34 minutes ago How a simple banana became a $6.2million art piece that's still baffling critics

The jaw-dropping $6.2 million sale of a single banana duct-taped to a wall at a New York auction has left many in the artworld stunned - and not just because of the eye-watering price.

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55 minutes ago When we see others in distress we can suffer too. How do we heal from this collective trauma? | Sara Mussa

The more we identify with those suffering, the more vicarious trauma we may feel. But we can recover and even grow from this experienceThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their workAs I stepped into my office and checked my client list for the day, I was surprised to see a name pop up that hadn’t been there for a while. It was Kareem, a young father of two who had recently arrived to Australia from war-torn Iraq. During our session, he described that he thought his symptoms were under control and he was recovering well. But suddenly he was transported back to the blast that left him with a traumatic brain injury and months of rehabilitation. “What was the thing that took you back there?” I asked him. He said it was “hearing a song”, ...

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57 minutes ago I'm A Celeb host Ant McPartlin slams 'passive aggressive' Alan Halsall after clash with Dean McCullough

Ant McPartlin has had his say on Alan Halsall's clash with Dean McCullough, which is the first sign of tension in the camp after a week

Politics

78 minutes ago Sunday Brunch star issues apology after Simon Rimmer swears on Channel 4 show

Sunday Brunch returned to Channel 4 on Sunday morning with presenters Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer back at the helm. But things took an unexpected turn when Simon let a foul word slip

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86 minutes ago Ruben Amorim risks repeating Erik ten Hag transfer mistake as he eyes first Man Utd deal

Ruben Amorim is reportedly targeting a move for his former Sporting Lisbon left-back Nuno Mendes, carrying on a trait from Erik ten Hag's reign after the Dutchman brought a number of his old players to Manchester United

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87 minutes ago Russia makes huge change to adoption law as Vladimir Putin's crackdown on the West goes on

Vladimir Putin is cracking down on Western countries after signing new adoption laws which prevent some countries from adopting Russian children, with further crackdowns made

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1 hour ago Sunday Brunch's Tim Lovejoy makes candid hair confession on Channel 4 show

Tim Lovejoy made a candid admission about his hair during a recent episode of Sunday Brunch, as he explained he once used a certain product to make his hair look thicker

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1 hour ago I'll never be a grandmother because, like so many young women, my twin daughters don't want children

Linda Aitchison is just one of the many women in the UK suddenly being forced to grieve for a future they always hoped for but will never have, thanks to rapidly falling birth rates.

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2 hours ago Laos alcohol poisonings left tragic young women 'vomiting blood' in their final hours

Anne-Sofie Orkild Coyman, 20, and Freja Vennervald Sorensen, 21, were among six young people who died after drinking poisoned alcohol in a backpacker's hostel in Laos

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2 hours ago Westminster Bridge closed as 'attempted murder' sees police swarm area

Metropolitan Police, London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance rushed to Westminster Bridge after a man was stabbed and left fighting for his life this morning

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