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Tributes paid after death of 'much-loved' 17-year-old cat at south Essex sanctuary

Hopefield Animal Sanctuary in Brentwood, Essex, mourns the loss of Rosie the cat, resident for 17 years. Tributes paid to much-loved feline companion.

Eight concerts to see this week in San Diego

Whether your tastes run to funk, soulful pop, or gut-bucket R&B, you'll find something to satisfy your audio appetite.

Why we must have an election NOW, by RICHARD LITTLEJOHN. Before another Labour stitch-up the people MUST have their say

This is going to be another one of those columns which begins: Call Me Old Fashioned. Or, perhaps, You Couldn't Make It Up.

‘They’d rarely seen television’: childhood magic in rural Colombia – in pictures

Wendy Ewald’s novel Magic Eyes is interspersed with photographs of the children she taught in a village outside Bogotá – and the stunning pictures she taught them to take ...