Shelley Macpherson Beth Langton, 22, killed herself after what a coroner called a “significant reduction” in support offered to her The mother of a woman who killed herself by ingesting a poisonous substance she sourced online has criticised “failings and misunderstandings” in her daughter’s care. Beth Langton, 22, who had been diagnosed with a personality … Read more
The boccia may not start until Thursday but the Paralympic broadcasters have already started scoring points. There was probably no better way of ensuring British people tune in over the next couple of weeks than announcing that Rose Ayling-Ellis will be hosting Channel 4’s afternoon coverage. The actor beloved for her Strictly Come Dancing win … Read more
An hour before she was due on stage for the first show of her month-long Edinburgh fringe run, Nina Gilligan was lying in a dark room, hoping that her medication would take effect. She was experiencing an intense migraine, one of the symptoms of her chronic pain condition fibromyalgia, which affects an estimated one in … Read more
Maria Screenwriter Steven Knight and director Pablo Larraín have confected this intense biopic about the final years of the OG diva herself, Maria Callas; she is living in Paris in retirement, a haunted figure in dark glasses, and Angelina Jolie is probably the only actor who could take this on (although Jennifer Coolidge could give … Read more
As the countdown to the last grand slam tournament of the year has moved to its final days, the news of Jannik Sinner’s anti-doping case has dictated the tennis discourse. The topic has dominated discussion across the US Open tournament grounds and it has been the talking point du jour in the various pre-tournament events … Read more
It is hard to think of the Venice film festival without recalling glamorous images of couture-clad stars walking down the red carpet or kicking back in the sun. From Jean Cocteau enjoying an aperitif on an idyllic waterfront palazzo, to Paul Newman catching a water taxi and Elizabeth Taylor going barefoot on the beach, the … Read more
Still reeling from the Covid fallout and high energy costs, barely a week passes without another pub announcing with regret its closure. Bucking the trend, off the A40 in Oxfordshire between Burford and Witney, hundreds of punters were queueing outside the Farmer’s Dog for an opening day that would be the envy of publicans across … Read more
India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, made a historic visit to Kyiv on Friday and told Volodymyr Zelenskiy he was ready to work “as a friend” to bring about a peace deal that would end Russia’s war in Ukraine. Modi said he respected and supported Ukraine’s “sovereignty and territorial integrity”. “It is our highest priority,” he … Read more
Kamala Harris’s Democratic national convention speech provoked a torrent of outrage from Donald Trump as the former US president fired off a volley of ripostes, rebuttals and angry calls to TV stations. Trump posted 48 times on his Truth Social network during Harris’s 37-minute presidential acceptance speech, which was nearly an hour shorter than his … Read more
A US government report expected to stir debate concluded that fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is linked with lower IQ in children. The report, based on an analysis of previously published research, marks the first time a federal agency has determined – “with moderate confidence” – that there is a link … Read more