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One in five Americans have lost a family member to gun violence

Both the Kentucky and Tennessee governors have lost close family friends in mass shootings in the past two weeks.

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

Glasgow grandad books 38th holiday to the same Majorca hotel but will be without beloved wife for first time

Jimmy Dolan will be jetting off to Majorca in June to stay at his favourite hotel for the 38th time in almost as many years. The 86-year-old first stayed there in 1981.

Glasgow Live · Apr 6, 2023

Russian girl who drew a picture against war faces custody battle

A Russian court will on Thursday hold a custody hearing for a 13-year-old girl who was forced into a children's home after drawing an anti-war picture that prompted an investigation and then conviction of her father for discrediting the armed forces.

Reuters · Apr 5, 2023

EU slams prison term for Russian father in antiwar art case

Russia’s prosecution of a single father whose daughter drew an antiwar sketch at school elicited outrage from the European Union, even as the man, who fled house arrest before the verdict was announced, remained at large

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023

Children lost in shooting were 'feisty,' a 'shining light'

Details from the rich, full lives of the three adults killed Monday at a Nashville elementary school have quickly emerged

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023

Nashville looks to vigil for solace after school shooting

Nashville is awaiting a candlelight vigil to mourn the three children and three adults killed in a shooting at a Christian school

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023

Tennessee governor fails to mention gun control in message after shooting

Republican Bill Lee called for compassion in pre-recorded video but didn’t mention guns after six killed at Nashville school

The Guardian - US · Mar 29, 2023

Tennessee governor reveals Nashville shooting victim was friend and was due to have dinner with him that night

The Republican governor has loosened gun laws in the state since taking office

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023

The decades-old family-run Newport restaurant that's one of the last of its kind

The restaurant has been going for 34 years and remains in the family, despite the pandemic and rising costs

Wales Online · Mar 25, 2023

Reformed NSW gambler helping others recover from addiction to poker machines

It is 22 years to the day since Maria felt the familiar rush of dopamine after feeding her last $50 bill into a poker machine.

ABC News · Mar 22, 2023