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Business computer pioneer and the UK’s first professor of information systems

The Guardian - UK

Netflix's 'Lord of the Flies' is a harrowing descent into horror. The cast had a ball

A new Netflix series adapts William Golding's “Lord of the Flies,” exploring chaos among boys stranded on a tropical island

The Independent UK

Rescue dog finally finds home after five years, only to be returned just 12 days later for heartbreaking reason

At Oakwood Dog Rescue, the tale of Ralph, an 11-year-old Romanian rescue dog, tugs at the heartstrings. After a brief adoption attempt went awry, Ralph now navigates an uncertain future. The rescue team fears for his well-being, knowing that older dogs such as him often languish in favor of younger…

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Playing The Last of Us with friends made my favorite PlayStation game feel brand new again

My fourth playthrough of The Last of Us was also my friend’s first – here’s what I learned by playing it as a group.

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Strapped for space? This cute cottage delivers heaps of cosy, compact living inspo that proves that small can be beautiful

The owners breathed new life into a once-neglected 18th-century Cornish cottage

Ideal Home

How a mother turned her drowned daughter’s passion into a thriving patisserie

Hamburg shop set up in tribute to aspiring pastry chef becomes ‘happy’ pilgrimage site for grieving parents

The Guardian - UK

Mum says Peppa Pig hearing loss episode ‘perfectly captured’ son’s experience

Leah Till said the episode left her ‘crying her eyes out’ as it mirrored her four-year-old son Ralph’s own journey

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Lord of the Flies, diverse casting and themes of racial identity

Letters: Readers on the criticism levelled at Jack Thorne’s adaptation of William Golding’s book

The Guardian - UK

The BBC’s Lord of the Flies shows why diverse casting doesn’t always work

William Golding’s classic tale is about civilisation, ‘savagery’ and empire – can a colour-blind cast do that justice, asks writer and academic Darren Chetty

The Guardian - UK

‘It could happen here’: Lord of the Flies took its lessons from Hitler’s Germany. They speak to now

This is an article in our Guide to the Classics series.

The Conversation

Lord of the Flies is a seismic, chilling masterpiece – of course, Adolescence creator Jack Thorne chose to adapt it

IN FOCUS: William Golding’s 1954 novel is required reading in schools across the world, and its title has become shorthand for the breakdown of civilisation, writes Martin Chilton. As a new TV adaptation arrives, it’s a reminder of how the book contains many warnings we must heed today

The Independent UK

I've found the 3 TV shows definitely worth your time in February

I spent time studying the TV schedule and here are the top three shows you should watch this month

Woman & Home

Actor Hero Fiennes Tiffin embraces Nepo Baby status: ‘I think it’s so fair’

Known for the After film series, the actor is the son of filmmaker Martha Fiennes and nephew to actors Ralph and Joseph and composer Magnus Fiennes.

Evening Standard

TikToker Emily Jolie-Pitt’s AO Ralph Lauren Fever Dream Actually Came True (Kinda)

Ralph Lauren where you at??

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Who was James Bulger and what happened to his killers?

James Bulger was two years old when he was murdered by Jon Venables and Robert Thompson in Bootle, Merseyside

The Independent UK

‘We thought our daughter, 4, injured her leg. It turned out to be a rare genetic condition’

Sofia Hill’s parents grew concerned when she began stumbling and dragging her leg

The Independent UK

The man behind Frosty the Snowman’s voice: Jackie Vernon’s son claims comedian had 3 secret families

Voice actor died in November 1987

The Independent UK

BBC unveils first look at new Lord of the Flies series from Adolescence creator

New version is the first time William Golding’s seminal novel has been adapted for TV

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First images emerge from new BBC adaptation of Lord of the Flies

Adolescence writer and producer Jack Thorne is behind the first TV adaptation of William Golding’s beloved novel

The Conversation

Prime Minister’s Literary Awards winners 2025: investigating power, privilege and inequality

Michelle de Kretser has won the fiction prize in the 2025 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. It’s her second major prize this year for her ambitious, experimental novel Theory and Practice, which won the 2025 Stella Prize (and was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin).

The Guardian - UK

Lord of the Flies review – Piggy’s plea for diplomacy feels more futile than ever

William Golding’s bleak vision of civilisation holds up after 70 years, but Nigel Williams’s 1995 adaptation, revived with a sparky cast, might not be cruel enough for our times

The Mary Sue

‘This is actually insane’: Los Angeles woman buys cake from Ralph’s for brother’s birthday. Then she cuts into it and is shocked–for the second time

There’s nothing like slicing into a fluffy, vanilla birthday cake only to become emotionally scarred by what’s inside. One woman had the unfortunate experience of being greeted by mold when she cut the cake she got from Ralph’s, ruining her brother’s birthday celebration.

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Mom Punched Unconscious At Concert After ‘Drink Incident’ Sparks Violent Brawl—Video Goes Viral

"We are traumatized from what happened last night."

Evening Standard

Terence Stamp, star of original Superman films, remembered as ‘true movie star’

His most famous role was as General Zod in Superman and its sequel.

WhatToWatch

Keeley Hawes — things you didn't know about the TV star

From being friends with a Spice Girl to meeting her husband at work — here is everything you need to know about Keeley Hawes.

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