65 h. ago ‘AI will become very good at manipulating emotions’: Kazuo Ishiguro on the future of fiction and truth

On the 20th anniversary of Never Let Me Go, the Nobel prize-winning novelist talks about the role of the author in a post-truth world – and why he’s ‘not a great writer of prose’• Anne Enright and others celebrate 20 years of Never Let Me GoI arrive at Kazuo Ishiguro’s central London flat on an iron-cold, blustery and grey day, and am immediately absorbed into a scene of quiet comfort and calm; the lights are low, the furnishings white, the coffee – made by Ishiguro’s wife, Lorna, before she absents herself to go to the cinema – hot and delicious. Ishiguro, now 70 and in receipt of a Nobel prize in literature and a knighthood, has fetched the elegant cakes himself, and is immediately solicitous. Am I chilly? Am I hungry? Am I worried whether my device will record our conversation?It’s an attentiveness to minute, even mundane detail that is evident in all his work. From The Unconsoled to The Remains of the Day, Ishiguro is the creator of some of the most unsettling and memo...

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3 d. ago Rogue landlords who crammed up to 23 people into two bed flat where man died in e

Father-of-two Mizanur Rahman, 41, died from the effects of smoke inhalation after the fire in the flat in Shadwell, east London

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4 d. ago London ebike fire: landlords of ‘grossly overcrowded’ flat fined almost £100,000

London ebike fire: landlords of ‘grossly overcrowded’ flat fined almost £100,000  The Guardian

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4 d. ago Landlord duo learn fate after 'grossly overcrowded' London flat fire killed dad

Husband and wife landlords Sofina Begum and Aminur Rahman have been fined after a fatal fire at a home in east London, licensed for three people was found to have been occupied by 23

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4 d. ago Triple crossbow killer's mum and dad parents to two murderous sons

Kyle Clifford, who admitted to killing Carol, Hannah and Louise Hunt, has an older brother who is serving a life sentence for murdering a teenager.

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4 d. ago Crossbow killer Kyle Clifford's mum and dad are parents to two killer sons

Kyle Clifford, who admitted to brutally killing Carol, Hannah and Louise Hunt, has an older brother who is currently serving a life sentence for murdering a teenager

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4 d. ago Slavery victim was forced to sleep beside dogs and beaten to death, court told

The body of 55-year-old Dimitrios Tsavdaris was found in a foetal position in a flat in Hackney, north London.

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5 d. ago Zhenhao Zou: ‘charming’ PhD student who filmed dozens of attacks on women

Police say it could be ‘extraordinary amount of time’ before scale of crimes is known, as UCL student convicted of raping 10 womenLondon student who drugged and raped 10 women may have 50 more victims, police fearZhenhao Zou thought, acted and offended as if he was untouchable. When detectives searched the south London flat he rented for thousands of pounds a month, they found the trappings of a comfortable, if not lavish, lifestyle.DCI Richard Mackenzie said of the search in January 2024: “There were designer bags, jewellery, a Rolex, designer clothes, some in the wardrobe with the tags still on.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago 'Trainspotting' dad of blowtorch killer found dead in prison was '80s gang leader'

Ian 'Bronco' MacLeod, the father of the sick blowtorch killer who died while in prison, is understood to have inspired the crazed 'Begbie' character from Trainspotting

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5 d. ago Gangland gunman admits killing dad in brutal Glasgow street attack

A gangland gunman has admitted to killing a dad in a brutal Glasgow street attack.

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6 d. ago Little boy's heartbreaking four words as killer dad let him discover mum's corpse

Robert Trigg was convicted of the manslaughter and murder of two of his partners on July 5, 2017, after their families fought tirelessly for answers when both deaths were ruled accidental

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7 d. ago Fateful words of the wife of serial killer John Christie revealed in letter sent months before he strangled HER in 'murder house'

Ethel Christie was married to the bespectacled monster, who killed her and at least seven others by strangling them at his flat in Notting Hill, West London.

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8 d. ago Tiny flat opposite Harrods that is smaller than a parking space and has a hob at the foot of the single bed goes up for sale for £270,000

The flat, in the heart of Knightsbridge - one of London 's most expensive areas - is just 6.6 square metres - and has room for just a tiny single bed and microwave.

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9 d. ago Dad punched by MP Mike Amesbury says 'he could've killed me and should be in prison'

Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury was initially jailed for 10 weeks before he was given a suspended sentence on appeal after he punched a man several times, including to his head

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1 week ago 'My dad told me he is sorry for killing my mum and taking her away from us. I believe him'

Yazan, who was just nine when his mum's life was taken by her husband Ahmed Al-Khatib, has said he is working on mending his fractured relationship with his father - and that he 'believes he is truly remorseful'

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1 week ago 'Dad killed my mum over a decade ago, her body was just found – here's my story'

Rania Alayed was murdered by her husband Ahmed Al-Khatib in a flat in Manchester in June 2013 - now the couple's son Yazan has opened up about the pain he suffered due to his father's actions

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1 week ago I’m selling my Jellycat collection for £720 a plushie – I’ll make thousands & buy a London flat with the ca...

I’m selling my Jellycat collection for £720 a plushie – I’ll make thousands & buy a London flat with the ca...  The Sun

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1 week ago Looking to move from a flat to a house? London's best boroughs for upsizers

The price gap between flats and houses in London is at a 30-year high — but here’s where canny buyers can look

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1 week ago Tiny London studio flat so small you'll have to sleep in the doorway hits the market for £899

Renters looking for a studio apartment in London can move into a 'delightful' studio apartment in a 'great location' for £899 per month, according to Open Rent on Rightmove.

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1 week ago Elizabeth Struhs death: father jailed for 14.5 years as sect faces sentencing for eight

Jason Struhs is the first of 14 members of Toowoomba religious group the Saints to be sentenced for Elizabeth’s 2022 death by withholding insulinFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe father of eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs has been sentenced to 14-and-a-half years in prison, with a minimum of 80% to be spent behind bars, for the death of his eight-year-old type 1 diabetic daughter by denying her life-saving insulin.Jason Struhs was the first of 14 members of Toowoomba-based religious sect the Saints to learn his fate at a sentencing hearing in the Queensland supreme court on Wednesday, after they were found guilty of manslaughter over Elizabeth’s January 2022 death by diabetic ketoacidosis.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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