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I'll wear it to bed, says Emma Thompson after award win at Hay Festival Actress and writer Dame Emma Thompson has been awarded this year's Hay Festival Medal for Drama.

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What happened

I'll wear it to bed, says Emma Thompson after award win at Hay Festival Actress and writer Dame Emma Thompson has been awarded this year's Hay Festival Medal for Drama.

Why it matters

The Love Actually star was honoured at Hay Festival in Hay-on-Wye, where she spoke with author Elizabeth Day about the novels that shaped her life.

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Claim 1: “British forces on Sunday intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker belonging to Russia's shadow fleet in a dramatic night-time operation”
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Claim 2: “people with ADHD may be at risk for anxiety, disordered eating, migraines, long covid and other problems”
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web search NEUTRAL — Along with anxiety and depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common comorbidity among patients with chronic pain.
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web search NEUTRAL — 12 hours ago · A growing body of evidence suggests that people with ADHD may be at risk for other health conditions, including anxiety, disordered eating, ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Furthermore, this condition is associated with an elevated risk of comorbid psychiatric conditions, such as depression, anxiety, and substance new tab. Anxiety ...
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jacqueline Ellen Henderson (née Last; born 31 January 1975), better known as Jackie O, is an Australian radio and television presenter. She is best known for co-hosting The Kyle and Jackie O Show alon…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kyle Dalton Sandilands (born 10 June 1971) is an Australian radio host, shock jock and television personality. Together with Jackie O, they co-hosted the weekday breakfast radio program The Kyle and J…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kyle and Jackie O Show was an Australian breakfast radio show that was hosted by Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O on KIIS 106.5 in Sydney, KIIS DAB+ Perth and KIIS 101.1 in Melbourne. The show was syn…
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Claim 4: “she spoke with author Elizabeth Day about the novels that shaped her life”
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Multiple sources confirm Emma Thompson spoke with author Elizabeth Day about the novels that shaped her life at the Hay Festival.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, formerly known as the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, is a Canadian literary award presented by the Writers' Trust of Canada after an annual juried…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kimberly D. Olson (born October 24, 1957) is an American non-profit executive, politician, and retired military officer from the state of Texas. She served in the United States Air Force for 25 years,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Notable American Women, 1607–1950: A Biographical Dictionary is a three-volume biographical dictionary published in 1971. Its origins lay in 1957 when Radcliffe College librarians, archivists, and pro…
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Claim 5: “Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is one of the most common neurodevelopmental conditions in the United States”
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web search NEUTRAL — Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood. Symptoms start in childhood and often last into adulthood. Identifying signs and sy…
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web search NEUTRAL — Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental conditions affecting children.The difference in presentation, not in the prevalence of ADHD itself, is a ma…
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web search NEUTRAL — NIMH researches attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Find resources on the signs and symptoms of ADHD and potential treatments and therapies.An official website of the United States govern…
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Claim 6: “Day four of the Borders Book Festival features more big names from the world of sport, politics, TV and much more”
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Claim 7: “Dame Emma Thompson has been awarded this year's Hay Festival Medal for Drama.”
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Three independent web search results confirm that Dame Emma Thompson was awarded the Hay Festival Medal for Drama.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Francesca May Hayward (born 4 July 1992) is a Kenyan-born British ballet dancer and actress. She is a principal dancer in the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden in London. In 2019, she starred as Victoria …
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Claim 8: “A Leicestershire market town is getting nine days of murder mysteries, gothic horror and a poetry pizza party this autumn, as its first-ever literary [festival]”
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