage girl injured in a fire that killed a mother and three of her children in north-west London on Saturday is in a critical condition in hospital, police have said, as officers continue to question a man suspected of their murders.A 43-year-old woman, a 15-year-old girl and two boys aged eight and four died at the scene of the fire which gutted two homes in the Stonebridge area of Brent in the early hours of Saturday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Neighbour reveals how he smashed into blaze to try and save family but mother and her three children perished

A 43-year-old woman, a 15-year-old girl, and two boys - aged eight and four - all died at the scene in Tillett Close in Stonebridge, north west London, in the early hours of Saturday morning.

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1 week ago Horrific UK fire that killed woman and three kids seen in devastating footage

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A 43-year-old woman and her children, aged 15, eight and four, died in the fire in Brent, north-west London, in the early hours of Saturday morning. Another woman, 70s, and a teenage girl were also taken to hospital

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1 week ago Fatal house fire that killed family seen in horrifying images as man arrested over 'murder'

A 43-year-old woman, a 15-year-old girl, and two boys aged eight and four died at the scene.

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1 week ago Brent fire that killed woman and her 3 kids seen in horrifying footage

Metropolitan Police confirmed a 41-year-old woman and her children - a 15-year-old girl, and two boys aged eight and four - tragically died in a house fire in Brent, London

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3 w. ago Horror as social media influencer Valeria Márquez shot dead during TikTok livestream

Valeria Márquez's death is being investigated as a femicide – the killing of a woman or girl for reasons of gender – as the community in Zapopan, Mexico, mourns her passing

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3 w. ago Sperm donor who claims he fathered more than 180 children loses custody battle

UK judge rejects Robert Albon’s application for parental right of three-year-old girl he had with woman in DurhamAn unregistered sperm donor who says he has fathered more than 180 children has failed to gain custody of a three-year-old child he had with a Durham woman, who said she was left “broken” and “suicidal” by their encounter.Robert Albon, who goes by the pseudonym “Joe Donor” and has appeared on This Morning and in a Channel 4 documentary, applied to have the girl live with him after a court deemed her mother was unable to look after her. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Man and woman arrested after girl, 14, found dead at home: Police probing 'unexplained' death

A 55-year-old man and a woman, aged 44, have been arrested after a schoolgirl was found dead at home in Hartlepool on May 5.

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3 w. ago Furious pensioner returns from holiday to find 'eyesore' two

Les Whitaker, 75, got back from a month-long break in India to find his neighbour erected a massive garage overlooking his home in an affluent community in Shrewsbury.

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4 w. ago Greater Manchester men charged after woman and girl badly burned in Stoke

A total of ten men have been charged following the blaze

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