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Nurture not nature? How young women can learn to better wield economic power | Heather Stewart
A decade-long research project in Zambia has found that teaching young women negotiation skills as teenagers can significantly improve their long-term economic and social prospects. The study, led by female US academics including Prof Corinne Low of Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, suggests that skills traditionally associated with confident, assertive behaviour can in fact be…
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When The Police were falling apart in 1983, The Beatles saved the day
The Police were on the verge of splitting apart in 1983 while recording their fifth album, Synchronicity, despite the record going on to become their biggest commercial success. According to guitarist Andy Summers, tensions were driven largely by Sting’s growing desire to leave and pursue a solo career, which fuelled friction with drummer Stewart Copeland…
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Before ‘Lanterns,’ Aaron Pierre Quietly Starred in This Forgotten 2-Season DC Series
Aaron Pierre, who now plays John Stewart in HBO’s new Green Lantern series “Lanterns”, previously had a lesser-known DC role in SYFY’s “Krypton”, a two-season prequel series set 200 years before Superman’s birth. The show follows Seg-El, grandfather of Kal-El, as he navigates political intrigue and threats to his family’s future, with Pierre appearing as…
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Political shake-up, teen stabbed in Rochdale Taco Bell, Hovland leads at Atlanta
Burnham strikes a pay deal averting Avanti driver strikes as Davey angers Lib Dem MPs; a 13-year-old is seriously hurt after a mass knife attack at a Rochdale Taco Bell, plus Shoreditch’s rider encampment, Vantara’s animal rescue, Hovland’s lead and KATSEYE’s festival surprise.
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Nashville airport to be renamed for Dolly Parton after petition reaches over 160,000 signatures
Nashville International Airport is to be renamed in honour of Dolly Parton, after a Change.org petition calling for the tribute gathered more than 160,000 signatures. The move, announced by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee on Friday 28 August, comes days after the country music icon died aged 80 on 25 August following a brief illness with…
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Mere Mortals review – a dazzling, maddening ballet for the AI age
San Francisco Ballet has brought Mere Mortals, a lavish new production reimagining the myth of Pandora’s box through the lens of artificial intelligence, to the Edinburgh International Festival. Commissioned by artistic director Tamara Rojo, the work unites choreographer Aszure Barton, composer Sam Shepherd (Floating Points) and digital artists Hamill Industries, blending dance, live orchestral and…
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Martin Scorsese’s Controversial 10/10 Psychological Thriller Is Officially Free on Streaming
Martin Scorsese’s 1976 neo-noir classic Taxi Driver is now streaming for free on Pluto TV, giving audiences fresh access to one of the defining films of the genre. The film follows Vietnam veteran and insomniac night-shift taxi driver Travis Bickle, played by Robert De Niro, whose alienation and moral disgust at 1970s New York City…
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British schoolgirl, 16, who died in boat explosion on Caribbean family holiday suffered burns on 60% of her body, inquest told
A British schoolgirl, 16-year-old Abigail Lainton from Swindon, died from burns suffered when a tourist catamaran exploded off the coast of the Dominican Republic during a family holiday. An inquest in Salisbury heard she sustained burns to 60% of her body when the vessel, carrying 35 people, caught fire while returning from Saona Island, and…
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The Bridge review – a funny, furious odyssey through occupation
Alaa Shehada’s *The Bridge*, showing at Assembly George Square studios in Edinburgh before transferring to the Bush Theatre in London, recounts a seemingly ordinary errand from his youth in the West Bank: delivering a jerry can of home-pressed olive oil to his aunt in Jordan. What should be a simple journey becomes an odyssey through…
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Sade Olutola explains how Ed Sheeran inspired her ‘Arrow Heart’ EP at Reading 2026
Rising south London pop artist Sade Olutola has revealed that Ed Sheeran directly inspired her debut EP, ‘Arrow Heart’, speaking to NME backstage after her first appearance at Reading Festival 2026. She explained the project’s title and concept originated when she was 11 years old, after becoming a fan of Sheeran and mimicking his habit…