AdvertisingHeroin victim's body used for campaignThe life of a 21-year-old university dropout who died after injecting heroin is to feature in an educational film warning schoolchildren of the dangers of drug abuse.
The 22-minute film, called Rachel's Story, tracks Rachel Whitear's descent from a university student to her death at a flat in Exmouth, Devon, after two years of drug abuse.
She was found dead on her father's birthday in May 2000 three days after suffering from a heroin overdose. Read More...
Wimbledon 2023Marketa Vondrousova into semi-finals after fightback against Jessica PegulaCzech defeats No 4 seed 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in epic matchVondrousova 4-1 down in third set but reels off five gamesMarketa Vondrousova revealed that a snatched phone conversation with her husband had helped her turn the tide in an intense tussle with Jessica Pegula, as the Czech went on to claim a place in the Wimbledon semi-finals.
In a quarter-final with more twists and turns than a Netflix serial, two players who had never met before produced a contest that will have bolstered the reputations of both. Read More...
FictionReviewScience fiction, theology, puzzles and a whole lot of sex … this mammoth novel is one extended stylish flourish that threatens to lose the plot
Of the ambition, intelligence and provocation of David Keenan’s mammoth Monument Maker there can be no doubt. Whether a majority of readers will enjoy the experience is another matter entirely. I ought to be the ideal reader: I admired his previous books, especially This Is Memorial Device and For the Good Times. Read More...