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For the 21st-century Jane Austen fan, the images of Colin Firth’s Mr Darcy in the beloved BBC series Pride and Prejudice or Anya Taylor-Joy’s big-screen portrayal of Emma may be the first to leap to mind.But an exhibition opening in Bath celebrates the varied ways illustrators of Austen’s work and adapters of her novels have depicted some of her most cherished characters.They include work by Hugh Thomson, who was tasked with providing 160 images for the first fully illustrated edition of Pride and Prejudice in the late 19th century.There are sketches for Helen Jerome’s lively 1936 theatre version of Pride…

276 Pan-African rating agency, Agusto & Co., has upgraded the rating of CrusaderSterling Pensions Limited from A+(PFM) to AA-(PFM), in recognition of its strong investment capacity, effective pension administration, and sound risk management practices. The company announced the upgrade on Tuesday, describing it as a milestone that highlights its operational excellence and strategic growth in the Nigerian pension industry. The new rating reflects improvements in performance, governance, and innovation, placing CrusaderSterling Pensions among the top-rated pension fund managers in the country. The development comes 14 months after the company received its A+(PFM) rating in 2024, continuing a trend of steady…

Few legal arenas affect people as personally as family law. In Dallas, clients entering the system often describe feeling overwhelmed by three things: unpredictable costs, long timelines, and the emotional strain of navigating sensitive matters like custody or divorce. Legal retainers can deplete savings before a case even begins, and communication with traditional firms frequently leaves clients in the dark. They’re unsure of where their case stands or what the next bill will look like. According to a recent Investopedia report, the average cost of a contested divorce in the U.S. can range from $7,000 to $23,000, often exacerbated by…

Tim BontempsSep 10, 2025, 05:36 PM ETCloseTim Bontemps is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com who covers the league and what’s impacting it on and off the court, including trade deadline intel, expansion and his MVP Straw Polls. You can find Tim alongside Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon on The Hoop Collective podcast.NEW YORK — It will be up to the NBA to prove wrongdoing during its investigation of potential salary cap circumvention by the LA Clippers, owner Steve Ballmer and star Kawhi Leonard, league commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday.”The burden is on the league if we’re going to discipline…

The California State Assembly took a big step toward regulating AI on Wednesday night, passing SB 243 — a bill that regulate AI companion chatbots in order to protect minors and vulnerable users. The legislation passed with bipartisan support and now heads to the state Senate for a final vote Friday. If Governor Gavin Newsom signs the bill into law, it would take effect January 1, 2026, making California the first state to require AI chatbot operators to implement safety protocols for AI companions and hold companies legally accountable if their chatbots fail to meet those standards. The bill specifically…

Witnesses describe scene before and after Charlie Kirk shotAttendees at the campus event where US conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot on Wednesday have described mass panic after a shot was heard.Kirk, 31, was killed after he was hit in the neck by a single bullet, which law enforcement believes came from a shooter on the roof of a nearby building.The influencer and close Donald Trump ally had been speaking to about 3,000 people on his American Comeback Tour at Utah Valley University.Videos on social media show Kirk talked about gun violence moments before he was shot.One eyewitness told…

For many years, I have been asked whether I could forgive those who imprisoned, tortured, and dehumanised me. It is a loaded question; it is never just about personal forgiveness, but also an invitation to speak on behalf of all Guantanamo Bay prisoners. I usually reply that forgiveness is never simple, especially when justice has yet to be served.I was held in Guantanamo for nearly 15 years without charge, subjected to treatment no human being should ever endure. I was one of countless innocent people kidnapped during the global campaign of the United States of revenge and terror after September…

  Ghana Accepts First West African Deportees from the US Ghanaian President John Mahama announced that the first group of West African deportees from the United States has arrived in Ghana. The deportation agreement comes amid the U.S. levying increased tariffs on Ghanaian products. Mahama said that Ghana had accepted 14 people, including several Nigerians and one Gambian, under a regional visa-free travel arrangement, after the U.S. requested Ghana to take in third-party nationals. The move formed part of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s broader crackdown on immigration, which had also seen deportees sent to Rwanda, Eswatini, and South Sudan.…

More than 720,000 people commit suicide every year and many more attempt it. Now the head of the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for “shifting the narrative” on the issue “to challenge harmful myths, reduce stigma and foster compassionate conversations.” Speaking on World Suicide Prevention Day, which is marked annually on 10 September, WHO’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that “each life lost leaves a profound impact on families, friends, colleagues and entire communities.” All age groups are affected by suicide and was the third leading cause of death among 15-29-year-olds globally in 2021, the last year for which…

“I felt quite lost,” says the goalkeeper Elaha Safdari. “I didn’t know anyone, but little by little football gave me the strength and power to start again, to start from zero, to build, to keep going and to keep pushing myself forward.”It is four years since a 17-year-old Safdari arrived in England, part of the Afghanistan women’s development team evacuated first to Pakistan then to the UK after the US withdrawal of troops and the concession of power to the Taliban.Nazia Ali, a strong, fast and physical midfielder for the senior Afghanistan side who was evacuated to Australia, also as…