92 m. ago The Land of Sweet Forever by Harper Lee review – newly discovered stories from an American great

If we regard this book as literature, it is an unqualified failure. But these juvenile stories and essays shed fascinating light on the repression of Lee’s early lifeWhen a new book is published by a writer dead for a decade, there is always some suspicion that the bottom of the barrel is being scraped. When the writer is Harper Lee, there is also the unpleasant aftertaste of the release of her second novel, 2015’s Go Set a Watchman, which was promoted as a sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird, when in fact it was a formless early draft. The publication was also surrounded by controversy over whether the aged Lee, by then seriously disabled, had really consented to its publication.This new book, The Land of Sweet Forever, is a much more conventional enterprise: a collection of Lee’s unpublished short stories and previously uncollected essays. No deception is being practised here, and if people want to read the lesser scribblings of a favourite author, it is surel...

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95 m. ago Mark Wahlberg drops a whopping $37M on stunning 'Billionaires Row' mansion in Florida after fleeing Hollywood

Wahlberg, 54, had previously announced plans to move his family out of California to Las Vegas, but they seemed in danger after he sold his townhouse in late 2023.

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3 h. ago ‘I knew in my head we were dying’: the last voyage of the Scandies Rose

When a fishing boat left port in Alaska in December 2019 with an experienced crew, an icy storm was brewing. What happened to them shows why deep sea fishing is one of the most dangerous professions in the worldThe Scandies Rose fishing boat set out to sea from Kodiak, Alaska on 30 December 2019 with a crew of seven, into weather as bad as anything December could throw. “It was enough of a shitty forecast,” said one of the crew in later testimony, “I didn’t think we were going to leave that night.” At 8.35pm, fierce, frigid winds were blowing. Some boats stayed in harbour but the Scandies Rose still set out. “We knew the weather was going to be bad,” said deckhand Dean Gribble, “but the boat’s a battleship, we go through the weather.”The boat was carrying 7,000kg of bait and was headed north towards the Bering Sea. “She was trim, said Dean, and a good boat. Gary Cobban was a good captain. One of the last jobs before departure was to stack the crab pots properly. There were 198 on bo...

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4 h. ago Girl falls 50ft from Disney Cruise while posing for photo near railing

The mystery around the girl's fall from the Disney Cruise ship has been solved. Authorities have confirmed she accidentally fell in after she was asked to pose next to the railing

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5 h. ago Do you own this fashion item? If you do 'it's a tell tale sign that you're over 31'

According to Gen Z, this popular item now serves a very different purpose: exposing your age.

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5 h. ago Former FBI Director James Comey wants his case thrown out over ‘vindictive prosecution’ fueled by Trump’s ‘personal spite’

‘The government has singled out Mr. Comey for prosecution because of his protected speech and because of President Trump’s personal animus,’ Comey’s lawyers wrote

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6 h. ago Keith Urban seemingly takes a subtle swipe at Nicole Kidman in new series after shock split

Keith Urban appears to have thrown some subtle shade at his relationship with Nicole Kidman amid their shock split.

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6 h. ago One person is dead and four others are fighting for their lives after tornado rips through city 10 miles north of Paris

The freak weather event hit Ermont in Val d'Oise, around 13 miles northeast of the French capital, causing three cranes to come crashing down - one of which fell on a clinic.

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7 h. ago One dead after rare tornado topples construction cranes near Paris

The tornado killed one construction worker on a building site, injured 10 others and left four in critical conditionA tornado tore through districts north of Paris on Monday, toppling three construction cranes that killed one person and left four others with critical injuries, authorities said.The town of Ermont, about 20km (13 miles) north-east of Paris was worst hit by the sudden twister that caused damage across about 10 districts. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Furious Kenny Loggins demands Trump REMOVE 'unauthorized' Top Gun hit Danger Zone from wild AI clip

No Kings demonstrations were attended by millions across the country on October 18, to voice their opposition to Trump and his administration.

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9 h. ago Freddy Brazier, 21, and pregnant girlfriend pose on red carpet at Pride of Britain 2025

Freddy Brazier, son of the late Jade Goody and TV presenter Jeff Brazier, and his pregnant girlfriend Holly Swinburn made their red carpet debut at the 2025 Pride of Britain Awards

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10 h. ago Radio show presenter suffers major heart attack and undergoes emergency surgery as he posts snap from hospital bed

A BREAKFAST radio show presenter has suffered a major heart attack. The Heart 80s DJ even underwent emergency surgery before he shared a rather worrying snap from his hospital bed. Simon Beale, who hosts Heart 80s, wakes the UK up with the best throwback tracks most mornings - but this week he shared a grim...

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10 h. ago Paris tornado: One dead and multiple injured as twister blasts through area as cranes toppled

The freak tornado has left one dead and at least nine people injured - including four seriously - after sweeping through an area just a few miles from Paris, sparking a major emergency response

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10 h. ago Paris tornado: One dead and multiple injured as twister blasts through area and topples cranes

The freak tornado has left one dead and at least nine people injured - including four seriously - after sweeping through an area just a few miles from Paris, sparking a major emergency response

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10 h. ago At least one person dead and dozens injured after huge tornado strikes French town

AT LEAST one person has died and dozens injured after an enormous tornado hit a French town. The soaring twister also struck and collapsed three cranes as it tore through Ermont, northern Paris earlier today. Dozens of residents in the Val d'Oise have been evacuated from their homes and are taking shelter at a local...

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11 h. ago At least one person is dead and several seriously injured after tornado rips through city just 10 miles north of Paris

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said he was monitoring the situation closely, and added several others had been seriously injured as a result of the tornado.

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11 h. ago Southport killer judged to pose no risk to others just days before attack

Rudakubana, then 17, was discharged from Alder Hey Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) on July 23 last year.

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11 h. ago Danny Rohl thrown into burning Rangers furnace with little time to take heat off his paymasters

Treacherous journey to land head coach arrives at young German with much to prove

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12 h. ago Hamas release another dead hostage to Israel after Trump warns ‘behave or be eradicated’

Trump warned the Palestinian militants to ‘be nice’ as US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner landed in Tel Aviv to salvage a fragile ceasefire

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12 h. ago Folk legend Kenny Loggins shreds Trump for using his song in bizarre AI poop bomb video

Loggins’ song ‘Danger Zone’ was recorded for the soundtrack of ‘Top Gun’

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