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Lytham cocklers get back to work in pictures | Environment

Christopher Thomond Sun 11 Aug 2013 17.58EDT First published on Sun 11 Aug 2013 17.58EDT

Speeding skier sent to jail over death on piste | World news

The world of skiing was shocked yesterday after a skier was sent to prison for his role in a fatal accident on an American piste. Nathan Hall, 21, was convicted of criminally negligent homicide in a court in Eagle, Colorado, and faces up to six years in prison.

The story behind Barcelona's disastrous rejection of Luis Surez

The Uruguayan, at 34, has been sensational for Atltico. Not bad for a free transfer who Barcelona were desperate to get rid of Madness, Lionel Messi called it, but even he hadnt imagined it being this mad.

Top 10 retold fairytales

The best retellings of these archetypal stories can restore a childlike wonder and offer startling new reflections of the world we live in now Recasting a fairytale is like shattering an old mirror. In hammering at the tales surface, in picking up the splinters and reconfiguring them, riveting new reflections of our own era

Workin it! How female drag queens are causing a scene

Women are embracing drag and camp glamour to playfully subvert gender and femininity. Miss Malice, Holestar and Victoria Sin explain why they are revamping queer culture The inspiration for Miss Malices drag act, she says, is lesbian pulp novel covers, 60s B-movie heroines and mid-century working-class femmes. One of her most popular performances is her