Country music legend Dolly Parton dies at 80 after 'brief battle with cancer'

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There’ll be exhaustion, love tinged with occasional rage, even moments of black humour. But my mum would want me to tell you: don’t be afraid My mother’s house looks exactly as she left it. Two novels sit by the…

England’s manager Thomas Tuchel called the officiating ‘just not good enough’ in the fiery last-16 tie. Now Alireza Faghani gives his version of events It was 6pm on 5 July in Mexico City, and Alireza Faghani, a…

Don, 76, who works in TV and film, meets Claire, 63, a counselling charity manager What were you hoping for? To meet someone interesting. To be part of a cultural phenomenon called the Guardian Blind date. To have a…

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It’s raining in our hallway. Could my louche bathing regime be behind the showers? August is the traditional time for something major to go wrong with my house. So I’m not surprised, as I’m getting dressed one morning,…