2 hours ago I’m in my 30s, and my lack of close friends is making me sad | Ask Annalisa

It might be that you are looking for an idyll that doesn’t exist and rejecting real – though perhaps at times messy – relationshipsEvery week Annalisa Barbieri addresses a problem sent in by a readerDo “romantic comedy friendships” still exist? I am perpetually hopeful, but losing faith. I love my alone time, and enjoy coffees with women in my neighbourhood and colleagues from work. But, although these encounters are mostly pleasant, they feel superficial.Thoughts of missing out on my “tribe” have been overwhelming lately; even back at school, girls seemed to clump together. Most are still BFFs 20 years on and living in the same town, whereas I moved around a lot growing up. I’ve only ever had one or two friendships I’d consider genuine and, until recently, it has never been a problem. ...

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2 hours ago Kylie Minogue blunder leaves This Morning's Alison Hammond 'wanting to cry'

This Morning presenter Alison Hammond was left red-faced after suffering an awkward blunder while speaking to singer Kylie Minogue on the ITV show on Friday.

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2 hours ago Fury as schools are told transgender women teachers should be allowed to use female toilets and showers

The National Governance Association - which runs training for school governors and trustees - has made the suggestion in its equality and diversity course.

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2 hours ago Bonus Scran: Celebrating pioneering women and 200 years of Cardhu whisky

Join Rosalind as she joins celebrations to mark 200 years of the first distillery to be officially pioneered by women.

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2 hours ago How Britain’s ‘brown babies’ were hidden away: the secret history of the first mixed race orphanage

At least 2,000 babies were born to Black GIs stationed in Britain during the second world war and a home was created for some of them: Holnicote House in Somerset. Those who grew up there are now telling their storiesWhen Carol Edwards and her daughter went on a walking weekend to Holnicote House, a hotel on Exmoor in Somerset, a guide gave them a tour of the property, explaining the estate’s 500-year history. “The story ended at about 1945,” Edwards says. “So afterwards, I said to him: ‘You missed a section out.’” Edwards knew this because she had lived at Holnicote House for the first five years of her life, along with 25 other children like her, immediately after the second world war. All of the children were orphans, all were mixed race: their mothers were white British women, their...

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3 hours ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Vito Coppola praises 'women supporting each other' in hidden move 

It comes as the 'Strictly family' has come under heavy scrutiny in recent months

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3 hours ago Anita Dobson tears up as she gives update on Brian May after health scare

Anita Dobson got choked up on Loose Women as she gave an update on her husband Brian May after he suffered a health scare earlier this year

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3 hours ago New Government ambassador for menopause employment Mariella Frostrup has spotlighted ‘meno

Be vigilant of menopause messaging and ask questions.

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3 hours ago Kylian Mbappe 'locks phones away at exclusive parties to avoid photos' claims Swedish model

Mbappe is claimed to have hosted 'private parties' at the exclusive V nightclub, a venue the Clubbable app describes as hosting 'celebrities, wealthy men and women, and stunning young ladies.'

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4 hours ago This Morning's Dermot O'Leary lands new role in Netflix Christmas blockbuster

This Morning presenter Dermot O'Leary has taken on a new role away from the ITV show and as he's set to star in Netflix's new festive film

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