Tommy Hilfiger: My dad apologised for not being a great dad, which was very moving | Family
Tommy Hilfiger … ‘Two of my children have followed me into fashion.’ Photograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianTommy Hilfiger … ‘Two of my children have followed me into fashion.’ Photograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianMy family valuesFamilyInterviewTommy Hilfiger: ‘My dad apologised for not being a great dad, which was very moving’Interview by Roz LewisThe designer talks about being one of nine siblings, having children with special needs, and how different marriage is second time around
'I've never seen anything like it ... We were lucky. The others disappeared' | World news
World news'I've never seen anything like it ... We were lucky. The others disappeared'Survivors talk for first time about Himalaya tragedy that killed 18 climbersDaniel Stolzenberg was a man of few words but a lifetime of wisdom when it came to his passion: mountains. Students and friends of the 60-year-old veteran French climber were often treated to his philosophising. "There's no such thing as a high mountain or a low mountain,"
10 of the best hand-drawn maps in pictures | Travel
10 of the best hand-drawn maps – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Hand-drawn maps are enjoying a renaissance as contemporary artists use their imagination, creativity and humour to breathe new life into the traditional craft of cartography. Here are 10 of the bestWhy hand-drawn maps are back in the picture Vicky Baker
Wed 15 May 2013 15.
Bohdan Piasecki wins best performed poem in new Forward prize category | Forward prize for poetry
Forward prize for poetry This article is more than 3 months oldBohdan Piasecki wins best performed poem in new Forward prize categoryThis article is more than 3 months oldPiasecki’s ‘electric’ performance of Almost Certainly wins new award that recognises spoken word artists, while Malika Booker, Jason Allen-Paisant and Momtaza Mehri also scoop up prizes
This year, for the first time, the Forward prizes for poetry introduced a category to honour performed as well as written poetry.
Hillary Clinton's doctors say blood clot is located between her brain and skull | Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton This article is more than 11 years oldHillary Clinton's doctors say blood clot is located between her brain and skullThis article is more than 11 years oldSecretary of state's medical team say she is making 'excellent progress' as blood thinners are dissolving the clot in her headDoctors treating the blood clot suffered by the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, revealed on Monday that it is located in a vein between her brain and skull.
Social media sites should focus less on nipples and more on Nazis | Arwa Mahdawi
OpinionWorld news This article is more than 5 years oldSocial media sites should focus less on nipples and more on NazisThis article is more than 5 years oldArwa MahdawiTumblr, long known as a safe space for sexual subcultures, has a new policy on ‘female-presenting nipples’. Maybe it should rethink its priorities
The war against female-presenting nipplesKeep your breasts off the internet, please! This week the social networking site Tumblr announced it was banning adult content.
Spain mourns worst fishing tragedy in 38 years after sinking of Villa de Pitanxo | Spain
Spain This article is more than 1 year oldSpain mourns worst fishing tragedy in 38 years after sinking of Villa de PitanxoThis article is more than 1 year oldThe Galicia-based trawler sank off Newfoundland with just three known survivors from the crew of 24
Spain was in mourning for its worst fishing tragedy in almost 40 years, as rescuers warned on Wednesday that it was unlikely they would find any more survivors from a ship that sank in rough seas off Newfoundland.
Transgender teens: girls will be boys
TransgenderThe soap Hollyoaks is about to introduce a challenging new storyline about Jasmine, the girl who wants to be Jason. Can it help change attitudes to transgender teens?'From the age of about eight I knew something wasn't right with me," says Benson, a 17-year-old from Cumbria. "But it was never an issue because I was just a kid having fun. When I hit puberty and started growing breasts, I looked at other boys and thought, No – that's the way I am supposed to be.
Unfinished bridge reveals broken state of North Korea's alliance with China
Border citiesCitiesIt was a £250m project to strengthen China’s bond with its isolated neighbour. But two years on from its expected completion, the bridge joining Dandong and Sinuiju remains unfinished: an emblem of an uneasy alliance gone sour
From Dandong, the largest Chinese city on the border with North Korea, it’s just a short hop to the Hermit Kingdom – or rather, a short swim. In summer, bronzed Chinese bathers wade into the Yalu River and paddle 400 metres to the opposite bank, where armed North Korean soldiers watch from turquoise guard towers over women washing clothes along the muddy bank.
Young Dolph, the rapper dodging death: 'Ive been targeted since I was 17'
Hip-hopDespite the ‘living hell’ of his childhood, five of his past six releases have made the Billboard chart, and the indie rapper shows no signs of easing his workload – even making videos from his hospital bed after being shot in broad daylight
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