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It worked for Pharrell , so maybe it could work for Kim Jong-un . ...

Maya Angelou, the renowned American poet, author, actress, activist and director, has died at the age of 86. ...

Angela Merkel has once again topped the Forbes annual rundown of the world’s most powerful women. ...

Ukip’s staggering performance in the recent European Parliament elections may push Scotland to vote for independence , because of the view it is an "English party", according to a senior academic. ...

Their clean-cut image may have gone up in smoke. But One Direction’s credibility will scale new heights, branding experts predict, following the release of footage showing two members of the boyband apparently smoking dope. ...

As difficult as it is to believe on a particularly drizzly day, people living in sunny climates are no happier than those often exposed to cold, rainy weather, a happiness expert has claimed.  ...

Insults are flying between Piers Morgan and controversial footballer Joey Barton ahead of the pair’s appearance on Question Time tomorrow. ...

Insults are flying between Piers Morgan and controversial footballer Joey Barton ahead of the pair’s appearance on Question Time tomorrow. ...

Kim Kardashian has made her marriage to Kanye West “official” in the most modern way possible – by changing her name on Twitter and Instagram. ...

Since Dr Maya Angelou’s family announced her death on Wednesday , tributes have poured in for the prolific author whose works include a poem memorialising the life of a fellow civil rights icon – former South African President Nelson Mandela. ...

Stephen Sutton’s mother has encouraged mourners at her son’s funeral tomorrow (May 29) not to wear black to ensure that the two-day ceremony is a “celebration of his life and achievements”. ...

At 6ft tall, Maya Angelou may have been an imposing physical figure, but it is her cultural stature that was truly unsurpassed. ...

“What a woman!” “A very special lady, the original.” Since the hard-to-believe news of the death of Maya Angelou, people who did not know her personally have been sharing thoughts with me as a small measure of the connection she made, through her words as well as her presence. ...

Malcolm Glazer, the controversial billionaire owner of Manchester United, has died, it was announced last night. ...

Malcolm Glazer, the controversial billionaire owner of Manchester United, has died. ...

Malcolm Glazer, the controversial billionaire owner of Manchester United, has died. ...

See here. They had been largely alone among leading PhD programs in not requiring it, though I gather many students submitted it anyway (unsurprisingly, given that peer programs did require it). I would guess that, like most major programs, the......

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Please take a moment to send a postcard, to build on the momentum in the wake of Richard Martinez's plea for sanity about guns in this benighted country. And let's not forget the Australian experience. Real gun control works....