Dying the Christian Science way: the horror of my fathers last days | Religion

 Posted on May 7, 2024  |  23 minutes  |  4827 words  |  Delta Gatti

Photograph: Guardian Design/Getty/VettaThe anti-medical dogma of Christian Science led my father to an agonising death. Now the church itself is in decline – and it can’t happen fast enough. By Caroline Fraser by Caroline FraserWhen I was a baby, my grandfather delighted me by playing a game. He made a fist sandwich, fingers laced together and hidden in his palms, showing me his thumbs closed upon them. Slowly, he would say, “Here’s the church, and here’s the steeple,” raising his index fingers together to form a peak. [Read More]

Emma Watson taking legal action after private photo hack | Emma Watson

 Posted on May 7, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  396 words  |  Christie Applegate

Emma Watson This article is more than 6 years oldEmma Watson taking legal action after private photo hackThis article is more than 6 years oldThe Beauty and the Beast star has instructed lawyers over ‘not nude’ pictures that were allegedly stolen and posted online Emma Watson is taking legal action after private photos of the star were allegedly stolen and leaked online. Emma Watson: feminist to the core or carefully polished brand? [Read More]

Heist of the century: Wall Street's role in the financial crisis

 Posted on May 7, 2024  |  11 minutes  |  2143 words  |  Delta Gatti

Financial crisisWall Street bankers could have averted the global financial crisis, so why didn't they? In this exclusive extract from his book Inside Job, Charles Ferguson argues that they should be prosecutedBernard L Madoff ran the biggest Ponzi scheme in history, operating it for 30 years and causing cash losses of $19.5bn. Shortly after the scheme collapsed and Madoff confessed in 2008, evidence began to surface that for years, major banks had suspected he was a fraud. [Read More]

If Im only known for football, Ive failed: Adam Goodes opens up in rare interview | Adam

 Posted on May 7, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  523 words  |  Delta Gatti

Adam Goodes This article is more than 7 months old‘If I’m only known for football, I’ve failed’: Adam Goodes opens up in rare interviewThis article is more than 7 months oldAFL great reflects on impact of Stolen Generations on his mother‘It just breaks my heart,’ says Sydney Swans premiership playerSydney Swans great Adam Goodes says the only regret in his life is not being able to save his late mother from experiencing the trauma of the Stolen Generations. [Read More]

Polly Corrigan obituary | History

 Posted on May 7, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  410 words  |  Christie Applegate

Other livesHistoryObituaryPolly Corrigan obituaryMy daughter, Polly Corrigan, who has died of cancer aged 45, was a PhD candidate and teaching assistant at King’s College London, leading seminars in intelligence and war studies. Polly was born in London, the elder of two children, and grew up around Camden Town, attending Haverstock school. Her father, Michael Corrigan, and I both worked as journalists. In 1992, Polly spent a year teaching English in nascent capitalist Moscow, nurturing a lifelong fascination with the outgoing Soviet system. [Read More]

Ex-headteacher jailed for murder of estranged wife and lover | Crime

 Posted on May 6, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  602 words  |  Brenda Moya

Crime This article is more than 3 years oldEx-headteacher jailed for murder of estranged wife and loverThis article is more than 3 years oldRhys Hancock sentenced to minimum of 31 years for New Year’s Day killings in Derbyshire A former headteacher has been jailed for a minimum of 31 years for murdering his estranged wife and her lover on New Year’s Day. Rhys Hancock killed Helen Hancock and Martin Griffiths at the former marital home in Duffield, Derbyshire, and called police to say: “I’ve just murdered my wife in her bed. [Read More]

Fake lakes: the cities transformed by artificial 'natural' attractions

 Posted on May 6, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1166 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

CitiesTuzla draws crowds with its salt lakes and Barcelona’s manmade beach is a hit – but are they a sustainable form of regeneration? In 2000, when Jasmin Imamović became mayor of Tuzla, it was a dilapidated, swampy mining settlement short on prospects. Bosnia-Herzegovina’s third-largest city had suffered badly in the Bosnian war, and from recessions, low wages and exodus of people since. In an apt metaphor, the city was also sinking. [Read More]

Legless Japanese businessmen: the photographer who caught a Tokyo epidemic

 Posted on May 6, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  777 words  |  Christie Applegate

PhotographyWhen the train has gone and a hotel is too expensive, pavements and benches are the only option. Paweł Jaszczuk on how he captured a new phenomenon A well-to-do man is dressed for success: black lace-ups, tie and a sharp pinstripe suit. So why is he asleep on a Tokyo pavement in the dead of night, curled up like a foetus in the womb? High Fashion, a new book, shows that this is no isolated incident. [Read More]

Serbian police fire teargas as thousand protest over unfair elections | Serbia

 Posted on May 6, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  345 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

SerbiaSerbian police fire teargas as thousand protest over ‘unfair’ electionsSerbian opposition hold rally after populist ruling party wins most votes in snap poll deemed unfair by observers Police fired teargas as thousands gathered in Belgrade to demand the annulment of parliamentary and local elections a week ago that international observers said were unfair. The populist ruling Serbian Progressive party (SNS) won 46.72% of the votes in snap parliamentary elections last weekend, according to state election commission preliminary results. [Read More]

The world's worst stuffed animals in pictures | Life and style

 Posted on May 6, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  257 words  |  Delta Gatti

The world's worst stuffed animals – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Even at its best, taxidermy is a bit creepy. But just look what happens when the taxidermist gets a bit ‘creative’. A new book takes a look at the most atrocious examples, from a winged cat to a bushbaby with a doll’s face. Crap Taxidermy by Kat Su is published by Cassell (www. [Read More]