A moment that changed meDeath and dyingIt was my first day on a local paper when I went to visit a bereaved family with a seasoned reporter. It shaped all the values I took into my journalistic career
I was 19 when, in September 1987, I got a fortnight’s work experience on my local free newspaper, the Kingston Guardian, in south-west London. It was a small but dedicated team of reporters operating out of an office in Twickenham and they were incredibly generous, taking me under their collective wing and sending me out on all kinds of assignments. Read More...
World records This article is more than 1 year old‘Absolutely amazing’: Teenager becomes youngest person to fly solo around worldThis article is more than 1 year oldBelgian-Briton Mack Rutherford, 17, encountered sandstorms and extreme heat on flight through 52 countries
A 17-year-old Belgian-British pilot has become the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small plane after taking off in March this year.
Mack Rutherford flew through 52 countries over five continents, crossing the equator twice after he took off from Bulgaria on 23 March this year. Read More...
CarolCate Blanchett: 'I've never had a sexual relationship with a woman'The star of Todd Haynes’s acclaimed lesbian romance, Carol, has said her words about same-sex relationships were taken out of context, but she looks forward to a time when people no longer need to publicly discuss their sexuality
Carol review - Cate Blanchett captivates in woozily obsessive lesbian romanceRead moreTwo years ago, Blue is the Warmest Colour, Abdellatif Kechiche’s explicit love story about the affair between two young French women, won the Palme d’Or. Read More...