3 h. ago Investigation over Caroline Flack closed as watchdog finds police actions 'reasonable'

Late Love Island host Caroline Flack took her own life in February 2020 after learning she would face a trial for the alleged assault of her boyfriend Lewis Burton

Events

4 h. ago Investigation into Caroline Flack's death closed after 'reasonable' findings

The IOPC have confirmed that they have closed their investigation into the death of former Love Island star Caroline Flack, who tragically took her own life

Events

67 h. ago The reason Ben Doak could still land Celtic millions despite Hoops making nothing from £25m Bournemouth transfer

Celtic may still have reason to keep close tabs on how Doak develops at Bournemouth

Economics

3 d. ago Decolonizing Language by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o review – final words of literary giant

An exhilarating collection distills the late writer’s thinking on power, exile and the importance of the mother tongueOn 17 July 1979, the great Kenyan novelist Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o gave a speech in Nairobi in which he questioned the logic of an African literature in European languages. He had recently been released from prison, where he had been held after his critiques of corruption and inequality had touched a nerve among leaders of the recently independent nation. But his address provoked strong reactions for another reason: up until that moment, Ngũgĩ had been closely associated with the emergence of an African tradition of writing in English and acknowledged as a key figure in the rise of the novel as a major genre on the continent; his fictional work was often cited as an example of how English was being remade in formerly colonised societies. His early novels, from 1964’s Weep Not, Child onward, struck a chord with a global Anglophone audience partly because they echoed the Eng...

Politics

3 d. ago Decolonizing Language by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o review – final words of a literary giant

An exhilarating collection distills the late writer’s thinking on power, exile and the importance of the mother tongueOn 17 July 1979, the great Kenyan novelist Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o gave a speech in Nairobi in which he questioned the logic of an African literature in European languages. He had recently been released from prison, where he had been held after his critiques of corruption and inequality had touched a nerve among leaders of the recently independent nation. But his address provoked strong reactions for another reason: up until that moment, Ngũgĩ had been closely associated with the emergence of an African tradition of writing in English and acknowledged as a key figure in the rise of the novel as a major genre on the continent; his fictional work was often cited as an example of how English was being remade in formerly colonised societies. His early novels, from 1964’s Weep Not, Child onward, struck a chord with a global Anglophone audience partly because they echoed the Eng...

Politics

7 d. ago Cat behaviourist explains reason cats 'hate' closed doors and what to do instead

Cats can be a little mysterious, but there's a good reason why they behave the way they do - and a cat behaviour expert has helped to debunk one of their quirks

Politics

1 week ago Prince Andrew made greedy Royal Lodge pact with Sarah Ferguson to gain 'sexual freedom'

Despite being divorced for almost 30 years, Andrew and Fergie still live together at the Royal Lodge for one major reason, according to an explosive new book exploring their life behind closed doors

Politics