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Forward prize names poets Vidyan Ravinthiran and Karen Solie its first joint winners

Judge of prestigious award says two best collection winners ‘address the urgent challenges of our time’

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Iris Murdoch’s poems on bisexuality to be published – read one exclusively here

Drawn mostly from notebooks discovered in the attic of the late novelist and philosopher’s Oxford home, a new collection spans 60 years and touches on deeply personal themes

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Sarah Hall and Charlie Porter among writers on ‘genre-defying’ Goldsmiths prize shortlist

The £10,000 award, whose judges include Mark Haddon and Megan Nolan, recognises ‘mould-breaking’ fiction

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Helm by Sarah Hall review – a mighty epic of climate change in slow motion

A Cumbrian wind is the central character in this hugely ambitious, millennia-spanning novel, which was 20 years in the making

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Hot Books, Strange Tales —From Haunted Love to Literary Thrillers, Your August Reading Just Got Wild

Think twisted romance, dark glamour and high-concept plots galore

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Man who murdered daughter in play-fight avoids longer jail term

Court of appeal rules Simon Vickers’ 15-year sentence was ‘merciful’ but not unduly lenient

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Father who murdered daughter in play-fight will not have sentence increased

Simon Vickers, 50, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years in February for the murder of his 14-year-old daughter, Scarlett Vickers.

Evening Standard

Father who murdered daughter in ‘play fight’ could have sentence increased

Simon Vickers is currently jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years

The Independent UK

‘My husband was jailed for murdering our daughter – but I believe it was an accident’

Simon Vickers, 50, was jailed for murdering his 14-year-old daughter

The Independent UK

Grandad of 14-Year-Old Girl Stabbed to Death by Dad Breaks Silence – Heartbreaking Reason Mum Still Stands by Killer

In a harrowing case that has shocked the community, Simon Vickers, 50, has been sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in prison for the murder of his 14-year-old daughter, Scarlett.

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Father Receives Life Sentence for Murder of His Teenage Daughter During 'Play-Fight' With Kitchen Knife

Simon Vickers, an England father, receives a life sentence for fatally stabbing his 14-year-old daughter, Scarlett Vickers, during an alleged "play-fight."

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Father stabbed daughter in kitchen play-fight in ‘flash of anger’, judge says

Simon Vickers, 50, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years for murdering his daughter Scarlett.

Evening Standard

Father who fatally stabbed daughter during kitchen ‘play-fight’ jailed for life

Jurors found Simon Vickers guilty after they heard how he had given three different accounts of what happened

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The Independent UK

Dad who stabbed daughter in heart during ‘play-fight’ is jailed for life

Simon Vickers had been drinking wine, watching the Euros football tournament and had smoked cannabis that day

The Guardian - UK

Father who murdered teenage daughter in Darlington jailed for life

Simon Vickers stabbed 14-year-old Scarlett with a knife while they were ‘mucking about’ in the kitchen

Evening Standard

Father sentenced for kitchen murder of his 14-year-old daughter

Simon Vickers was convicted of stabbing his daughter Scarlett to death.

The Independent UK

How a forensics expert helped convict father who claimed he accidentally killed his daughter in a play fight

Simon Vickers told police that the two had been playfighting before the 14-year-old suffered an 11cm deep stab wound to her chest

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Evening Standard

Father guilty of murdering daughter after stabbing her in kitchen ‘play-fight’

Simon Vickers, 50, gave different accounts of what happened in the seconds before he plunged a kitchen knife into his daughter Scarlett’s chest.

The Independent UK

Father who stabbed daughter, 14, found guilty of murder after claiming it was a play fight

Scarlett Vickers died in the kitchen of their family home in Darlington

The Independent UK

Father guilty of murdering daughter after stabbing her in kitchen play-fight

Simon Vickers, 50, gave different accounts of what happened in the seconds before he plunged a kitchen knife into his daughter Scarlett’s chest.

Evening Standard

Man accused of stabbing daughter in ‘play-fight’ says it was ‘freak accident’

Simon Vickers, 50, denies both the murder and manslaughter of his only child Scarlett in the kitchen of their home in Darlington.

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How gen Z helped drink Guinness dry – and its stout rivals cashed in

Ireland’s best-selling brew has found new favour among women, the young, and celebrity drinkers. Now a shortage of supply in UK pubs has opened the door to competitors

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Father and daughter, 14, ‘messing about’ before fatal knife wound, UK court hears

Simon Vickers accused of murder or manslaughter of his child after incident at home in Darlington

Evening Standard

Father denies murdering 14-year-old daughter during kitchen ‘play-fight’

Scarlett Vickers died after an incident in the kitchen of a house in Darlington in July last year.

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