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Making an appointment to see Sir Hayden Phillips is slightly harder than negotiating to drop in for tea on the Pope. After preliminary skirmishes to establish that he is available during the course of yet another busy day, officials need to discuss the terms of our chat (off the record is just fine), the location (his Mayfair office or in Whitehall?) and the range of questions your intrepid reporter seeks to raise.

Horseshoe crabs used to be everywhere. Millions of years before dinosaurs roamed the planet, each spring, the hard-shelled creatures gathered to mate in massive mounds along the beaches of the Atlantic coast. Later, migratory shorebirds like the robin-size red knot learned to fly up from South America to join them for a feast. The crabs' eggs gave the birds the energy they needed to keep flying north to breed in the Arctic.

'We are touched by this evil': Outpouring of grief at emotional memorial service for mother and 8-year-old brother of kidnapping victim Hannah Anderson  By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 10:33 EST, 24 August 2013 | Updated: 10:14 EST, 25 August 2013 e-mail 41 View comments Calling their deaths 'an abomination,' a priest memorialized Hanna Anderson’s mother and young brother killed by a family friend who also abducted the 16-year-old.

Sinead O'Connor's hatred of the Catholic Church famously led her to tear up a picture of the Pope on TV. The astonishing act in 1992 stemmed from the fact that, long before allegations of sexual abuse by priests were widely reported, the singer was a fierce critic of the organised religion that helped to shape her.  From the age of 15, her shoplifting and truancy led to her being placed for 18 months in a 'training centre' that had once been part of one of Ireland's notorious Magdalene laundries.

Following the May death of a 16-year-old Iowa girl who weighed just 56 pounds when she died of malnutrition, five people have been arrested including the girl’s adoptive parents, brother, and grandmother, PEOPLE confirms. Court records obtained by PEOPLE paint a harrowing portrait of the last month of Sabrina Lynn Ray’s life. An affidavit from Perry Police alleges Sabrina “suffered unreasonable force, torture and cruelty for an extended period of time, resulting in bodily injury … that was intended to cause serious injury.

TV "Vanderpump Rules" couple Tom Schwartz and Katie Maloney just celebrated a huge milestone in their relationship. Find out where they stand and what the rest of the cast is up to as the 9th season of the show approaches. Published on August 24, 2021 3 min read Vanderpump Rules fans eagerly await the premiere date of season 9 of the popular Bravo reality show. Filming resumed in May 2021 after a year-long hiatus due to the global pandemic.

NPR Poet in Residence Kwame Alexander recently challenged listeners to write a poem about napping, or anything related, sleeping, dreaming, relaxing.... One thing we confirmed, hundreds of you spend a lot of time thinking about rest and relaxation. From school kids to the elderly, we received over 1,200 poems from across the country. Here's Alexander's latest community crowd-sourced poem. It's called a Blanket of Words. If I Could... I would like us to take a break I would like us to contemplate How much better we all are with rest.

Play video content TORI TIME Torrei Hart is advising everyone upset she's touring with Katt Williams -- after he took big swipes at her ex-husband Kevin Hart -- to get over their emotions, she's booked and ready to hit the road!!! TMZ Hip Hop recently caught up with Torrei in Burbank, where she explained she and Katt have a longstanding friendship dating back 20 years ... and he simply picked her to join on his "

This story is part of American Anthem, a yearlong series on songs that rouse, unite, celebrate and call to action. Find more at NPR.org/Anthem. George M. Cohan was 64, and had just a few weeks to live, when producers showed him the movie they'd made about his astonishingly productive life. Starring James Cagney, who went on to win the best actor Oscar for singing, hoofing and acting Cohan, the film was named after Cohan's signature song, "