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Daniel Ellsberg: whistleblower who leaked the Pentagon Papers

The “most important whistleblower of our times”, Daniel Ellsberg was the military analyst who smuggled hundreds of pages of top secret material about US actions in Vietnam out of his office at the Rand Corporation, and shared them with a reporter from The New York Times, said The Guardian. 

The Week · Jun 29, 2023

Julian Sands was ‘genuinely fearless’ says friend and colleague

Mike Figgis said Sands had been ‘very secure in himself’ and he had found his boldness ‘endearing’.

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023

Chelsea identify 'next Neymar' as perfect Kai Havertz replacement amid Mauricio Pochettino plan

Chelsea seem to be in the market for a versatile forward this summer, with Kai Havertz expected to wrap up a move to Arsenal soon

Football London · Jun 25, 2023

Meghan and Harry: the end of their $20m Spotify deal

“When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced their $20m, multi-year deal with Spotify in 2020, it was hailed as the centrepiece of the couple’s growing business empire,” said Nadia Khomami in The Guardian. 

The Week · Jun 22, 2023

Cormac McCarthy obituary: a novelist of the ‘apocalyptic sublime’

The American writer Cormac McCarthy, who died on 13 June aged 89, was a novelist “utterly wedded to the apocalyptic sublime”, said Rob Doyle in The Guardian. Over a career that produced 12 novels and two plays – and spawned some excellent film adaptations, notably the Coen brothers’ “No Country…

The Week · Jun 22, 2023

Labour’s Green Prosperity Plan: ‘no such thing as a free lunch’

Edinburgh was “a brave choice as the venue for the launch of Keir Starmer’s new energy and climate policy”, said Fiona Harvey and Severin Carrell in The Guardian. It “showed a willingness to face head-on Labour’s energy dilemma”: how to move the UK to a low carbon footing, without destroying…

The Week · Jun 22, 2023

‘Catastrophic implosion’, tangled in Titanic, lost at sea: Three expert theories on fate of missing sub

We still don’t know what happened to the Titan on its way to the wreck of the Titanic, but the options aren’t good

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023

‘Catastrophic implosion’, tangled in Titanic, lost at sea: Three expert theories on fate of missing sub

We still don’t know what happened to the Titan on its way to the wreck of the Titanic, but the options aren’t good

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023

Parklife’s Sacha Lord says Home Office decision to block drug testing at festival was 'dangerous and stupid'

He made the comments after Parklife wasn't allowed to test confiscated drugs on site

Manchester Evening News · Jun 21, 2023

Why is the hay fever season so bad in 2023?

Hay fever sufferers across the UK are sniffling and sneezing as warm weather sends pollen levels soaring. Visits to the hay fever page on the NHS website increased 252% between the beginning of May and the middle of June, according to NHS England. The busiest day was Sunday 11 June,…

The Week · Jun 21, 2023