Death row inmate Christa Pike is conscious and speaking nearly a week after a failed execution in Tennessee, according to her lawyers. The convicted murderer was given two doses of the lethal drug pentobarbital last Wednesday. Her legal team described her recovery in hospital as medically unprecedented, adding that despite severe damage to her arms, she remains handcuffed and shackled to her bed while receiving critical medical care. Immigration enforcement […]

Lord Jeffrey Archer has died at home aged eighty-six, his publisher HarperCollins has announced. The bestselling author and former Conservative politician passed away suddenly and peacefully. Kate Elton, chief executive of HarperCollins UK, paid tribute to the master storyteller, describing working alongside him as one of the great privileges of her publishing life and praising his phenomenal work ethic and dedication to getting every word perfect. US President Donald Trump […]