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British charity volunteer’s struggle to escape Israel: ‘We’re living in a nightmare’

Marilyn, 69, says: ‘I’m worried about our medication – that it’s going to run out. My friend is over 80, we’re vulnerable.’

Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2023

‘I feel anger; it never needed to have happened’ – Wilko workers lament closures

Staff at the stricken retailer talk of how things went downhill fast and voice fears for their futures

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023

Friday briefing: An escaped suspect is far from the only crisis for the prison system

In today’s newsletter: As a manhunt is underway for 21-year-old Daniel Khalife, prisons struggle with overcrowding, suicide and staff shortages

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2023

Friday briefing: Has Yevgeny Prigozhin, Putin’s madcap mutineer, met his end?

In today’s newsletter: Yevgeny Prigozhin is almost certainly dead – but, with the current state of chaos in Russia, could his plane crash be a smokescreen?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2023

People defend bride after father-in-law explains why he left wedding early

‘I’m not sociable at all and I really just dislike them,’ father-in-law writes about big parties

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

Chuck Chuck Baby review – whimsy and realism combine in big-hearted romance

Louise Brealey is put-upon Helen, a chicken factory worker who gets a second chance at love, in Pugh’s generous and gritty film

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2023

Thrown review – backhold wrestling tale tackles Scottish identity

Nat McCleary’s questing debut play brings five women together through a Highland Games that does not always make them welcome

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2023

Happiness For Beginners: 6 Big Differences Between The Book And Netflix Movie

The Happiness for Beginners book to movie adaptation has a lot of big and small changes, here are the important ones.

Cinemablend · Aug 3, 2023

Will there be another season of Sweet Magnolias? Plus, the season 3 ending explained

Will there be another season of Sweet Magnolias? Here's everything we know of a potential return, along with the season 3 ending explained.

GoodToKnow · Aug 2, 2023

How to find the perfect family-sized home — with good schools, parks and activities for kids on the doorstep

Even in a wobbly housing market, a great family property is an easy sell. From work-from-home offices to room for a growing brood, here’s what to look for in a forever home

Evening Standard · Aug 2, 2023