30 h. 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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3 d. ago The chameleon smartphone! Watch as a futuristic device changes COLOUR within seconds after being plunged underwater

This is the moment MailOnline tries the world's first cold-sensitive colour changing smartphone - by dipping it in water.

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3 d. ago Princess Diana's brother Charles Spencer says his father 'did not suspect how deviant boarding school could be'

Charles Spencer has discussed why he wrote his memoir, A Very Private School, in an interview with the Times.

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5 d. ago All the GP changes aimed at speeding up your chances of seeing a doctor

GP deal hailed as 'breakthrough moment' and will change how you can book appointments with your doctor in England from October

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1 week ago Europe meets to discuss the unimaginable on third anniversary of Ukraine war

The three-year mark of the war came at a sensitive moment for Kyiv as Zelensky navigates a changing international environment upended by Trump's changes to the US approach to the war.

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1 week ago On the third anniversary of the Ukraine war, Europe meets to discuss the unimaginable

The three-year mark of the war came at a sensitive moment for Kyiv as Zelensky navigates a changing international environment upended by Trump's changes to the US approach to the war.

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1 week ago Jamie Roberts spots 'shocking' unseen England v Scotland moment that changed everything as fans stunned

The incident was missed by fans during a nerve-shredding end to the Calcutta Cup clash at Twickenham

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2 w. ago A moment that changed me: I took my husband for granted – until I met three single women at a party

After 14 years of marriage, our relationship was comfortable, but slightly complacent. A sudden glimpse into the world of dating apps gave me a new appreciation for what I haveWe weren’t unhappily married. To most people, I suspect we just seemed normal. My husband and I had been together for 17 years and had recently celebrated our 14th wedding anniversary. We were plodding along just fine: comfortable, slightly complacent, grunting at each other from behind our phones, eating dinner in front of the telly, focusing on childcare, keeping on keeping on – like most of our married friends. When our mortgage payments doubled, paying for a babysitter to go on nights out alone seemed an unnecessary expense.On New Year’s Eve, we went to a party at the home of another couple – parents of a child in our son’s class: a bring-kids-along, more-the-merrier thing. I ended up chatting to three women I had never met. They didn’t have children at the school and, it turned ou...

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3 w. ago A moment that changed me: I arrived in London as a child refugee — and discovered a strange new world

A moment that changed me: I arrived in London as a child refugee — and discovered a strange new world  The Guardian

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