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ITV presenter Henry Cole announces cancer diagnosis

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The Independent UK · Sep 3

ITV presenter announces cancer diagnosis as he postpones work

ITV presenter Henry Cole has revealed that he has been diagnosed with cancer.

The Independent UK · Sep 3

How nostalgia led to the invention of the first Christmas card

It’s a common seasonal refrain: “Christmas just isn’t like it used to be.”

The Conversation · Dec 16, 2024

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Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams executed despite prosecutor's objection

The US state of Missouri on Tuesday executed death row inmate Marcellus Williams for the 1998 murder of a woman, even though the prosecutor's office that secured his murder conviction 21 years ago expressed doubts about the integrity of the case. The victim's family had pleaded with authorities to spare…

France 24 · Sep 25, 2024

Lawyers seek Supreme Court intervention hours before a Missouri inmate's planned execution

Lawyers for a Missouri man have filed a late appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court alleging there were racial bias and constitutional errors at his trial

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2024

Missouri Supreme Court to consider death row case a day before scheduled execution

The Missouri Supreme Court will hear arguments as attorneys working on behalf of Marcellus Williams seek to save him, just a day before his scheduled execution

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2024

Court appeal, clemency petition seek to halt execution of Missouri man who claims innocence

The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a judge’s ruling upholding the conviction and death sentence for Marcellus Williams, whose execution is one week away

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2024

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Missouri judge rejects innocence claim of Marcellus Williams who faces execution

A judge has declined to vacate the conviction and death sentence of Missouri inmate Marcellus Williams, who is facing execution for killing of a woman in her home in 1998

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024

Missouri death row inmate gets another chance at a hearing that could spare his life

An evidentiary hearing is set for a man on Missouri's death row who thought DNA evidence uncovered in his case was enough to save him

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2024

Missouri man makes life-or-death effort to prove innocence before execution scheduled for next month

Testimony begins in a hearing with life-or-death implications for Missouri inmate Marcellus Williams

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2024

Hearing set to determine if a Missouri death row inmate is innocent. His execution is a month later

A Missouri judge has set an Aug. 21 date for a hearing to determine if Marcellus Williams is innocent of the murder that landed him on death row — a hearing that comes just over a month before Williams is scheduled to die

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2024

Execution date set for Missouri inmate, even as he awaits hearing on claim of actual innocence

The Missouri Supreme Court has set a Sept. 24 execution date for Marcellus Williams, even as the inmate awaits a court hearing on his innocence claim

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2024

Shock of the old: 11 murderous and macabre Victorian Christmas cards

The most wonderful time of year? Tell that to the illustrators of the 19th century, who seemed to love nothing more than drawing scenes of violent frogs and creepy onion people

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023

Missouri death row inmate who claims innocence sues governor for dissolving inquiry board

A Missouri death row inmate is suing Gov. Mike Parson over the governor’s decision to dissolve a board of inquiry that was convened to investigate the man’s innocence claim

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023

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RideApart · Aug 7, 2023

Watch The Millyard Viper V10 Get A Checkup Before Smashing A Speed Record

Allen Millyard's Viper V10 custom motorcycle build set another new speed record in July 2023, setting a two-up rider speed of 183.5 mph at Elvington Airfield.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2023

Museums should take their art on the road

Letters: The whole country should have access to prestigious collections based in London, says David Kennedy, while Pete James and Peter and Christine Nias remember mobile museums in South Yorkshire and Namibia respectively

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2022

Christmas 2024: Where do trees come from? What is mincemeat? All the traditions explained

We are just over a week away from the big day and people are getting in the festive mood, prompting many to wonder where our traditions come from

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2022

‘I love writing for children’: Emma Thompson and Axel Scheffler on their amazing shaggy dog story

The Oscar-winning actor and the Gruffalo illustrator have teamed up to create a tale about a scruffy hound. They discuss corgis, comic books and how their friendship began

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The Times of India · Jun 1, 2022

Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson's new Christmas book to be released in October

Oscar-winning actress Dame Emma Thompson has written a new children's book titled 'Jim’s Spectacular Christmas' with illustrator Axel Scheffler. Interestingly, Thomspon and Scheffler have been pen pals for roughly 30 years and so teaming up for this project was easier for them. The book will be published by Puffin in…

The Independent UK · May 30, 2022

Dame Emma Thompson inspired by V&A founder’s dog to pen Christmas tale

The actress has teamed up with best-selling illustrator Axel Scheffler.

ABC News · Feb 11, 2022

Victoria's first seaweed farm aims to reduce livestock emissions

At the depths of Port Phillip, a perhaps unlikely aquaculture project could hold the key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from Australian cattle.

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