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Troubles Bill will not bring ‘witch hunt’ of veterans – Killed soldier’s brother

Andy Seaman joined military veterans to meet MPs and peers and argue against former soldiers being shielded from accountability.

Evening Standard · Sep 14

The Guardian view on Andy Burnham: political poetry must become governing prose

Editorial: Larkin, Harrison and Shakespeare shaped Labour’s leader. Now comes the harder task: turning language into lasting change

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17

From Cambridge ‘impostor’ to New Labour star: Andy Burnham’s winding path to power

In the first of a two-part profile, Daniel Boffey traces the incoming PM’s early forays into politics and his rise to prominence – ultimately leading to him leaving London for Manchester

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16

'Sharper, hungrier' Tszyu locks in make-or-break return

Fallen Australian boxing star Tim Tszyu has announced a date, venue and opponent for his much-anticipated comeback after three losses in his past four fights.

AAP · Nov 19, 2025

Soldier F case should serve as a caution for future Troubles prosecutions

In finding F not guilty of murder on Bloody Sunday, judge said evidence fell well short of the standard required

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2025

How Tony Harrison gave this lass the confidence she needed

Letters: An encouraging note from the poet to a young working-class student is remembered by Dr Chrissie Tiller. Plus a letter from Brian Allen

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2025

Tony Harrison’s poem V to be performed in the Leeds cemetery that inspired it

The site-specific performance of the once controversial poem was planned for its 40th anniversary in October, but will now double as a tribute to the writer who died last week

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2025

Tony Harrison obituary

Outspoken poet and dramatist admired for his stage adaptations, including The Mysteries

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2025

Classics with added Yorkshire class: tributes to Tony Harrison

Harrison’s poetry and plays made an electrifying connection with readers and audiences through his use of Leeds dialect, and his ear for rhyme. Writers remember his greatness

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2025

‘The man who came to read the metre’: Yorkshire poet Tony Harrison was the National Theatre bard

Harrison, who has died aged 88, wrote copiously for the stage, both as an ingenious translator and dazzlingly original dramatist

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2025