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I compete for my granddaughters attention with my mother. But the trick, it seems, is to stand ba

Babies are like cats if you come on too strong, they will spurn you My granddaughter plays favourites. Shes 15 months, with a spattering of words and a dazzling smile. She loves all in her inner circle, but she loves my mother, her great-grandmother, most. Nonny! she calls when she sees me. Nonny!

In the Beginning Was the Sea by Toms Gonzlez review a tragedy foretold

In the Beginning Was the Sea is not ausual first novel. For one thing, it was published by a nightclub (where its author worked as a barman). The year was 1983. Since then, Gonzlez, born in1950, has published six other novels, and here is the next unusual fact about his first one: everything is already

International Portrait Photographer of the Year 2023 in pictures | Art and design

Photographers of all skill levels have taken part in the competition, with Forough Yavari taking out the overall winning spot with her work Salvation. Tue 15 Aug 2023 16.00BST Last modified on Tue 15 Aug 2023 22.05BST

LA Vampires (No 973)

Hometown: Los Angeles, duh. The lineup: Amanda Brown (vocals, music). The background: LA Vampires is the name of the solo venture by Amanda Brown, formerly one half of Pocahaunted along with Bethany Cosentino, who left to concentrate on her own project, Best Coast. Perhaps Brown, having watched Cosentino's career take off in the last year,

Peaches Geldof investigated over tweet naming mothers in Ian Watkins case | Child protection

Peaches Geldof could face criminal charges after she named on Twitter two women who allowed their babies to be abused by the singer Ian Watkins. South Wales police confirmed on Thursday that they were investigating whether to prosecute Geldof and other internet users who may have identified the two young victims.