Retros that feel utterly contemporary: AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE by Beryl Bainbridge, TRAVEL LIGHT by Naomi Mitchison, THE DUD AVOCADO by Elaine Dundy
Sally Morris reviews the best Retro fiction out now.
I loved my husband... but I'm happier as a 41-year-old widow. It's taboo to admit it, but this is the biggest lesson I've learned about grief that no one tells you, by TABBY KERWIN
Sitting in the intensive care unit in 2018, listening to the music my husband had composed for my walk down the aisle at our wedding, I knew my life was about to split in two: before Simon, and after.
Green Party leader Zack Polanski accused of LAUGHING at vandalism of Winston Churchill statue
The Green Party leader was said to be 'amused' as fellow London Assembly members spoke out against the attack on the monument to Britain's greatest wartime leader.
A12 closed in parts due to crash with traffic building as a result
The A12 is currently closed in parts with queues of traffic as a result.
Which spotty animals got Robert Newman into reading?
Robert Newman answers our burning questions, what is he reading, what book would he take to a desert island, what gave him the reading bug, and what left him cold?
BBC sparks fury over 'appalling' decision to axe live Commonwealth Day service and show Escape to the Country instead
King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Kate, Princess Anne and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence will be among the 1,800 guests at the service at Westminster Abbey on Monday at 3pm.
All the roads set to close during Colchester Half Marathon
The event is taking place this Sunday
Altman said no to military AI abuses – then signed Pentagon deal anyway
OpenAI CEO's principles lasted about 12 hours before $200M check arrived
Opinion A week ago today, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he'd draw the same lines as Anthropic. By that night, he'd signed a Department of Defense deal that included no such AI protections. What's going on here?…
So called 'blood rain' could create spectacular sunset across our skies tonight
The Met Office has predicted skies could be littered with so called "blood rain" tonight across Essex and create a unique sunset.
Expert names six symptoms of deadly sepsis, from discoloured skin to confusion
There are an estimated 245,000 cases of life-threatening sepsis in the UK every year, claiming more lives than breast, bowel and prostate cancer combined.
Father who posted footage of cyclist kneeing his five-year-old girl to the floor for blocking his path wins legal battle after bike rider successfully took HIM to court
A father who was ordered to pay compensation to a cyclist for filming him as he knocked over his young daughter has finally won his legal battle.
Plans for 510 homes in Essex towns set to be agreed
Councillors are recommended to give various developers the green light for the works
US sends massive Iranian warship up in flames in mission to sink nation's ENTIRE Navy as Middle East sees drones and missiles pound region - LIVE UPDATES
LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest developments on the US-Israel war with Iran as the conflict enters its sixth day.
Man arrested after police rush to 'altercation' in Essex city
Police are appealing for information
Couple sheltered in car park under Dubai hotel before catching Stansted flight
A couple who were on the first government flight back from the Middle East to Stansted Airport say they were sheltered underneath their hotel.
Teenage traveller gang lured schoolgirl, 15, to underpass on Snapchat and laughed as they filmed themselves raping her - weeks before knifepoint sex attack on SECOND girl
The trio were today convicted of rape following a five-week trial at Southampton Crown Court with the two older boys - both just 14 at time - also found guilty of taking indecent images of a child.
Iran unleashes furious drone blitz after vowing US would 'bitterly regret' torpedoing its warship
Plumes of smoke could be seen billowing across the capital Riyadh after a barrage of cruise missiles thumped into the city on the sixth day of the conflict.
Britney Spears allegedly under influence of 'drugs and alcohol,' police say as they address singer's DUI arrest
Police revealed Thursday that Britney Spears allegedly 'showed signs of impairment' during her shocking DUI arrest the night before.
QUENTIN LETTS: Starmer huffed and puffed and quacked about people being 'scared'. Not a good word for a leader at a time of war...
Reporters were given short notice of a Downing Street announcement by the Prime Minister. Scramble, pilots, scramble!
Techie was given strict instructions not to disrupt client. Then he touched one box and the lights went out
Discovering, and explaining, the bizarre cause was harder than the job he was sent to do
On Call Welcome to another instalment of On Call, The Register's weekly reader-contributed column that tells tales of times when tech support turned troublesome.…