12 h. ago Chancellor under pressure as government borrowing costs surge to 27

The yield on UK government bonds – also known as gilts – jumped to the highest level since 1998.

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55 h. ago Sarah Parish and James Murray look back: ‘I remember thinking, what a shame he’s so rude – he’s nice

The actors on getting off on the wrong foot, taming their wild sides, and navigating grief togetherBorn in Somerset in 1968, Sarah Parish is an actor best known for her roles in W1A, Industry and Stay Close. She met fellow actor James Murray, 50, while working on the BBC drama Cutting It and they married in December 2007. In 2014, the couple set up the Murray Parish Trust in memory of their first child, Ella-Jayne, who died at eight months of a congenital heart defect in 2009. Relaunched as Imagine This, it is the only UK charity solely dedicated to supporting the mental wellbeing of ill children and their families; earlier this year the pair received MBEs in recognition of this work. Sarah and James live in Hampshire with their teenage daughter, Nell. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Sarah Parish and James Murray look back: ‘Losing a child is such a hard thing to digest, but when we harnessed the grief, it got easier’

The actors on getting off on the wrong foot, taming their wild sides, and navigating loss togetherBorn in Somerset in 1968, Sarah Parish is an actor best known for her roles in W1A, Industry and Stay Close. She met fellow actor James Murray, 50, while working on the BBC drama Cutting It and they married in December 2007. In 2014, the couple set up the Murray Parish Trust in memory of their first child, Ella-Jayne, who died at eight months of a congenital heart defect in 2009. Relaunched as Imagine This, it is the only UK charity solely dedicated to supporting the mental wellbeing of ill children and their families; earlier this year the pair received MBEs in recognition of this work. Sarah and James live in Hampshire with their teenage daughter, Nell. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Broadchurch star Sarah Parish’s unimaginable extra agony after baby’s death at 8 months old

EXCLUSIVE: Actress Sarah Parish opens up about the importance of her charity work with husband James Murray and the lasting legacy of their late baby daughter Ella-Jayne

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3 d. ago Broadchurch's Sarah Parish’s unimaginable extra agony after baby’s death at 8 months

EXCLUSIVE: Actress Sarah Parish opens up about the importance of her charity work with husband James Murray and the lasting legacy of their late baby daughter Ella-Jayne

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6 d. ago Trump loses it over ‘sick rumor’ that NBC extended ‘insecure child’ Seth Meyers’ contract — which happened last year

‘So, why would Fake News NBC extend this dope’s contract. I don’t know, but I’ll definitely be finding out!!!’ Donald Trump ranted just before 2 a.m. on Truth Social.

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3 w. ago For Those I Love: Carving the Stone review – bracing anger at Irish social stasis

(September Recordings)The raw grief of David Balfe’s first album may have faded to a bruise, but his spoken-word fury is as strong as ever in these hyper-focused stories of poverty and exploitationOn his 2021 debut as For Those I Love, David Balfe closed the gap between performance poetry, moody 1980s synthpop and sample-stuffed electronica to craft an evocative eulogy for his friend Paul Curran, who died by suicide in 2018. The result was Kae Tempest meets New Order via the densely referential lyrics of Real Lies; a set of songs steeped in lump-in-the-throat nostalgia for more innocent times, and in the muted echoes of dancefloor euphoria.On this follow-up, the Dublin musician – now in his early 30s – adjusts his subject while clinging tightly to his fury and devastation. Aside from The Ox/The Afters, a tribute to a former hardman who dies from drink, there’s not much literal grief on Carving the Stone – but Balfe is still in mourning. His psychic wound is more abstract now, a slow...

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