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David Gow obituary

Journalist, gifted linguist and European business editor of the Guardian who was dismayed by Brexit

The Guardian - UK

Bass David Leigh finding that a successful opera career is no 'impossible dream'

When David Leigh sang “The Impossible Dream” at his father’s funeral, the moment was both a testament to his past and a harbinger of his future

The Independent UK

The scruffy Spider that has terrorised bigger rivals for 100 years

Through the 1920s, Basil Davenport terrorised bigger and more expensive cars in his GN Spider special and, 100 years later, current owner Jim Edwards is continuing that tradition. Having accepted the challenge of rebuilding Spider’s Frazer Nash V-twin engine for previous owner David Leigh, Edwards was the obvious candidate to…

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Julian Assange’s moment of truth has arrived – and the stakes are high

If his appeal fails this week, the WikiLeaks founder could soon be on a plane towards a potential jail term of 175 years

The Guardian - UK

Canoe Man death faker John Darwin's story is set to get the Netflix treatment

Streaming giant eyes documentary on Brit who 'vanished' in 2002 and went into hiding so his wife could claim on life insurance policy

Daily Mirror

‘A newspaperman to his fingertips’: late Observer editor Donald Trelford remembered

Colleagues recall the former editor, who died last week – a consummate journalist who carried the flame of liberalism in an uncertain age

The Guardian - UK

‘Maybe it’s time to do a musical’: actor Monica Dolan on playing extreme characters

Monica Dolan has always been drawn to challenging roles, from killer Rose West to fraudster Anne Darwin. Now, more in demand than ever, she reveals why she relishes every part she tackles

The Guardian - UK

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John Darwin's dad's cutting response when told son was still alive

John Darwin faked his own death by pretending that he drowned when out in his canoe in order to claim compensation money.

Daily Record

John Darwin's dad's telling reply when told son was alive - and aunt's 'wet feet' dig

John Darwin faked his own death by pretending he drowned when out his canoe, but his dad

Daily Mirror

John Darwin’s shameful affairs, 23-year age gap wife and foreign brides’ website

John Darwin’s letters to a pen pal begging for sex were the final straw for Anne Darwin.

Daily Record

Canoe man John Darwin played own son in computer game while he was supposed to be dead

Exclusive: Canoe man John Darwin's wife Anne made £500,000 in the insurance fraud based on John’s faked ‘death’ while her husband was in hiding, playing computer games against his own son

Daily Mirror

Where canoe man John Darwin's sons are now after father faked his own death

John Darwin had faked his own death in 2002 after a staged canoeing accident, with wife Anne Darwin the only one who knew what had happened, leaving their sons believing their father had died.

Edinburgh Live

John and Anne Darwin's sons now - Disowning, pain and split forgiveness

Canoe man John Darwin faked his own death and his former wife lied to their sons, Mark and Anthony, leading them to believe their father died in a tragic accident.

Daily Record

John Darwin's sons divided over seeing dad after forgiving mum Anne over scandal

Mark and Anthony were deceived by John and Anne Darwin who were both jailed after their shocking 'fake death' scam was rumbled

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Canoe Man John Darwin's sons split over seeing dad after forgiving mum Anne

John Darwin faked his death at sea, with his wife Anne claiming around £500,000 in an insurance scam. Their sons Mark and Anthony were deceived as they believed their dad was dead for five years

Manchester Evening News

This Morning viewers complain over ITV's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe 'spoiler'

The four-part series began on the network on Sunday night and Holly and Phil were joined by someone who know the story well

Daily Mirror

This Morning's Holly Willoughby cringes at 'full-on' Emmanuel Macron hairy chest snap

As Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield returned from their Easter break to This Morning, they chatted of French president Emmanuel Macron in an unbuttoned shirt

Daily Mirror

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe's John Darwin has 'no contact' with sons after con

John Darwin, who faked his own death back in 2002 in a dishonest plot with ex-wife Anne, is the focus of new ITV drama series The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

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The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe: Anne Darwin 'not enjoying' ITV death faker drama

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe tells the tale of Hartlepool fraudsters Anne and John Darwin, who shocked the nation after faking his death to secure insurance money to pay off debts

Daily Mirror

Canoe Man John Darwin was philanderer who cheated on wife even when he was 'dead'

The character seen by millions on ITV's major new drama is portrayed as a “cheeky chappy” who masterminded one of the most notorious crimes of the modern era with his wife Anne - but the reality was very different

Daily Record

Canoe fraudster John Darwin now living totally different life after faking own death

John is the subject of new ITV show The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe - and here's where he is now

Wales Online

Canoe man 'nearly spotted gardening' when he was pretending to be dead

John Darwin and his wife were handed more than six years behind bars for the fraud

Daily Mirror

Canoe man John Darwin nearly blew own cover when seen gardening after faking death

John Darwin was so cocky about not being recognised in his disguise of a beard and a hat - while his sons mourned him, he would potter around in the garden

Daily Mirror

Inside life of 'Canoe Man' John Darwin's ex-wife - from fake death to pension scam

John Darwin faked his own death at sea in 2002 and hid in a secret room at home while wife Anne made a fortune in a life insurance and pension scam. Their story is told in a new TV drama

Wales Online

The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: When is the ITV drama on TV?

There's finally a date for the long-teased real-life ITV drama

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