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Henry 'Junjo' Lawes | Reggae

The record producer Henry "Junjo" Lawes, who has been murdered at the age of 39, was the first and leading exponent of the "dancehall" reggae style that gave Jamaican music an unprecedented international exposure in the early 1980s.

How to solve crosswords | Crosswords

We have already discussed anagrams. Now we turn to partial anagrams, and to that masterly type of clue known as "anag & lit". Consider the following: "One in teens most unusual in this assembly (6)." This is, fairly obviously, an anagram of "teens", with one ("a" or "i") put in the middle; and we have

My journey into the dark, hypnotic world of a millennial guru | Religion

Spiritual influencers are flourishing online. Their model is built on recruiting eager followers but what happens when they attract vulnerable people? Towards the end of 2017, Bentinho Massaro, a 29-year-old self-styled spiritual teacher with a considerable online following, chose the town of Sedona, Arizona, as the location for a 12-day-long spiritual bootcamp. Among the

Play about NHS creator Nye Bevan is among 12 new National Theatre plays | National Theatre

Epic and deeply personal Nye by Tim Price will star Michael Sheen and be directed by Rufus Norris A play charting the life of Nye Bevan and his battle to create the NHS is among 12 new productions that have been announced by the National Theatre.

Shakira and the sex factor

The video for her new single She Wolf has Shakira on all fours inside a cage, wearing a nude-effect leotard, shiny corset belt and very high heels. She whips her hair from side to side, breathing heavily. She mimes licking the bars for a while, then opens her legs and wraps her thighs behind her