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Dutch researchers uncover dirty jokes in Anne Frank’s diary
Researchers using digital editing techniques have deciphered the writing on two pages of Anne Frank’s diary that she had covered over with brown...
Two more Palestinians shot dead by Israeli troops in Gaza
The new killings come a day after dozens of people were shot during protests along the Israeli border. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16228448.Two_more_Palestinians_shot_dead_by_Israeli_troops_in_Gaza/
Celebrity MasterChef line-up includes Dolly Parton’s sister and Spencer Matthews
Dolly Parton’s younger sister will join famous faces including Keith Allen and Spencer Matthews in the Celebrity MasterChef line-up. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16228449.Celebrity_MasterChef_line-up_includes_Dolly_Parton___s_sister_and_Spencer_Matthews/
Tom Wolfe, pioneering ‘New Journalist’, dies aged 88
Along with Gay Talese, Truman Capote and Nora Ephron, he helped demonstrate that journalism could offer the kinds of literary pleasure found in...
All-female cast and writers for BBC monologues celebrating women
Romola Garai, Siobhan Finneran and Liv Hill are among those taking leading roles in a new series of monologues written by women and...
Daring Dambusters raids commemorated 75 years on
A series of special events will mark 75 years since a brave band of airmen took part in one of the most daring...
PM urged to back access to ‘life-saving’ drug for children with cystic fibrosis
Hundreds of children plagued by a life-shortening disease have written to the Prime Minister begging her for access to a “life-saving” drug. ....
Carillion’s board presided over ‘rotten corporate culture’, say MPs
Directors at collapsed engineering giant Carillion were too busy “stuffing their mouths with gold” to worry about the workers and should face the...
MPs demand break-up of ‘parasitical’ accountancy giants over Carillion collapse
The audit profession is undergoing a ‘crisis of confidence’. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16228427.MPs_demand_break-up_of____parasitical____accountancy_giants_over_Carillion_collapse/
Viva! ad banned for ‘misleading’ link between hormones in cows’ milk and cancer
An ad by veganism activist group Viva! has been banned for including “misleading” claims that hormones in cows’ milk are linked to cancer....
