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The Ghanaian playwright and novelist, who also served as her country’s education minister, focused on the modern African womanThe Ghanaian writer and academic Ama Ata Aidoo, whose work focused on the modern African woman, has died aged 81.Ata Aidoo, whose fans included Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, reje...
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In The Race to Be Myself, the Olympian athlete will detail her battle for permission to compete as a woman with hyperandrogenismStormzy’s #Merky Books is to publish Olympian Caster Semenya’s memoir this year.South African athlete Semenya, whose book is titled The Race to Be Myself, was just 18 when...
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Looking to escape the crowds in Spain's Catalonia region this summer? Our Catalonia-based writer Esme Fox recommends some of her favourite places in the region where you can avoid the hordes of tourists.
If you’re buying a second hand vehicle in Spain from a private seller, there’s a big chance you’ll have to do the hard bargaining and scrutinising in Spanish, so here are nine questions to help you with the process.
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It’s undeniably seedy – but is the show a ‘toxic man’s fantasy’, as critics have said? Or is it a candid look at sex today? As 2023’s most controversial series hits our screens, we meets its starsMonths before it had even come out, The Idol was the year’s most controversial TV show. In March, Rollin...
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Caravanserai, BrightonAn Ohioan moves to Israel in this charming solo performance which offers a fresh perspective on the Middle East – plus ukulele songsIt is refreshing to hear a story about Israel that does not have the Middle East conflict raging at its centre. The drama here is of a marriage in...
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Actor Bríd Brennan narrates this debut novel about a dangerous love affair between an Irish Catholic teacher and a Protestant lawyerA gripping tale of love across the divide, Trespasses – which has been shortlisted for this year’s Women’s prize – is the debut novel of Louise Kennedy, a former chef w...
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An AI-controlled drone "killed" its human operator in a simulated test reportedly staged by the US military - which denies such a test ever took place.
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Ella Irwin is the second person to leave the role since Mr Musk bought Twitter in October 2022.
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This Morning presenter Alison Hammond broke down in tears as she said she "still loves Phillip Schofield" following the revelations about his affair with a younger male colleague.
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A dog who was missing for eight months has been found in the back of an ambulance - some 50 miles from her home.