Nadine GordimerFollowing the Nobel laureate's death aged 90, readers can look back at a career lasting more than six decades. Here are some of its highlightsMargaret Atwood: Ageless, evergreen and an inspiration to all writers
Nadine Gordimer: A life in pictures
The Conservationist (1974)
Gordimer was joint winner of the Booker prize for this novel, which exposes the delusions of apartheid through the character of Mehring, a rich white businessman turned dilettante farmer, who is confronted with an unidentified corpse on his land. Read More...
DoctorsNew year junior doctors’ strikes will risk patient safety, says health leaderNHS Confederation boss calls on government and unions to end dispute in England before six-day action begins
Patient safety will be put at risk in the next round of junior doctors’ strikes in England, a health leader has warned while pleading for ministers and the British Medical Association (BMA) to end the dispute.
Junior doctors have returned to work after a three-day strike, with the next spell of industrial action – the longest in NHS history – less than a fortnight away. Read More...
Illinois This article is more than 1 year oldNinety-year-old woman is oldest person to graduate from Illinois universityThis article is more than 1 year oldJoyce DeFauw gets bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University over seven decades after she first stepped on campus
Joyce DeFauw of Illinois has given a whole new meaning to the term super senior, used for students who take longer than the usual four years to get their undergraduate degrees. Read More...