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JK Rowling

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JK Rowling working with police after receiving threat following Rushdie tweet

Editorial Bureau August 14, 2022

JK Rowling has said she is working with the police after receiving a potential threat from a Twitter user following her reaction tweet to Sir Salman Rushdie’s attack in New York. The Harry Potter author, 57, shared screenshots to Twitter of a message from a user who had written “don’t worry you

Hadi Mattar

UK

Salman Rushdie stabbing – man enters not guilty plea

Editorial Bureau August 14, 2022

The man accused of stabbing Sir Salman Rushdie pleaded not guilty on Saturday to charges of attempted murder and assault, in what a prosecutor called a “pre-planned” crime, as the renowned author of The Satanic Verses remained in hospital with serious injuries. A lawyer for Hadi Matar entered the plea on his behalf during a […]

Boris Johnson

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Prime Minister launches ‘Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission’

Editorial Bureau August 14, 2022

The Prime Minister has launched a new national mission to tackle dementia and doubled research funding in memory of the late Dame Barbara Windsor. Dame Barbara’s husband, Scott Mitchell, met with the Prime Minister earlier this week at Downing Street. They discussed the significant suffering caused by dementia and the slow process of finding treatments […]

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Glen Savage, Public speaking and voice coach | British Herald | Life in the UK

Editorial Bureau August 12, 2022

wildfire in France

World

Wildfires rage in France, thousands evacuated from homes

Editorial Bureau August 10, 2022

A wildfire was advancing through the Gironde region of southwestern France on Wednesday, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents, some of whom had clambered onto rooftops as the flames got closer. More than 1,000 firefighters backed by water-bombing aircraft were fighting the fire that has razed more than 6,000 hectares and […]

Raymond Briggs

Entertainment

Raymond Briggs, creator of beloved children’s tale ‘The Snowman’, dies aged 88

Editorial Bureau August 10, 2022

Raymond Briggs, creator of the bittersweet children’s book “The Snowman”, has died aged 88, his family announced on Wednesday. First published in 1978, the pencil crayon-illustrated wordless picture book sold more than 5.5 million copies around the world while a television adaption became a Christmas favourite in Britain and was nominated for an Oscar. It

Iberian Peninsula

World

‘Hitting rock bottom’ – drought, heat drain Spanish reservoirs

Editorial Bureau August 10, 2022

A flock of sheep shelter from the midday sun under the gothic arches of a medieval bridge flooded in 1956 to create the Cijara reservoir in central Spain, but now fully exposed as the reservoir is 84% empty after a severe drought. In Andalusia, one of Europe’s hottest and driest regions, paddle-boats and waterslides lie […]

Google Fiber

Business

EXCLUSIVE Google Fiber plans 5-state growth spurt, biggest since 2015

Editorial Bureau August 10, 2022

Google Fiber plans to bring its high-speed internet service to multiple cities in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nebraska and Nevada over the next several years in its first big expansion since it spun out as an independent Alphabet Inc unit in 2015. In his first media interview since becoming chief executive of Google Fiber in February […]

Tesla

Business

Musk sells Tesla worth $6.9 billion, cites chance of forced Twitter deal

Editorial Bureau August 10, 2022

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk sold $6.9 billion worth of shares in the electric vehicle maker, saying the funds could be used to finance a potential Twitter deal if he loses a legal battle with the social media platform. “In the (hopefully unlikely) event that Twitter forces this deal to close and some […]

Dannil Medvedev

Sport

Medvedev ends losing streak in finals with Los Cabos title

Editorial Bureau August 7, 2022

World number one Daniil Medvedev ended his losing run in finals with a 7-5 6-0 win over Britain’s Cameron Norrie on Saturday to lift the title in Los Cabos, Mexico, and ramp up preparations for his U.S. Open title defence. A ban on Russian players at Wimbledon due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced Medvedev […]

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