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      Abuse scandal report: six serving and former C of E bishops mentioned in review

      news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 November 2024

    Review suggested a number of people who might have failed to act on concerns

    The review into abuse carried out by John Smyth suggested that a number of senior Church of England figures failed to act on concerns and disclosures about sadistic abuse. Since Justin Welby resigned as archbishop of Canterbury, a bishop, a member of the government and a number of survivors have said others should also consider their positions. This is what the report says about six serving and former C of E bishops, two of whom are now dead.

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      Author Katherine Rundell donates royalties to climate charities in Trump protest

      news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 November 2024

    Royalties earned from The Golden Mole, published in the US this week as Vanishing Treasures, will be given towards counteracting ‘the election of a climate-change denier’

    British author Katherine Rundell will give all the royalties from one of her books to climate charities in response to the re-election of Donald Trump.

    The author of bestsellers for children and adults has said she will donate 100% of author royalties earned from sales of The Golden Mole , her 2022 book on endangered species, “in perpetuity”. The book was published in the US on Tuesday under the title Vanishing Treasures.

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      Macron to visit Notre Dame Cathedral before reopening after 2019 fire

      news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 November 2024

    French president to deliver ‘republican and secular’ speech outside monument days before it officially reopens to public

    As firefighters doused the embers of the blaze that threatened to destroy Notre Dame Cathedral on 16 April 2019, Emmanuel Macron promised the church would be restored “more beautiful than ever” within five years.

    Next week, the French president will visit the monument that has been returned to its former glory within the deadline he promised with the help of millions in donations and hundreds of specialist artisans using age-old skills.

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      Woman ‘trapped’ in relationship bled to death after sexual assault, court told

      news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 November 2024

    Tiffany Render previously told Carlisle police that Paul Irwin, 50, was abusive and had threatened to kill her

    A woman “trapped” inside an aggressive and controlling relationship bled to death after a violent sexual assault, a jury has heard.

    Paul Irwin, 50, of Whitehaven, Cumbria, has denied the murder and sexual assault of Tiffany Render, 34, on 22 March.

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      South Korean actor Song Jae-lim dies aged 39

      news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 November 2024

    Star of Korean dramas Moon Embracing the Sun and Queen Woo was found dead at his home in Seoul

    Song Jae-lim, a South Korean actor known for his roles in dramas Moon Embracing the Sun and Queen Woo, was found dead at his home in Seoul. He was 39.

    Officials at Seoul’s Seongdong district police station didn’t immediately comment on the cause of death.

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      Swedish firm censured for use of C-word in ads for vaginal health supplements

      news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 November 2024

    Regulator deems posters offensive, though Elexir Pharma argues term is ‘not loaded in the same way as in the UK’

    The Swedish advertising ombudsman has criticised a company for using the C-word in posters to promote vaginal health supplements, saying the use of the “gross profanity” is offensive to consumers.

    The ads, displayed on public transport in Stockholm and Gothenburg, feature the phrase “you can cunt on us” in pink writing.

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      Inside I am smiling. So why do I always look so miserable? | Adrian Chiles

      news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 November 2024

    I have a chronic case of resting not-happy face. But everything I try just makes it worse

    There are several problems with my face, not least of which is that I look so bloody miserable all the time. Honestly, I’m usually smiling inside. A nice woman stopped me in the street on Sunday to tell me that she never looked very happy either. We were kindred spirits, she said, because she, like me, had a resting not-happy face.

    She turned out to be a vicar, and said that when she did manage a smile, her congregations were very relieved and pleased. Nice. While I don’t have a congregation of my own, I knew what she meant. But still I think it’s time to change my face. Not with the help of a surgeon, you understand – I just need to give my countenance a bit of a lift.

    Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster, writer and Guardian columnist

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