Becky Barrow

Love art? This breathtaking walk in the North York Moors is a must A ‘discrete and dramatic’ six-mile trail through Rosedale is your chance to see ten masterpieces by leading land artist Andy Goldsworthy — and it’s just £10

A decade ago, I stopped writing and started editing.

But sometimes - too occasionally - I write something, and remember how much I love it.

So, here is my little story about “a walk of art” in the North York Moors. Truly, a wonderful day trip.

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I was 9 when a GP risked jail to help mum die. The law must change Decca Aitkenhead is no stranger to the trauma of terminal illness and believes critics of the assisted dying bill are ignoring real-life suffering

Not a word in this superb piece by Decca Aitkenhead that I don’t agree with.

The assisted dying laws must change.

Hope every MP reads it ahead of next Friday’s vote

@thetimes

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My husband and Mike Lynch were colleagues. They died 42 hours apart The wife of Steve Chamberlain, Lynch’s co-defendant in the Autonomy fraud trial, talks for the first time about the freak accidents that killed both men

“My husband and Mike Lynch were colleagues. They died 42 hours apart”

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What’s it like to work in a care home? I joined a shift to find out Ministers want Britons to fill more of the sector’s 130,000 vacancies. Could you wipe, feed, smile and log every moment for £12.84 an hour?

As Labour wants care homes to be staffed by more Brits, we went into one to find out what it’s like to work there……

@thetimes.com

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Honestly feel it is a public duty for us all to shop in @marksandspencers.bsky.social to help one of our great British businesses recover from this vile cyberattack.

Whether it’s one packet of Percy’s or a whole trolley load.

Secondary infertility is rising. Parents say the guilt can be awful With couples waiting longer to have their first child, an increasing number find it harder to expand their families and fear not being able to give their firstborn a sibling

“Secondary infertility” is rising: women who easily conceived their first child, but struggle to have another.

It’s so rarely written about, or discussed….until now. Do read, and share.

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Parkinson's in the Media Podcast Episode · Movers and Shakers: a podcast about life with Parkinson's · 15/03/2025 · 33m

And discuss: Parkinson’s, my mum, the media and me.

Delighted to have been invited to join the @moversand6 crew at the pub for the latest episode of their excellent podcast.

@ParkinsonsUK

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Our only son died at Eton. This is why we want to talk about it Raphaël Pryor, 17, was fit and full of life in his final year of school when he had a sudden cardiac arrest. A year on, his parents want to help others cope with grief

Brave and brilliant of Raphy’s parents to have spoken to the ST to talk about their beautiful boy, their grief - and how we could all be better at dealing with other’s grief.

“Our only son died at Eton a year ago today. This is why we want to talk about it.”

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My son Charlie — and the breakthrough that changed our lives James Coney and his wife, Sarah, struggled not knowing why their 12-year-old was born with a severe learning disability. In their darkest moments, they blamed themselves. Then, out of the blue, came a...

It's our FREE weekend! No paywall.

So, a chance for me to share with you some of my favourite pieces of the year.

Here's my first one: my colleague and dear friend
@jimconey on his son, Charlie, and the 12-year odyssey to find out what was wrong.

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Goodbye to the paywall (for a weekend).

We're free to read from midnight on Friday.

It's like going to a Michelin-starred restaurant, eating three courses and leaving without a bill to pay.

Enjoy!

As my kids hit 16 I gave them 16 books each. Here’s how I chose them One of Becky Barrow’s hopes as a mother was to pass on her love of reading, so a gift idea has now become a family tradition

When my children reached 16, I bought them 16 books for their birthday.

Here are the three lists.

Which brilliant books did I miss?

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My son Charlie — and the breakthrough that changed our lives James Coney and his wife, Sarah, struggled not knowing why their 12-year-old was born with a severe learning disability. In their darkest moments, they blamed themselves. Then, out of the blue, came a...

Feel like telling everybody I know, everybody who follows me, everybody I see in the street today: READ THIS STORY. Truly ♥️ ♥️ ♥️

“My son Charlie — and the breakthrough that changed our lives”

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We landed 31 nominations at this year's
@PressAwardsuk (if my counting is correct).

Too many colleagues to name in one post, but 👏👏👏👏 to them all.

Brilliant, brave and bloody hard-working
@thetimes

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The one word - "guilty" - doesn't feel nearly bad enough for Dominique Pelicot. He is guilty many, many, many times over.

By comparison, the words "brilliant, brave, inspiring and courageous" barely touch the surface of the remarkable Gisele.

Hello Blue Sky! This is exciting.

If this is, indeed, a place with more kindness and less anger, I’m delighted to have made the journey.