EastEnders star June Brown, who played Dot Cotton, dies aged 95
Veteran actor was the force behind one of British TV’s most famous characters
David Byrne: ‘I couldn't write songs during the depth of the pandemic’
The Talking Heads frontman is opening an exhibition with sketches spanning 20 years
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Margaret of Argyll was unfairly vilified for her promiscuity, says writer of BBC drama
Twist: Lena Headey is ruthless. Michael Caine is barely awake
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‘A very nice baby with beautiful fair skin ... It was like they were selling a doll’
Sheila Shelton was adopted by a couple in the US from a Tipperary mother and baby home
British public has chance to see off caricature figures of Brexit debate
European elections offer opportunity to boost case for people’s vote on Brexit
How to target juvenile crime gangs? Hit them in the middle management
Half of youth crime carried out by 3 per cent of offenders, according to new research
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For a book tour with a difference, visit some of the literary world’s most interesting homes
Joanne O’Riordan: Kerry happy to leave woes of spring behind
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The winner of Election 2016 is social democracy
What we voted for is a profound shift of priorities, towards decent services, a fair use of public resources and a reversal of the drift towards inequality
‘Oliver Twist’ crimes evidence of modern slavery in UK
Anti-slavery commissioner warns children used for pickpocketing and begging
Changing the ending of an old story
A group of writers have been commissioned to devise new endings to classic novels. Here we look at how Jane Eyre’s life might have been.
Eat your words
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