Thursday, 30 September 2021

The Democrats Who Might Block Biden’s Infrastructure Plan


By BY ASTEAD W. HERNDON, JESSICA CHEUNG, SORAYA SHOCKLEY, AUSTIN MITCHELL, RACHEL QUESTER, PAIGE COWETT, DAVE SHAW AND CHRIS WOOD from NYT Podcasts

Sarah Everard murder: Wayne Couzens handed whole-life sentence

Wayne Couzens was told his "grotesque" actions had eroded public confidence in the police.

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Sabina Nessa: Man accused of 'predatory' murder of teacher

Koci Selamaj appears in court accused of the "premeditated" killing of teacher Sabina Nessa.

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Killamarsh: Families 'left broken' by deaths of woman and children

Terri Harris and her children John Paul and Lacey Bennett were found dead along with Connie Gent.

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Britney Spears: Singer 'on cloud nine' after conservatorship ruling

The singer posted footage of her flying a plane after a judge suspended her father as conservator.

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Judge refuses to delay Scots vaccine passport scheme

Nightclub bosses fail in a legal challenge which sought to delay Scotland's vaccine passport scheme.

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Sarah Everard: How Wayne Couzens covered up her murder

Wayne Couzens is being sentenced for the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard.

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Sarah Everard: New CCTV footage released in case

A CCTV timeline shows key evidence used to arrest and prosecute Wayne Couzens.

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Wednesday, 29 September 2021

'All I can hear is a cacophony of screaming girls' - photographing the Beatles and Stones

Photographer Ian Wright was just 18 when he captured The Beatles on stage on a historic night.

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Controlling Britney Spears


By BY KEVIN ROOSE, ERIC KRUPKE, ROBERT JIMISON, SYDNEY HARPER, JESSICA CHEUNG, MICHAEL SIMON JOHNSON, MIKE BENOIST, DAN POWELL, MARION LOZANO AND CHRIS WOOD from NYT Podcasts

Lockdowns at Vietnamese suppliers create a crunch for retailers.


By BY SAPNA MAHESHWARI, PATRICIA COHEN AND CHAU DOAN from NYT World

Afghanistan: 'My young sister will be forced to marry a Taliban fighter'

Afghan Chevening scholars in the UK say they have had messages from the Taliban threatening their relatives.

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United Airlines to fire staff who refuse vaccine

The vast majority of its 67,000 US employees comply with the airline's Covid-19 vaccine policy.

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Police defend shooting white deer in Bootle street after backlash

Officers were "gutted" to shoot the deer after nine hours trying to sedate it, police say.

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Sarah Everard murder: Wayne Couzens falsely arrested and handcuffed victim

Wayne Couzens falsely arrested the marketing executive as she walked home, the Old Bailey hears.

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Tuesday, 28 September 2021

Sabina Nessa: Man appears in court charged with murder

Koci Selamaj, 36, is charged with the murder of the 28-year-old whose body was found in Kidbrooke.

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Roger Hunt: Former Liverpool and England striker dies aged 83

Former Liverpool and England striker Roger Hunt dies at the age of 83, the Premier League club announces.

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Tony Awards: US TV audience slumps to all-time low

CBS says 2.6 million people tuned in for Sunday's two-hour special, down from 5.4 million in 2019.

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Llandudno goalkeeper Alan Camsell still playing at 88

Eighty-eight year old Alan Camsell is now playing with the grandsons of his original team mates.

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Female Afghan judges hunted by the murderers they convicted

Six former female judges who have gone into hiding speak to the BBC from secret locations across the country.

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When Dasani Left Home


By BY ANDREA ELLIOTT AND RUTH FREMSON from NYT Magazine

Back to High School,


By BY DANA GOLDSTEIN from NYT Education

Paralympian Janice Moores gets podium moment 37 years later

Paralympian Janice Moores won gold, but her podium moment has always been tinged with disappointment.

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Bootle: Rare white stag shot dead on street by police

Officers were concerned about the dangers posed by the animal to passing motorists and pedestrians.

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Monday, 27 September 2021

Fuel supply: Minister blames empty petrol pumps on unnecessary purchases

The situation will "calm down" when people fill their cars normally, the environment secretary said.

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Boris Johnson agrees to meet bereaved Covid families group

Boris Johnson will meet the group on Tuesday, having declined several requests to do so since last year.

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Mr Goxx, the crypto-trading hamster beating human investors

Can a hamster trading cryptocurrency beat human investors in the stock market? Mr Goxx can.

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German election: Seven things we learned

Seats, Schleswig and an ex-spy: here are some of the sidelights from Sunday's vote.

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From feud to bromance? DeChambeau and Koepka hug after US win

They went into the week as enemies, but do two hugs between Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka mean they are now friends?

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The Best and Worst of the 74th Tony Awards


By BY JESSE GREEN, STELLA BUGBEE, MAYA SALAM, SARAH BAHR AND NANCY COLEMAN from NYT Theater

Labour conference: Angela Rayner renews attack on Johnson in scum row

Labour's deputy leader says she will apologise to the PM in person if he retracts his past comments.

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Covid: 'I lost my daughter to cancer after the pandemic paused chemotherapy'

Mandy Russell told the BBC she's "broken" after 31-year-old Kelly Smith died of bowel cancer.

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Red Covid


By BY DAVID LEONHARDT from NYT Briefing