4 h. ago Friends cast member 'hated' theme song until one moment changed everything

Friends star David Schwimmer who played Ross Geller on the sitcom, has revealed that he used to 'hate' the show's iconic theme song - but one moment with his kid changed it all for him

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13 h. ago The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits review – a quietly brilliant midlife roadtrip

Once your kids are at university, what’s next for you? This compelling depiction of life at a crossroads is a male counterpart to Miranda July’s All FoursBen Markovits’s quietly excellent new novel begins with the most mundane of middle-class crises. The book’s narrator, 55-year-old law professor Tom Layward, is taking his youngest child to university. For Tom and his wife Amy, the major tasks of parenting are about to vanish in the rear view mirror. The question is: what’s next?It’s a moment of change and re-evaluation for any couple. But within Tom and Amy’s marriage an unexploded bomb is ticking. Tom tells us in the first paragraph that, 12 years earlier, Amy had an affair. He managed his heartbreak by making a deal with himself that he would leave when his youngest went to college. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago A moment that changed me: I used a pseudonym on a dating app

This new identity gave me confidence and the freedom to discover different relationships. It also helped me understand, more broadly, what I really want from lifeI’ve never been a good liar. I can trace it back to my early school days, where my excuses for unfinished homework were never convincing, or I’d guiltily double back on even the smallest of fibs. With a knowing look, my mother would say: “Georgina ” She instilled a reverence for the truth, which was bound to the idea of doing the right thing. She wasn’t wrong: building trust is crucial in forming strong bonds in any relationship dynamic.But, like most teenagers, I gently smudged the boundaries of truth, from concealing my bellybutton piercing, to “borrowing” my brother’s car to meet a boy I fancied. Notably, my untruths were told in the knowledge that they would probably later be discovered (although I hadn’t banked on the flat tyre) and, looking back, they were often linked with an early exploration of my sexual identity. ...

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1 week ago My teacher threatened to rip my teeth out after raping me. But I blocked the memory until a surprising moment changed everything, reveals AMY GRIFFIN

After Amy Griffin narrowly lost a school election aged 12, one of her favourite teachers, Mr Mason, stopped her in the hallway. 'You're the real leader of this school', he reassured her.

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1 week ago My teacher threatened to rip my teeth out after raping me aged 12. But I blocked the memory until a surprising moment changed everything, reveals AMY GRIFFIN

After Amy Griffin narrowly lost a school election aged 12, one of her favourite teachers, Mr Mason, stopped her in the hallway. 'You're the real leader of this school', he reassured her.

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1 week ago Luke Humphries urges change after Euro Tour event moment left him 'frustrated'

Luke Humphries ended a three-match losing streak with a nervy victory over Boris Krcmar in his first match at the European Darts Trophy on Saturday evening

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1 week ago He runs the most famous pub in Wales, but people weren't sure until the moment that everything changed

One that has called this place his home his "entire life" is none other than Ty Coch Inn's landlord, Stuart Webley

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1 week ago EastEnders' Natalie Cassidy has same incurable condition I do – one moment changed my life

EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy recently revealed she has dyspraxia, a condition that affects physical co-ordination, something I battle on a day-to-day basis

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1 week ago 'The mortifying moment onboard my flight which told me I had to change'

It was a real wake-up call for Stockport mum Arlene

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2 w. ago The inside story of the moment a major Scottish university plunged into crisis and changed forever

This is the moment that 32 attendees of Dundee University’s governing body will not forget

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2 w. ago A moment that changed me: I was an excruciatingly shy teenager. Then Courtney Love roared into my life

I swapped my drab clothes for charity-shop nightdresses, highlighted my hair with Sun In – and realised I didn’t need to apologise for being angryI had no tribe during my first three years of high school. Desperate to be accepted by the in-crowd, but sick with anxiety if I was invited to one of their parties, I had no idea who I was. I had spots, wonky teeth and my hair was lank. I was kind of gangly and excruciatingly shy. I didn’t fit the mould, and I had no idea you could carve out your own space in the world.Bombarded with TV shows such as Beverly Hills 90210 and Baywatch, while poring over teen magazines, I compared myself with the glossy, wholesome models that I saw – and felt that I was failing. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Arsenal: Riccardo Calafiori on touching Mikel Arteta moment in transfer talks and hopes of a position change

The defender has revealed a gesture from the manager really impressed him

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3 w. ago Shocking moment furious Trump advisor tells TV reporter to 'stop that crap' after being asked why the president keeps changing his mind on tariffs

White House Senior Trade counselor Peter Navarro furiously told Sky News 's Mark Stone to 'stop that crap' as the US correspondent repeatedly probed him on the issue of tariffs.

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3 w. ago A moment that changed me: Crohn’s left me in constant pain. An operation restored my appetite for life

Eating with my family was a source of joy and pleasure until illness ravaged my digestive system. After my stoma was fitted, everything tasted amazing againGrowing up, I always loved food. On Sundays, I’d ask for seconds of my roast dinner. My gran would bake cakes every weekend, which I would drown in custard. I can still remember how the chocolate digestive biscuits I’d eat when I got in from school tasted, how satisfying it was to dip them in my tea as I chatted with my dad about my day. Food brought us together as a family and it was something I always relished.Then I got sick. I was 12 when I first displayed symptoms of Crohn’s disease. I started getting unbearable pain in my stomach and going to the toilet a bit more. Then a lot more. And I stopped feeling hungry. My weight dropped three stone (19kg), my periods stopped and I had no energy, but it was my sudden lack of appetite that I missed the most. Food had always been a source of joy; I’d watch cookery shows and cry, remem...

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3 w. ago ‘If all I cared about was a career, I’d make listenable music’: Joost Klein on Eurovision, scandal and having the last laugh

The wild child ‘gabber pop’ rapper was booted off last year’s song contest. But his song Europapa eclipsed the winner’s – and he’s about to tour the world in his gigantic shoulder padsJoost Klein is arguably the first artist to triumph at the Eurovision song contest without actually performing in the final. In May last year, the 27-year-old Dutch wild child “gabber pop” rapper was disqualified from the world’s largest live music event just hours before he was due to perform Europapa to 170 million TV viewers around the globe.This song – a chaotic but catchy ode to the father he lost as a teenager, and to the free movement of people ethos his father instilled in him – was touted as a favourite. But instead of gearing up for his big moment, Klein spent seven hours that day sitting in his changing room in a reflex-blue, Ursula-von-der-Leyen-meets-Vivienne-Westwood suit with gigantic shoulder pads, fearing he was about to be arrested – on live TV – over a “backstage incident” after the ...

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3 w. ago ITV BGT's Amanda Holden says moment she 'died' changed life forever

Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden was left in a coma fighting for her life after the 'difficult birth' of her daughter

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4 w. ago A moment that changed me: I was 16, gay and bullied for it. Then my father wrote to the Guardian

Britain in the 90s seemed to see homosexuality as something shameful. My father told the world how proud he was of meGrowing up gay in the 90s was incredibly difficult. In 1998, I was 16 and living in east London, only out to my parents, my sister and a few friends I had made online. I’d already been the target of homophobic bullying and didn’t feel safe coming out to the rest of the world.I was lucky to live in a loving and supportive home. It was also a political household; my dad, in particular, was always active in expressing his beliefs and principles. Both my parents stood for things, cared about others – and they cared about me. Continue reading...

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