20 h. ago A moment that changed me: I went to a death cafe – and learned how to live a much happier life

I felt peace flood over me as I realised I no longer needed to seek validation from others. Rather than saying yes to everything, I became more open, present and patient‘Are you afraid of dying, or are you afraid of not living?” Last year, I was sitting in a circle of strangers – half Buddhist monks, half morbidly curious members of the public – when someone asked one of the most profound questions I had ever heard. I was at a “death cafe”, at my local Buddhist centre in south London. A plate of biscuits was passed around while people nursed mugs of hot tea. At 29, I was one of the youngest attending the informal chat about death and dying, which was part of an initiative to encourage more open conversations about the ends of our lives.During the session, people reflected on the lives of those they had lost. Stories were shared about the joyful moments they had had together. A woman asked me why I would want to come to something like this, at my age. I looked around before revealing...

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43 h. ago BBC Breakfast live broadcast halted as host Jon Kay shares important announcement

BBC Breakfast host Jon Kay shared a heartfelt update on four-year-old guest Issac during Tuesday morning's show

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56 h. ago WWDC 2025 live: Apple shares radical new iPhone design at major conference

Apple is about to dramatically change the look of the iPhone’s software in a major live event.

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60 h. ago Takeover fever grips City as three UK firms receive US offers

Alphawave, Oxford Ionics and Spectris targeted as flagging share prices leave British companies vulnerableBusiness live – latest updatesAmerican investors are poised to snap up three companies listed on the London Stock Exchange for a combined value of more than £5bn, as flagging share prices leave British companies vulnerable to takeovers.Alphawave, which is one of the few semiconductor companies listed in the UK, received an offer worth 183p a share from the US rival Qualcomm and on Monday the British company’s board recommended the deal to shareholders after months of talks. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Single mum living in cramped hotel room with two kids forced to push beds together

Abbie Coulthard, 31, has shared her story of living in a hotel room in Liverpool city centre with her son Rocco, 8, and daughter Dollie, 6 months, who was born in a B&B in Manchester

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3 d. ago ITV Love Island star shares real reason why he's packed two wooly hats for Spanish villa

Love Island 2025 hunk Tommy Bradley has shared his "strange" beauty hack that he can't live without and says his pals are always in stitches when they see him do it

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3 d. ago Meet the members of the Dull Men’s Club: ‘Some of them would bore the ears off you’

An international club where dull people meet online to share the tedium of everyday lives is immensely popular. But for one man it’s a place of poignant connectionGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThe 18th-century English writer Samuel Johnson once wrote, ‘He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others’. It’s a sentiment eagerly embraced by The Dull Men’s Club. Several million members in a number of connected Facebook groups strive to cause dullness in others on a daily basis. In this club, they wear their dullness with pride. The duller the better. This is where the nerds of the world unite.“Posts that contain bitmoji-avatar-things are far too exciting, and will probably get deleted,” warn the rules of the Dull Men’s Club (Australian branch). Continue reading...

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3 d. ago French Open 2025 men’s final: Jannik Sinner v Carlos Alcaraz – tennis live

Follow live final updates from Roland GarrosHave any thoughts to share? Send Daniel an emailSalut et bienvenue à Roland-Garros 2025 – 15e jour!We’re all friends here so we can be honest with one another: our lives are predictable, the days passing slowly and the years zipping by in a sapping imposition of the almost-same. The world, so full of fantasy and wonder, so much of it inaccessible to us other than on special occasions. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Saturday Kitchen star shares secret struggle with presenting BBC show live that viewers won't notice

EXCLUSIVE: Saturday Kitchen's Matt Tebbutt has opened up about all things to do with the hit BBC morning show - from his worst habits, to things he loves and finds most difficult about live TV

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5 d. ago Emmerdale fans say 'feels illegal' over Charity Dingle star's real accent

The actress left some fans in shock as she sounds different than her Dales character

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6 d. ago The One Show's Alex Jones shares touching tribute minutes into live broadcast

The One Show host Alex Jones paid tribute to a friend one year after their tragic death on Thursday

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7 d. ago Madeleine McCann Portugal search Live as disgraced cop shares sick theory

Disgraced former Portuguese police chief Goncalo Amaral has branded the new Madeleine McCann searches over the top and wheeled out a sick theory about her disappearance

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7 d. ago Madeleine McCann search LIVE: Cops seen at abandoned farmhouse as sick theory shared

Disgraced former Portuguese police chief Goncalo Amaral has branded the new Madeleine McCann searches over the top and wheeled out a sick theory about her disappearance

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8 d. ago American woman killed in Galway house blaze revealed to be death row survivor

Sonia 'Sunny' Jacobs, 76, and a man in his 30s, were pronounced dead at the scene of the fatal fire at a detached bungalow at Gleann Mac Mhuireann in Connemara, Scotland

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8 d. ago David Coote's new life after refereeing ban with drastic career change caught on camera

David Coote was sacked by the PGMOL in December and a surprised resident within his local area was shocked to see him working in a completely different job

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8 d. ago Scarlett Moffatt shares powerful body image message as she lives out new dream venture

Scarlett Moffatt has shared a powerful body image message with her followers as she embarks on a new venture that brings her “sheer joy”.

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1 week ago American woman living in the UK shares the one shocking difference nobody warned her about

Melissa Mendez, originally from Florida, said as she adjusted to her new life in the UK, she said she quickly noticed one major difference between the two countries that she never expected.

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1 week ago American visits Primark in UK for first time and one thing leaves her floored

Primark is a well known retailer in the UK with fashion, beauty and home ranges. An American woman visited the store in Bath and was impressed by what she found

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1 week ago Kelly Osbourne leaves fans shocked with 'completely different' appearance in new Instagram snap: 'Who is this?'

The TV personality, 40, took to Instagram to post a couple of glamorous shots after getting her hair and makeup done, with her face looking smoother and more chiselled than ever.

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1 week ago What happened at the Liverpool parade? Merside Police share update on investigation

Police are still appealing for people to come forward

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