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Lloyds of London archives show how important the City was to transatlantic slavery

In 1783, the City of London was gripped by a court case which symbolised the brutal economics of slavery. Two years previously, the Liverpool slave ship Zong had set out from Accra, in present-day Ghana, with 442 men, women and children crammed in its hold.

The Conversation

Anne Hathaway's best looks: from classic red carpet gowns to dramatic fashion moments

Anne Hathaway's best looks show she's nothing short of a fashion icon

Woman & Home

‘Cost of children crisis’: UK parents on coping with half-term on a shoestring

As food and heating costs rise with children at home, compromises range from washing less to cancelling holidays

The Guardian - UK

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Tributes to Dianne Feinstein pour in after death at 90: ‘A political pioneer’

‘She was one of the most powerful voices in the Senate, and she blazed a trail for generations of women who followed her into elected office,’ Sen Kirsten Gillibrand wrote

The Independent UK

Is the mooncake space race real, or am I having a mid-autumn night’s dream?

More people are getting to know moon festival – and an explosion in over-the-top variations of its traditional treat confirms it

The Guardian - AU

Spanish police reopen investigation into death of British mother in Tenerife

Michelle Exton died four days after she and her mother were hit by a van while on holiday.

The Independent UK

Canberra's hairdresser to prime ministers (and their wives) has died

Franco Calabria first opened his hair salon in 1956, in Bailey's Corner.

The Canberra Times

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Roman Holiday at 70: Audrey Hepburn’s star-making role remains luminous

The 1953 romantic comedy may lack heft but the Oscar-winner’s charming lead turn makes it an escape worth taking again

The Guardian - US

Nearly 20 years after a stroke, a paralyzed woman is able to speak again—simply by thinking—thanks to AI. Watch here

It marks the first time speech and facial expressions have been captured from brain signals and communicated by an avatar that speaks with the patient’s own voice, researchers say.

Fortune

Paralyzed Woman Speaks Again Thanks To Revolutionary New Technology

A computer read her brain signals and turned them into a talking avatar.

Zenger

Paralysed woman able to ‘speak’ through digital avatar in world first

Latest technology uses tiny electrodes on brain surface and is faster than synthesisers which rely on eye tracking

The Guardian - UK

Video game technology helps paralysed woman speak, researchers say

The development opens up a way to restore natural communication for those who cannot talk.

The Independent UK

Teen Who Lost Arm From Cancer Studied During Chemo, Gets Law School Grades

A teen who underwent chemotherapy received the grades required to pursue law at the university level.

Zenger

A pink chair and a love of colour: Bray locals say goodbye to Sinead O’Connor

One local said ‘there is a real palpable sense’ of having lost someone special.

The Independent UK

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5 modern front yard ideas that prove the standard lawn and white picket fence look is out of style for 2024

From high-end lighting to sculptural plants, this is the way to give your front yard a contemporary refresh

The Independent UK

Father died after catching stomach bug by drinking bottled water on family holiday

The 63-year-old became unwell after drinking bottled water whilst holidaying in Cyprus

Inverse

2023's Best Indie Reveals the Power of Video Game Storytelling

This interactive memoir about the realities of sex work, transition, and loneliness is a triumph of the medium.

Salon

Shutting down the right-wing rabbit hole

Schools and parents are suing social media giants over their "addictive" algorithms. Can that force a reckoning?

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The Independent UK

Irish government asks UK for Omagh bomb inquiry terms of reference

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris announced in February that there would be an independent inquiry into the fatal explosion.

The National (Scotland)

10 things that changed my life with Ian Blackford

There’s the song, when I was five my daddy took me down to Easter Road and in my case that was that. When I was five years old in 1966 I was taken…

Wales Online

The latest death notices and funeral announcements from Swansea this week

Our thoughts are with those who have lost loved ones

The Hindu

NCBS to launch entomologist Leslie Coleman’s collection

The Archives at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bengaluru on Wednesday announced the launch of a new collection of archival material, related to the entomologist and plant pathologist Leslie Charles Coleman, who worked in the princely state of Mysore in the early 20th century.

Daily Mirror

Inside once bustling seaside resort now a 'ghost town' after dozens of shops close

Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, is now full of charity shops, barber shops, nail and tattoo bars, according to residents, but it was once a popular tourist destination

Chronicle Live

Death notices and funeral announcements in The Chronicle Newcastle from May 26 to June 1

A selection of tributes to people from around the North East who have passed away in the past few weeks

Nottingham Post

Sarah Beeny says 'she lived with fear' in emotional TV comeback

The Channel 4 TV star spoke with hosts Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas on BBC The One Show

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