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The last remaining branch of a retail institution has shut down for good – and those affected are deeply resentful of the ...

WATCHING in horror as her family home burned to the ground, Nikki Owen had only one thought: “What have I done?” The then 18-year-old had deliberately started a fire in the spare room while her ...

To reach out to children, ad agency The Gate created this beautifully crafted stop-motion animation which aims to highlight that no one is normal and that we all struggle to fit in sometimes. And in ...