7 h. ago From (finally) being given the Booker prize to the day her partner died: an exclusive extract from Margaret Atwood’s new memoir

The novelist reflects on being struck by loss in the middle of a press tour• ‘World power is shifting It is the scariest of times.’ Read an interview with Margaret AtwoodSome years ago, I was asked to make a stunt appearance on a comedy show. The host, Rick Mercer, was doing a series in which people well known for one kind of accomplishment, such as writing, astonished viewers by doing something different and entirely unrelated, such as rolling a joint.“I want you to be a hockey goalie,” Rick said. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Chilling moment convicted killer shouts 'I regret nothing' after stabbing his pregnant girlfriend to death

March was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 42 years for the murder of his pregnant girlfriend Alana Odysseos

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18 h. ago Moment killer shouts 'I regret nothing' after stabbing pregnant partner to death

Shaine March knifed his 32-year-old pregnant girlfriend Alana Odysseos 19 times at her home in Walthamstow, east London, after she refused to abort their baby

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18 h. ago Chilling moment convicted killer shouts 'I regret nothing' after stabbing his pregnant girlfriend to death while on licence for murdering teenager

Chilling moment a convicted killer shouted 'I regret nothing' while being held in a police van after stabbing his pregnant girlfriend to death while on licence for murdering a teenager.

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21 h. ago Convicted killer released on licence when he stabbed his pregnant partner to death is jailed for 42 years

Cowardly double murderer Shaine March refused to leave his cell as he was sentenced for slashing his girlfriend Alana Odysseos, who was in the early stages of pregnancy, 23 times.

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4 d. ago Ex stabbed woman's lover to death after the truth about affair emerged

Zara Tolley was at the centre of a deadly love triangle after her ex-partner Michael James stabbed her new lover Bradley Hollis to death with a kitchen knife

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9 d. ago Dave Ball dead aged 66: Soft Cell star behind iconic hit Tainted Love dies in his sleep as bandmate pays tribute

ICONIC musician Dave Ball has died aged 66. The synth player and producer was best known as one half of popular 80s band Soft Cell. Representatives for the musician said he “passed away peacefully in his sleep at his London home on Wednesday”. Dave's cause of death has not yet been given. His partner in...

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2 w. ago TV star, 29, 'stabbed to death on balcony by boyfriend' as neighbours watched

Pamela Genini, 29, was allegedly stabbed to death by her partner Gianluca Soncin, 52, on a balcony in Milan as nearby neighbours rushed to call the police

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2 w. ago Italian model Pamela Genini allegedly stabbed to death by partner

Neighbours raised the alarm after witnessing the horrifying incident unfold.

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3 w. ago Ron Dean dead: Risky Business and The Breakfast Club star dies

Ron Dean - famous for starring in Risky Business and The Breakfast Club - has died at the age of 87, with his partner announcing the sad news of his death

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3 w. ago Former tank commander stabbed partner to death for reporting his drink

Stephen Lawton, 46, has been sentenced for the murder of Michelle Egge-Bailey, 54, at the flat they shared in Bradford, West Yorkshire, on March 11

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3 w. ago Scots at risk of losing the family home after a partner's death

More than a fifth of Scottish adults say they would be forced to sell the family home if their partner passed away, warns new research.

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