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Amma Darko uses fiction to portray the real plight of women and street children in Ghana

Amma Darko is one of Ghana’s leading novelists, known for exploring gritty social issues and the lives of women. There is much to be unearthed in the childhood narrative of deprivation and danger that she tackles in her 2003 work Faceless.

The Conversation · May 1, 2023

Harry felt 'displaced' after Charlotte's birth as close bond with William broke down

Prince Harry's relationship with William allegedly fell apart after his marriage to Kate in 2011 and the arrival of their three children, according to royal author Tina Brown.

Daily Record · May 1, 2023

The Lost Album of the Beatles review – deeply researched what-ifs

Daniel Rachel imagines what the next Beatles album might have been like, with painstaking detail and great stories

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2023

In brief: The Short End of the Sonnenallee; Oxblood; Because They Can Play F’cking Good Football – reviews

A pitch-perfect East German novel translated by Jonathan Franzen; a gripping tale of the Manchester underworld; and Erik ten Hag in verse

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2023

Expat in Edinburgh who moved to capital in lockdown discovered secret side of city

While exploring his new city Dominik discovered the historic capital had so many secret spots and history just waiting to be discovered so started to make YouTube videos focussing on the unique places.

Edinburgh Live · Apr 30, 2023

Meghan's dad responds to 'grieving' comments and says she 'killed me, then mourned me'

Thomas Markle was joined by his daughter Samantha and son Thomas Jr as they sat down for an explosive interview about the Duchess of Sussex ahead of King Charles' Coronation

Daily Mirror · Apr 30, 2023

Three things with Stephanie Alexander: ‘Without false modesty, my most useful object is The Cook’s Companion’

In our weekly interview about objects, the Australian culinary star shares how she can get by with shabby utensils – and gives her best travel advice

The Guardian - AU · Apr 30, 2023

Tell Me How This Ends by Jo Leevers review – a sympathetic double act

The bond between a terminally ill woman and an oddball charity worker makes for a promising, pleasingly complex debut

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2023

Sparrow by James Hynes review – the last, lonely Roman writes

A fourth-century man finds himself alone and adrift in Britain in the last days of empire in a brutal, wonderful novel

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2023

At 48, I should be inspired by Gwyneth Paltrow and her abs. But they make me want to throw things

You want a middle-aged woman to run an ultramarathon or start a wellness empire? Can’t I just have a breakdown? writes Emma Beddington

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2023