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Once violently defended from extinction, Welsh is still a part of daily life. By learning my family’s language, I hoped to join their conversationMy maternal grandmother died 20 years ago. The funeral was held in a small Methodist chapel in the lush Conwy valley of...
The unbelievable life of Leo Sayer! The songs, the sex, being swindled – and a spooky phone call from Elvis
He lit up the 1970s with a string of hits, before falling out of the public eye. But was any man ever more connected? He discusses extraordinary encounters with Muhammad Ali and Keith Moon – and why he stormed out of Big BrotherLeo Sayer has stories. Boy, does he have...
MPs launch student loans inquiry amid ‘perfect storm’ for young people in UK
Influential Treasury committee chair Meg Hillier says review follows growing concern over graduate debtUK firms struggling to hire young people amid cost pressures, MPs toldYoung adults in the UK face a “perfect storm” of economic challenges, the head of the...
My mother’s best advice: keep short accounts – in other words, forgive easily
She has lots of different ways to remind me to breathe. These still my thoughts, and remind me that I’m loved in a way that weighs as much as whatever heartbreak, stress or exhaustion I’m experiencingMy favourite photograph of my mother, Linda, and I was taken at my...