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World newsVictims of Hitler's plan for a master raceClimate of shame suppressed discussion of Third Reich's social impactBlond hair, blue eyes: the Third Reich's sinister plan to boost the "master race" has left behind an emotionally charged legacy that lingers to this day. The Lebensborn Kinder - a long hushed-up aspect of Nazi history - were born in special maternity homes, places where mostly unmarried women and the wives of SS men gave birth to children with "

George Floyd This article is more than 2 years old'Believe your eyes, it’s a homicide': key quotes from day one of the Chauvin trialThis article is more than 2 years oldProsecutor says ex-officer betrayed police principles in killing of George Floyd while defense argues Chauvin followed his training Opening arguments got under way on Monday morning in the trial of the white former police officer Derek Chauvin, charged with the murder of George Floyd, a Black man, in Minneapolis last May, after Chauvin kneeled on his neck during an arrest.

Educational TVThe CBeebies show saved parents struggling under lockdown by making maths fun. But how do its makers come up with their ideas – and what would happen if seven ate nine? When the first lockdown struck and schools closed, parents suddenly found themselves reassessing their approach to screen time. Their choice was simple: they could either labour on, attempting to piece together a ramshackle Rube Goldberg parenting strategy that kept their children healthy, happy and educated, while maintaining their own obligations to full-time employment, or they could bite the bullet, plonk them in front of the telly and hope their kids’ brains wouldn’t entirely atrophy.

UK newsBen Innes on taking a 'selfie' with the EgyptAir hijackerThe 26-year-old British health and safety auditor describes why he posed for picture while held hostage on flight MS181 Ben Innes from #Aberdeen poses for a picture with #EgyptAir #MS181 hijacker. pic.twitter.com/ywdGYuDWwm — Paul Smith (@Journo_Paul) March 29, 2016 A British man who posed smiling for a photo with a hijacker on board an EgyptAir flight has said he did it to take “a closer look” at the apparent explosives belt, adding: “I figured if his bomb was real I’d nothing to lose anyway.

Britney Spears This article is more than 1 year oldBritney Spears says she’ll ‘probably never perform again’ after ‘trauma’This article is more than 1 year oldSinger says she was devastated she had no creative control over her music videos while involuntarily under conservatorship Britney Spears fans hoping the pop star will perform live again, now she is free from an infamous conservatorship that governed her life for more than a decade, might not want to hold their breath.

BooksKeanu Reeves and China Miéville to release collaborative novel The Book of ElsewhereThe Canadian actor has allowed the sci-fi novelist to adapt his BRZRKR comic series about a warrior on a journey to understand immortality Canadian actor Keanu Reeves will publish his first novel this year in collaboration with British author China Miéville. Their joint novel is titled The Book of Elsewhere and is set in the world of the BRZRKR comic book series created by Reeves, first published in 2021.

Noddy Holder through the eye of a needle: pinhead pop art – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Is Willard Wigan the steadiest hand in art? From Michelangelo to Usain Bolt and scenes from Frozen, his tiny sculptures celebrate pop culture in miniature Thu 10 Mar 2016 07.00 GMT Last modified on Wed 19 Oct 2022 15.25 BST Noddy HolderOnly artist Willard Wigan could fit the former Slade frontman through a needle.

Reel historyMoviesRush: a thrilling but untrusty rideRon Howard's biopic of James Hunt and Niki Lauda's rivalry captures their racy lives. But in truth the two were good friendsDirector: Ron Howard Entertainment grade: B+ History grade: C+ In 1976, the rivalry between motor racing drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda made for a legendary Formula One season. SexJames Hunt is said to have slept with 5,000 womenThe film begins with swaggering lothario James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) going to hospital, his nose bloodied by an angry husband's fist.

ShortcutsTerry PratchettTaking a cue from one of Pratchett’s own books, fans have clubbed together to embed a memorial to the writer in websites across the worldTech-savvy admirers of the late Terry Pratchett have hit upon an idea for a particularly appropriate memorial. It will be everywhere and nowhere, hiding in the code of the internet. Pratchett’s 33rd Discworld novel, Going Postal, tells of the creation of an internet-like system of communication towers called “the clacks”.