89 minutes ago This is how we do it: ‘We did wonder whether sex at our advanced age would be difficult – but it’s been amazing’

Ella and Richard almost gave up on sex after she had health problems – but a clever solution helped them rediscover their intimacyHow do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymouslyRichard was interested in having a sex life, so I decided to try it – and it turned out to be really amazing Continue reading...

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89 minutes ago ‘Disaster is about caring. I’m not selfish any more’ – This is climate breakdown

We are used to seasonal droughts in the Karoo. But this did not stop. This is Sybil’s storyLocation Sutherland, South AfricaDisaster Southern Africa drought, 2015-2023Isabella Visagie, known to everyone in her life as Sybil, is a 57-year-old sheep farmer, wife and mother from the Karoo, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. In 2015 a drought began that would bring the community in which she lived to its knees. The province has been locked in a drought since then. The climate crisis intensified flash droughts across southern Africa in 2015-16, increased the probability of the 2015-17 drought in the south-west of neighbouring Western Cape, and is increasing temperatures in the Northern Cape, as well as decreasing rainfall in parts of that province. Continue reading...

Events

89 minutes ago ‘Catastrophic’ marine heatwaves are killing sealife and causing mass disruption to UK fisheries

Targeted research must be launched urgently to save sea creatures and plant life, oceanography centre warnsBritain is facing a future of increasingly catastrophic marine heatwaves that could destroy shellfish colonies and fisheries and have devastating impacts on communities around the coast of the UK.That is the stark conclusion of a new report by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), based in Southampton, which is pressing for the launch of a targeted research programme as a matter of urgency to investigate how sudden temperature rises in coastal seawater could affect marine habitats and seafood production in the UK. Continue reading...

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94 minutes ago Tim Robbins: ‘You’re telling me Netflix is the future of cinema? We’re in big trouble’

With Silo, the actor – known for his strong political stances – is still choosing roles he truly believes in that echo real life. But he’s now concerned about the wider future of his own industry, tooBefore I speak to Tim Robbins, the publicist for the series that he’s promoting, Apple TV+’s dystopian drama Silo, politely requests that our conversation sticks to the show and his wider career. No politics please. It’s a brave attempt at reputation management, and also a completely doomed one. Because, well this is Tim Robbins! Has there ever been a Hollywood star more associated with the free mixing of performance and politics?This is the man, after all, who was banned, along with his then partner Susan Sarandon, from presenting at the Oscars after using their hosting stint at the 1993 c...

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97 minutes ago England have few ‘points to be proven’ despite poor World Cup, says Heather Knight

Heather Knight’s side play South Africa next.

Politics

1 hour ago Actress Ashley Jensen surprises schoolchildren with an exclusive premiere of a new film

The 'Shetland' star joined schoolchildren on a knitted red carpet to launch a Shaun the Sheep animation for Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day

Culture

2 hours ago Conor McGregor's staggering net worth and life of luxury with fiancée Dee Devlin

Conor McGregor has been found liable for assaulting a woman in a Dublin hotel six years ago, with the former UFC champion ordered to pay £200,000 in damages

Politics

2 hours ago ‘Killed a British icon’: Jaguar’s modernist rebrand sparks anger and mockery online

‘Do you sell cars?’ Tesla founder Elon Musk responded to the ad

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2 hours ago Popular OnlyFans star claims she's a 'feminist' inspiring generations of women to 'achieve their dreams'

Kayla Jade, 25, who lives in Australia, said that the site, where she's in the top 0.1 per cent of creators, has enabled her to 'have the life she always dreamed of'.

Sport

2 hours ago Stacey Solomon 'yearning' for another child despite 'hectic' home life

Stacey Solomon recently congratulated friend Sophie Hinchliffe after she announced she was pregnant, it has prompted insiders to suggest the former I'm A Celeb star could be keen on baby six.

Society