37 h. ago ‘If I was American, I’d be worried about my country’: Margaret Atwood answers questions from Ai Weiwei, Rebecca Solnit and more

Democracy, birds and hangover cures – famous fans put their questions to the visionary authorAfter the ­phenomenal global success, not to mention timeliness, of the TV adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale in 2017, Margaret Atwood has been regarded as “a combination of figurehead, prophet and saint”, the author writes in her new memoir Book of Lives. Over 600 pages this “memoir of sorts” ranges from her childhood growing up in the Canadian backwoods to her grief at the death of her partner of 48 years, the writer Graeme Gibson, in 2019, with many friendships, the occasional spat and more than 50 books (including Cat’s Eye, Alias Grace and the Booker prizewinning The Blind Assassin and The Testaments) in between.The author, who turned 86 last week, always likes to take the long view, often from a couple of centuries’ distance. As Rebecca Solnit notes below, she now has a long view of our times. Age and the freedom of being a writer (as she says, she can’t get sacked) make her fearless in...

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4 d. ago Holly Hagan says she still ‘breaks down’ as she continues to grieve sister Darci Rose

The reality TV favourite recently revealed that she is pregnant with her second child and that her late sibling had been aware

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6 d. ago Chile storm survivor reveals ‘grief, shock and guilt’ after death of fellow British hiker

Rescuers carried trekker on homemade stretcher but she suffered hypothermic cardiac arrest, friend recalls

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9 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer reveals death of his brother Nick hit him 'like a bus' as he opens up about grief on TOWIE star Pete Wicks' podcast

The Prime Minister revealed that for 18 months, he was smuggled in and out of the hospital for secret visits to see his brother Nick, who was battling lung cancer .

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1 week ago I'm A Celebrity bosses 'intensely monitoring' Jack Osbourne as grief over Ozzy's death raises concern

I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! bosses are said to be closely monitoring one celebrity after they broke down in tears during a conversation in camp.

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1 week ago Emotional Holly Hagan fights back tears as she explains how her 'world has stopped' in the 'toughest four weeks' of her life since sister Darci's death aged just 19

Holly Hagan has shared an emotional 'life update' as she navigates her grief following the death of her sister Darci at the age of 19.

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1 week ago Watch: Jack Osbourne and Lisa Riley share raw conversation on grief after Ozzy’s death

Jack Osbourne has opened up on the "shock" of his father Ozzy's death in a candid conversation with Lisa Riley on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.

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2 w. ago Donald Trump's message leaves Sharon Osbourne in tears after Ozzy's death

The Osbourne family discussed the message from Donald Trump on the latest episode of The Osbournes podcast as they reflected on their own grief sinze Ozzy's death

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2 w. ago Man stabbed to death in city street named as family tell of 'excruciating' grief

Marley Gascoine, aged 20, has been named as the man who was stabbed to death in the Nottingham suburb of St Ann's on Monday afternoon with his family telling of their "excruciating" grief

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2 w. ago Cowboys owner Jerry Jones speaks of grief over death of ‘unique’ Marshawn Kneeland at 24

Cowboys to pay tribute to defensive end at next gameJones hails defensive end’s ‘zest for life’Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has spoken about his grief at the death of Dallas defensive end Marshawn Kneeland last week.Kneeland, who was in his second year with the Cowboys, was 24 at the time of his death. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Kilmarnock man consumed by grief after death of son finds purpose thanks to hub

Scott lost his beloved son Ben to cancer after years of watching him bravely battle an incredibly rare genetic condition.

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3 w. ago Disgraced former king of Spain’s memoir details ‘enormous respect’ for Franco

The book, published 11 years after Juan Carlos’ abdication, chronicles his anointment as heir to the dictator, as well as the death of his younger brotherA newly published memoir by Spain’s disgraced former king chronicle his anointment as heir to the dictator Francisco Franco, his role in saving democracy from a coup attempt in 1981 and his grief at the death of his younger brother when the two were “playing” with a pistol as teenagers.The book, published 11 years after Juan Carlos’ abdication and exile, is titled Reconciliation, but it appears to do anything but, instead detailing how he feels abandoned and misunderstood by his son and heir, King Felipe VI, and by other close family members. Continue reading...

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