44 h. ago ‘The definition of a classic’: Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go at 20

A Booker-winning author, a Nobel prize-winning scientist and the directors of the film and stage adaptations on why Ishiguro’s dystopian tale still speaks to us today• ‘AI will become very good at manipulating emotions’: an exclusive interview with Kazuo IshiguroAnne EnrightBooker-winning author and professor of fiction at University College DublinMy writing students all know and love Never Let Me Go. Year after year, they choose to discuss it more than any other suggested title. These students are all ages but mostly young, so their affinity may have something to do with how tenderly Ishiguro writes about youth, innocence and friendship. The novel contains some of the tropes popular with readers of young adult fiction; there is an elite boarding school with beautiful grounds, various styles of guardian and no sign of any parents. Narrated by Kathy, who tells us about her friends Ruth and Tommy, the style is accessibly conversational and it contains a melancholy seriousnes...

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48 h. ago Parents of "beautiful and talented" dancer Lily Douglas lifesaving legacy left behind after tragic cancer death

Pride of Scotland winner who won the hearts of the nation is still inspiring others and changing lives

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60 h. ago Substituting this everyday food item can reduce cancer death risk by 17%, study finds

A simple diet swap could boost longevity, new research suggests

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68 h. ago Simple diet switch could dramatically cut risk of cancer death, major study finds

Eating too much butter could make you die earlier, a shocking new study has found - while eating vegetable oils increases your lifespan.

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3 d. ago Breast cancer deaths rates for older women have been declining for years. Not anymore

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women in the U.S., killing more than 42,000 last year

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1 week ago Brits 'decapitated' in horror car crash at luxury Spanish resort as 17 arrested

A total of 17 people have been arrested by police and held on suspicion of homicide and attempted homicide over the tragic accident. A third Brit was left critically injured in the pileup.

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1 week ago Parents left 'shattered' after little girl dies on tragic family day out

Louisa (Lulu) Palmisano died after a collision 'saw a van go onto a pavement'

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1 week ago Warning over future increase in breast cancer deaths in the UK

New research suggests a troubling trend in the years ahead

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2 w. ago Police hunting van driver who 'left scene' after girl, 3, killed in tragic Metrolink crash

Officers remain at the scene

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2 w. ago BGT winner George Sampson startles people with age as fans declare 'time flies'

Dancer George Sampson is one of the original Britain's Got Talent stars, having won the ITV show way back in 2008 during the second series – and many fans are still surprised he's all grown up now

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2 w. ago Where is EastEnders' Mark Fowler actor – 22 years after groundbreaking HIV storyline

Mark Fowler was an original EastEnders star who left the soap in 2003 following a tragic death and a groundbreaking HIV storyline, but where is actor Todd Carty now?

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2 w. ago Parts of UK see people have 60pc higher risk of cancer death

Experts say there are reasons why people in some parts of the country are more likely to die from cancer, and they can be avoided

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2 w. ago Shock cancer report reveals one crucial factor increases chance of dying from disease

Cancer Research UK finds death rates are nearly 60% higher for people living in poorer areas where they wait longer to be treated - around 28,400 extra cancer deaths each year are linked to living in more deprived areas

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2 w. ago Emmerdale's Natalie Ann Jamieson reveals real reason she left soap amid Amy tragic death

Emmerdale star Natalie Ann Jamieson has left the ITV soap after six years as Amy Wyatt in tonight's episode, with the character tragically dying after plunging into icy water

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2 w. ago Who is 'Sponge'? Warwick Davis breaks down in tears on BAFTAS stage over death of his wife

The actor, 55, reduced viewers to tears as he paid tribute in his acceptance speed to his late wife Samantha - who tragically died last year aged 53.

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