2 h. ago Men get more disgusted as they age? It’s only a matter of time before my husband sees the real, slovenly, me | Emma Beddington

Research shows that while women experience feelings of revulsion from a young age, men catch them up in later years. Maybe I should stop scraping the mould off the jam What disgusts you? I hope it’s not inexpertly summarised research, because I have been intrigued by the recently reported finding that men get more disgusted as they age. Researchers at the Institute for Environmental Decisions in Zurich found that while young women generally “experience more disgust than men”, later in life the difference between the sexes narrows, and “men and women will reach similar levels of disgust when they get older”.I don’t think anyone who has encountered young men’s bedrooms either in person or through the @boyroom social media account (a festival of coverless, unwashed duvets, defrosted bags of Ikea meatballs left to fester and stockpiled used tissues) will be surprised to learn that male disgust doesn’t kick in early. However, the theory is that as physical vulnerability increases with ag...

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4 h. ago Kate Ferdinand and husband Rio put on a cosy display as they join unlikely Usher fan Sir Ian McKellen at singe

Kate Ferdinand and husband Rio put on a cosy display as they join unlikely Usher fan Sir Ian McKellen at singe  Daily Mail

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4 h. ago Kurt Cobain’s guitar from Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged show to go on display in UK

The Martin D-18E, played at renowned performance five months before singer’s suicide, sold for £4.8m in 2020The world’s most expensive guitar, which Kurt Cobain played in one of Nirvana’s most acclaimed performances – the MTV Unplugged in New York show – is to be displayed in the UK for the first time.The Royal College of Music in London has been loaned the Martin D-18E by its owner, Peter Freedman (the chair of Røde microphones), who bought the guitar for $6m (£4.8m) in 2020, making it the most expensive guitar ever sold at auction. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Social media is awash with ‘heteropessimism’. Do young women really think so poorly of men? | Rachel Connolly

The cliche of the loutish, emotionally inadequate boyfriend is everywhere. The truth is more complicatedHow is the ideal heterosexual girlfriend supposed to behave? This played on my mind after I watched Companion, a film about a loutish millennial man named Josh with a robot girlfriend named Iris. Iris was designed to be the perfect girlfriend, and so she regards Josh with total devotion and admiration, and prioritises their relationship above all else. She has a head full of fake memories, such as the one of the day they met, when they were both in the same supermarket and he clumsily upended a display of oranges, sending them rolling across the floor. This caught her attention. She has been programmed to regard this as the best day of her life.Like so many things you watch and read now, Companion is intended to reflect a familiar trope back at the viewer in an exaggerated but unchallenging fashion. It’s a pantomimed version of a wildly imbalanced heterosexual relationship, a port...

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13 h. ago Claims against Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are 'baseless' and a 'deflection' by charity boss, sources blast

In an explosive interview, Sentebale trustee chairman Sophie Chandauka also claimed donors dropped their support because of the prince's reputation after he quit his royal duties.

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23 h. ago I locked myself in a Persimmon show home  because developers refused to deal with our black mould infestation... here's what happened next

Gary Prince, 33, and his wife bought their dream home for £178k in 2016, but they have spent years battling developer Persimmon Homes over the 'inhabitable' conditions.

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23 h. ago First orbital rocket launched from mainland Europe crashes after takeoff

Uncrewed Spectrum test rocket’s failure seconds after blast-off said to have produced extensive data nonethelessA test rocket aimed at kickstarting satellite launches from Europe fell to the ground and exploded less than a minute after takeoff from a Norwegian spaceport on Sunday, in what the German startup Isar Aerospace had described as an initial test.The uncrewed Spectrum rocket was billed as the first attempt at an orbital flight to originate from Europe, where several nations, including Sweden and Britain, have said they want a share of the growing market for commercial space missions. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago First orbital rocket launched from Europe crashes after launch

Failure of Spectrum rocket seconds after blast-off deals blow to continent’s effort to build new space economyThe first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off on Sunday, dealing a blow to the continent’s effort to build a new space economy.The Spectrum rocket, developed by the German startup Isar Aerospace, tilted over and crashed back to Earth with a powerful boom just after launching from Norway’s Andøya spaceport in the Arctic, in live video broadcast on YouTube. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Garden centre bans staff from wearing 'political symbols' after shoppers left 'absolutely raging mad' over checkout lady's Pro

The family, who visited Hayes Garden World in Ambleside, were left upset by the display, claiming the centre had shown 'no regard for the feeling and sensitivity of visiting Jews or Israelis.'

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31 h. ago Dunelm shoppers 'obsessed' with £12 item that 'adds a rustic touch' to kitchens

Dunelm shoppers fell in love with the "rustic" item after a shopper showcased her own charming display

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31 h. ago Revealed: Woman whose subway meltdown over 'uneducated' MAGA fan ended in instant karma face plant

Alberta Testanero, 55, was named by the New York Post after she got into a heated spat with the man on a 6 train in midtown New York last week.

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33 h. ago Keep roses free from black spot disease if 3 easy jobs are done right now

Black spot is a serious fungal disease named after the big dark splotches that can appear on rose leaves once the plant is infected. It can only thrive in warm, rainy conditions.

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33 h. ago Scientists hope hungry weevils from Louisiana can tackle South Africa's invasive water plants

South Africa is unleashing weevils imported from the United States in a bid to fight off the sprouting growth of Salvinia minima, an alien species of aquatic plant native to South America that is choking up dams and rivers

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34 h. ago Gardeners urged to plant eight flowers in April for critical reason

April is known as the crossroads between cold winter-like weather and the warmth of spring - and these eight flowers are a must in gardens if you want to encourage bees.

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37 h. ago Wayne Rooney backtracks after 'I am shocked' blast during FA Cup coverage

Nottingham Forest reached the FA Cup semi-finals after beating Brighton on penalties after Wayne Rooney was critical of Nuno Espirito Santo's decision to rest Anthony Elanga and Callum Hudson-Odoi

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42 h. ago Greenlanders blast JD Vance's claim that Donald Trump wants to help the country

Angry Greenlanders have pointed out that Donald Trump's right hand man doesn't seem to know what his other right hand man is doing.

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49 h. ago Lachie Kennedy upstages Gout Gout on Australian athletics’ historic night

Pair produce thrilling men’s 200m at Maurie Plant meetClaudia Hollingsworth prevails in ‘crazy’ women’s 1500mTeenage sprint sensation Gout Gout has been upstaged by rival Lachie Kennedy in the 200m at the Maurie Plant meet in Melbourne on a night that confirms athletics’ resurgence in Australia.In front of around 10,000 fans at Lakeside Stadium, the first sell-out at an Australian one-day athletics meet in more than two decades, the 17-year-old finished just four hundredths of a second behind his fellow Queenslander. Kennedy, who last week won Australia’s first medal in the 60m at the world indoor championships, finished in a personal best of 20.26s after running a powerful bend and holding off Gout at the line. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago We test a smart plant pot that purifies the air in your house

Consumer technology writer Gareth Butterfield has been living with Vitesy's Natede Smart in his own home

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58 h. ago Sow this seed before the end of March for delicious results in your garden

Get to work this weekend with key jobs of the season including spring cleaning your borders, feeding soil and planting your veg outside

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58 h. ago Gardeners urged to prune lavender now so it produces constant blooms

Lavender is a beautiful plant to look at - but it also contains a wealth of benefits. Follow these tips to ensure your lavender plant remains prosperous all spring and summer

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