Very sad. True innovators in furniture manufacturing methods and #sustainability. “The end of Unto This Last.”
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Jill Lawless
@JillLawless
I cover UK politics, society and culture for the Associated Press. Canadian/Londoner, ex-Ulaanbaatar and Toronto. Interested in everything.
Joined April 2008
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“So long, and thanks for all the fish.”
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Humans and dolphins have worked together to catch fish for centuries — but what's in it for the dolphins? Scientists tried to find out. apne.ws/kzedvI2
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Rishi Sunak is marking 100 days as U.K. prime minister. While he calmed financial markets in the early days of his tenure after his predecessor's damaging economic policies, Sunak still faces a host of challenges including high inflation and strikes.
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If your cat sits on your computer keyboard half way through an online shop, always check the basket when checking out.
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People in glass houses can throw legal stones, U.K. Supreme Court rules.
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Please can we stop the scourge of fake-Cyrillic “Russian” letters in advertising? (Fantastic play, though - highly recommended).
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Happy Burns Night, everyone. 🏴(Love the serving suggestion on this haggis).
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"I really would like to believe that we did make a difference."
AP journalist Mstyslav Chernov recounts making "20 Days In Mariupol," an feature film that covered the first 20 days of the Russian invasion of the Ukrainian city.
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Take me to the river.
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Nate Thayer, a fearless reporter who survived several brushes with death over decades covering conflict in Southeast Asia, has died. He was the last western journalist to interview Pol Pot, the leader of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia.
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First skate of 2023 - brief, rain-soaked. 🥳
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What a lovely New Year treat (even better than the “Do Not Disturb” Yorkshire walrus).
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What a year that was. Happy New Year, all — onward into 2023!
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2022: The year in review, from @AP. Watch the video that will play in NYC’s Times Square tonight: apne.ws/VyCpq1K
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Pelé, Vivienne Westwood and Ian Tyson - all icons in their fields. RIP. ⚽️📜🎸
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SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer legend Pelé, winner of record 3 World Cups and standard-bearer for ‘the beautiful game,’ has died at 82.
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The old and new abut each other in Toronto. Often not as elegantly as this.
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all-timer headline
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Merry Christmas to all celebrating, and tidings of love and light to everyone. Let all the children boogie.
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The true Brexit dividend.
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Unbelievable. #ArgentinaVsFrance
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Frosty cobweb weather.
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This is why I don’t watch football
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Sign of the times.
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Faces in toast is a niche phobia of mine.
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One of these is a fantastic front page.
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Saxon secrets of the subdivision: Dig at UK housing site yields major 7th century treasures.
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Not great result but well done to these politicians for willing enacting my recurring nightmare in which I have to go back to school.
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It is your holiday duty to make sure everyone you know is aware of the deleted subplot in Love Actually where the little boy is a trained gymnast.
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Good discussion-starting list with some fantastic films on it, but I’m struck by the curious absence of Latin American cinema.
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The river was looking good today.
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After his first month as Britain's prime minister, Rishi Sunak's challenges are just beginning. He is facing a stagnating economy, a cost-of-living crisis and a Conservative Party that is fractious and increasingly unpopular after 12 years in power.
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As many of you know, we have cancer doctor Charlie Chan and surgeon Emmanuel Huguet to thank for the extra years Wilko was able to enjoy.
Emmanuel Huguet: 'I feel honoured to have known Wilko. He was uplifting and life enhancing for me. Like so many other people, I loved him.'
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RIP Wilko Johnson, a great rock character. I spoke to him in 2013, soon after he’d been told he had months to live — a prediction that happily turned out to be untrue.
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Rainbow being devoured by clouds.
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BREAKING: U.K. Supreme Court rules against Scotland’s bid to hold new independence referendum.
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