6 h. ago My beloved sons were removed by social services and put up for adoption. But read my story before you judge 'unfit' mothers like me, says Angela Frazer

Angela Frazer-Wicks will never forget the sunny July day she strapped her two little boys into a stranger's car and waved goodbye - heartbreakingly aware that she was unlikely to see them again.

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57 h. ago Judge says DHS social media posts in Rep. McIver prosecution are 'prejudicial' and should be removed

A federal judge overseeing the Trump administration’s prosecution of U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver on charges she assaulted and impeded immigration officers outside a New Jersey detention center told the government to remove social media posts he called “prejudicial” to the congresswoman

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59 h. ago Boyfriend who tortured and murdered Kardashian family business manager Angela Kukawski sentenced to 25 years

Jason Barker, 53, had been facing 25 years to life in prison for the murder of Angela Kukawski, a 55-year-old mother-of-five and business manager to the stars.

Society

3 d. ago Dare you enter the splash zone? Wet and wild selkie steals the show at Glasgow’s startling arts festival

Take Me Somewhere tucks audiences up in bed, takes them to a last supper and delights with a paddling-pool comedy-tragedy A nurse puts a steadying hand on my back and guides me to bed. She takes off my shoes, dresses me in soft pyjamas and hands me a VR headset. Mum will be along soon to read a bedtime story, she says. ZU-UK’s tender encounter Within Touching Distance is part of Take Me Somewhere, Glasgow’s biennial festival of wild-hearted international performance. With a teddy bear pressed into my hands, this is a deceptively gentle start to my day, which ends with a queering of the Apostles and a greased-up naked man being hand-fed fish.Within Touching Distance is a slow act of care-taking, walking one audience member at a time through the course of a life, from being read a story as a child to clutching a walking frame in old age. Blending the physical with the digital, this smartly choreographed piece fights against technology’s lack of intimacy; when I’m watching “Mum” squeez...

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3 d. ago Celebrity Traitors star Cat Burns to read CBeebies bedtime story about fibbing

The singer will appear on CBeebies Bedtime Stories alongside a teddy bear wearing a traitors-style cloak.

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7 d. ago Lyra’s last story – exclusive extract from Philip Pullman’s final installment in The Book of Dust trilogy

Thirty years ago, The Northern Lights introduced the world to Lyra Silvertongue. Now, Pullman completes her story in The Rose Field – plus listen to an audiobook extract read by Michael SheenShe washed herself as well as she could in the little basin with its lukewarm water, and looked in the mirror dispassionately. The bruises on her face were fading, but she was tanned by the sun, and her cheeks and the bridge of her nose not far off from being actually burnt, so she must find some cream or ointment to deal with that. A broad-brimmed hat would help too.She spread a very little of the rose salve on her nose and lips, her cheekbones and forehead. Then she sat down and thought about Ionides. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Lyra’s last story – exclusive extract from Philip Pullman’s final instalment in The Book of Dust trilogy

Thirty years ago, Northern Lights introduced the world to Lyra Belacqua. Now, Pullman completes her story in The Rose Field – plus listen to an audiobook extract read by Michael SheenShe washed herself as well as she could in the little basin with its lukewarm water, and looked in the mirror dispassionately. The bruises on her face were fading, but she was tanned by the sun, and her cheeks and the bridge of her nose not far off from being actually burnt, so she must find some cream or ointment to deal with that. A broad-brimmed hat would help too.She spread a very little of the rose salve on her nose and lips, her cheekbones and forehead. Then she sat down and thought about Ionides. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Diane Keaton was strange, surreal and complicated – her lesser

Audiences adored her scatterbrained charm, sing-song neuroses and stylish menswear – but beyond that beloved persona lay a restless, more complex artist than romcoms often gave her credit for. Hopefully in death the scope of Keaton's work and interests will be more widely appreciated, writes Adam White

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2 w. ago Sharon Osbourne 'not OK' after Ozzy's death as son Jack gives heartbreaking update

Sharon Osbourne is 'not ok' following the death of her beloved husband Ozzy Osbourne, her son Jack has revealed in a heartbreaking new interview

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2 w. ago Miami Beach becomes latest Florida city to see rainbow crosswalk removed, angering LGBT community

Florida state officials directed local governments to remove art from crosswalks and intersections, including anything ‘associated with social, political, or ideological messages’

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3 w. ago Cyberflashing crackdown: Social media tech giants and dating apps face hefty new fines, Labour minister warns

In a bid to protect women and girls, Technology Secretary Liz Kendall will force social media sites and dating apps to detect and remove unwanted sexual content.

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