Two-year-old boy died of starvation curled up next to dead father | Children
ChildrenTwo-year-old boy died of starvation curled up next to dead fatherLincolnshire council launches review after death of Bronson Battersby, who was subject to children’s services checks
A two-year-old boy was left alone to die of starvation curled up next to the body of his father, who had suffered a fatal heart attack, his family has revealed.
Bronson Battersby was found dead on 9 January, alongside his 60-year-old father, Kenneth, at their home in Skegness, Lincolnshire – 14 days after they were last seen.
'Don't call me grandma': jockey Chantal Sutherland readies for return to saddle
Horse racingAfter three years away, the world’s most recognizable female jockey is eying a comeback – and the opportunity to exit the sport on her own terms
Stepping into Chantal Sutherland’s home in Huntington Beach, California, the first thing to catch the eye are two Pomeranians disco-dancing on the other side of wide glass doors. They’re waiting impatiently to be allowed in. One is tinged Barbie-pink, and resembles a Bed Bath & Beyond shower puff mysteriously brought to life.
Dodi Fayed bought 11,000 engagement ring for Diana | UK news
UK newsDodi Fayed bought £11,000 engagement ring for Diana· Visit to jeweller's hours before couple's fatal crash · Princess was never given purchase, inquest jury toldDodi Fayed, the son of the Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed, did buy Princess Diana an £11,600 engagement ring a few hours before the couple's death in the Paris crash in 1997, though he had no chance to give it to her, the inquest jury heard yesterday.
Facebook aware of Instagrams harmful effect on teenage girls, leak reveals | Instagram
Instagram This article is more than 2 years oldFacebook aware of Instagram’s harmful effect on teenage girls, leak reveals This article is more than 2 years oldSocial media firm reportedly kept own research secret that suggests app worsens body image issues
Facebook has kept internal research secret for two years that suggests its Instagram app makes body image issues worse for teenage girls, according to a leak from the tech firm.
Night Sky review Sissy Spacek and JK Simmons need their own eight-hour show
TV reviewTelevisionReviewNever mind this sci-fi mystery’s plot about a portal to another planet – the scenes where the Hollywood legends play a devoted, ageing couple are so special you resent it when they’re off screen
Amazon’s new series, Night Sky, is really three shows in one. It’s a love story about a devoted, ageing couple who are facing their last years together. It’s an intergalactic sci-fi mystery involving portals to other planets.
Sainsburys ATM machine said free to use, but charged me
Consumer championsBanks and building societiesAs a seasoned traveller I never fall for the conversion trap, and I was also charged a transaction fee
I’m an American who recently arrived in London. Strolling in my neighbourhood I saw a Sainsbury’s store with an ATM outside. It advertised free withdrawals. I inserted my American ATM card and it immediately offered to do a “conversion” for me. Being a veteran traveller I know never to accept such conversions.
The Shape of Things review seductive sociopaths show cruel intent
TheatreReviewPark theatre, London
The tension is raised in Neil LaBute’s dark comedy as entitled Evelyn sets about remoulding unworldly Adam from geek to good-looking boyfriend
To those uninitiated with Neil LaBute’s theatre of cruelty, the opening could pass for a meet-cute: cool art student Evelyn (Amber Anderson) chats up bookish nerd Adam (Luke Newton), telling him she finds him attractive in the same breath as saying that she doesn’t like his hair.
Top toddy: Sri Lankas tree tapping trade reaches new heights
A toddy tapper crosses between palm trees on a rope to collect sap, Kalutara, Sri Lanka. Photograph: Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP/GettyA toddy tapper crosses between palm trees on a rope to collect sap, Kalutara, Sri Lanka. Photograph: Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP/GettyGlobal development‘Toddy tappers’ who collect sap used in everything from palm wine to ice-cream are enjoying a boost to business that has revived the traditional skill and improved their quality of life
The palmyra palm tree with its wide fan leaves is a distinctive and common sight across Jaffna, northern Sri Lanka, thriving in the arid conditions.
Women-only housing for Britains new class of handmaids how is that progress? | Zoe Williams
OpinionWomen This article is more than 8 months oldWomen-only housing for Britain’s new class of handmaids – how is that progress?This article is more than 8 months oldZoe WilliamsA new social housing experiment in London seems to draw on Edwardian ideas of single women’s limited lives
Britain’s first women-only tower block, 15 storeys of 102 units, has just been given planning permission in Ealing, west London. Women’s Pioneer Housing (WPH), founded by suffragettes a century ago, will offer tenancies only to single women, prioritising victims of domestic abuse and black and minority ethnic women who face pay discrimination, so can’t afford private rents.
Chasing Bono review charming portrait of a wannabe rock star
Failure made funny … Niall McNamee as Neil and Shane O’Regan as Bono in Chasing Bono. Photograph: Helen MaybanksFailure made funny … Niall McNamee as Neil and Shane O’Regan as Bono in Chasing Bono. Photograph: Helen MaybanksTheatreReviewSoho theatre, London
Neil McCormick’s memoir about schoolmates-turned-rock stars is brought to raucous life
The story of a talented composer whose hopes of fame are broken when a local contemporary becomes a music superstar gave theatre Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus the plot of which receives an Irish comic spin in Chasing Bono.