78 m. ago Artists, Siblings, Visionaries by Judith Mackrell review – the remarkable lives of Gwen and Augustus John

Gwen’s talent vastly outshone her brother’s – but both are treated with subtlety in this outstanding dual biographyA young woman sits reading, a pot of tea to hand, her blue dress almost the only colour in a still, sandy room. Gwen John’s painting The Convalescent shows a subdued yet happy moment, for this woman is free to think and feel. That, we see in Judith Mackrell’s outstanding double biography of Gwen and her brother, was her ideal for living: to be at liberty even if that meant existing in deepest solitude.The quietness of a life spent largely alone in single rooms, reading, drawing, painting and occasionally having wild sex with the sculptor Rodin, is counterpointed in this epic narrative by the crowded, relentless, almost insanely overstimulated life of Augustus John. Lion of the arts in early 20th-century Britain, he was a bigamist, adulterer, father of so many children you lose track (so did he), and an utterly forgettable painter. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Finance experts suggest ways to teach children good money habits over the summer

The skills and knowledge gained will carry children into adulthood, experts said.

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3 d. ago New virus discovered in China is 'one small step' away from triggering a pandemic, scientists warn

American researchers say the new strain of bat coronavirus could be multiple times deadlier the COVID-19 and can cause the next potential pandemic.

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3 d. ago Hero couple walk past burning boat and save four children and two adults

Josh Hobbs and Hannah Lloyd-Hobbs both leapt in the water to save six while walking their dog near Lechlade while on holiday on the Wiltshire border

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4 d. ago Virus which 'causes multiple organ failure' found at popular Spanish holiday destination

British tourists planning trips to Spain have been warned after deadly virus that can cause multiple organ failure has been detected in the country.

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5 d. ago Hundreds of prisoners escape after multiple earthquakes cause chaos in jail

The inmates forced themselves into an open courtyard to avoid the building collapsing but then snatched guns from the prison guards and barged their way out following a shoot-off.

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5 d. ago ‘Multiple casualties’ reported after attack on UN aid convoy in Darfur

Trucks carrying food for 2m people in famine-threatened El Fasher targeted in RSF-controlled Al Koma, western SudanA UN aid convoy carrying critical food supplies to a famine-threatened city in western Sudan has been targeted in a brutal attack that appeared to have caused “multiple casualties”.A number of trucks belonging to the UN’s food and children’s agencies were attacked as they headed towards El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, which has been besieged by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for more than a year. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago 'Evil' gangsters who force kids to hide drugs inside their bodies face jail

New laws will see criminals face up to 10 years behind bars if they are found to have forced children and vulnerable adults to swallow or conceal items like drugs and SIM cards in their bodies

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6 d. ago He had 'a duty' to provide a decent place for people to live, and he 'failed'

Adults and children were removed from 'sub-standard' and leaky housing owned by Councillor Kamran Ghafoor

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8 d. ago Family and two dogs saved from Edinburgh beauty spot by RNLI after being 'trapped'

Lifeboat crews from receiving a report that one adult, two children and two dogs were cut off by the tide.

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8 d. ago Voices: I’m gay – I don’t want to be surrounded by children on holiday

As France is told that their adult-only hotels and restaurants are ‘violence against children’, Gary Nunn says that’s another country off his bucket-and-spade list

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9 d. ago Driver charged with Liverpool soccer parade tragedy appears in court

A driver charged with multiple counts of causing grievous bodily harm for ramming into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans during a street parade has made his first court appearance

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1 week ago Haribo recalls sweets in the Netherlands after traces of cannabis found

Several people reported feeling dizzy and unwell after eating from a 1kg pack of Haribo Happy Cola F!ZZSpace cake, weed cookies and hash brownies may be familiar fare in the Netherlands, but cannabis in bags of children’s candy is not and Haribo has recalled its Happy Cola F!ZZ sweets after traces of the drug were found inside.Several people, including children, suffered “health complaints, such as dizziness” after eating sweets from three 1kg packs, the Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) in the Netherlands said, adding that a full recall had been undertaken as a precaution. Continue reading...

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1 week ago NHS accused of ‘abject failure’ on ADHD as 550,000 await assessment in England

Campaigners say failings have ‘ruined lives’ after figures show up to 2.5m people in country could have conditionADHD campaigners have accused the NHS of presiding over a “widely failing system” as it emerged that as many as 2.5 million people in England could have the condition, with more than one in five waiting for an assessment.According to the first figures of their kind published by the health service, 3-4% of adults, and 5% of children and young people, in the country have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Haribo urgently recalls popular family sweets found to contain cannabis

Multiple members of a family, alongside several other people, reportedly felt unwell after eating the sweets.

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1 week ago Haribo recalls popular cola sweets after cannabis found in them

The NVWA confirmed that samples had been taken and "cannabis was found in them" adding: "We immediately contacted Haribo and they issued a safety warning"

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1 week ago Haribo recalls popular sweets after family falls ill from cannabis

The Happy Cola F!ZZ packets were recalled after the family members in the Netherlands became unwell, reporting dizziness before they alerted the police

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1 week ago Haribo recalls sweets 'after they were found to contain CANNABIS and caused multiple adults and children to fall ill'

The substance was reportedly found after several members of the same family, both children and adults, felt unwell after eating Happy Cola F!ZZ.

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1 week ago Relax guidance for meat three times a week in English schools, says charity

Report finds children eat proportionally more processed meat than adults, and calls for eating of more fruit and vegetablesGuidance urging schools in England to serve children meat at least three times a week should be overhauled in order to increase the eating of vegetables and legumes, a leading charity has said.A report published by the Food Foundation has found that children eat proportionally more processed meat than adults, with more than a third (36%) of meat eaten by children coming from processed meat such as bacon, ham, and sausages, compared with 29% of adults. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Pornhub and three other adult websites face EU child safety investigation

European Commission alleges the verification systems are ineffective to prevent under-18s from watchingThe EU executive has launched an investigation into four pornographic websites over alleged failure to prevent children from seeing adult content.After analysis of company policies, the European Commission accused Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos of failing to have effective age verification measures to stop minors accessing their content. Continue reading...

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