6 h. ago Father is fined £80 for taking his son out of school for 20th anniversary of Boxing Day tsunami that killed his two brothers

Jack Coop, who was 16 when his siblings perished in the horror wave in 2004, flew out with his family to Thailand at Christmas time last year to remember the tragic event.

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8 h. ago Muckle Flugga by Michael Pedersen review – anything can happen on this remote Scottish island

Life is turned upside-down by a new arrival, in this weird and charming tale of nature and family – with a guest appearance from the ghost of Robert Louis StevensonOften thought of as the northernmost point of the British Isles, the Scottish island Muckle Flugga lies on the outer reaches of the Shetland archipelago. Norse legend has it that this craggy and almost uninhabitable place was created by two warring giants, obsessed with the same mermaid. While throwing boulders at each other, one of the rivalrous giants’ missiles accidentally plopped into the sea: and so the island was born.A version of this mythic tussle is central to Michael Pedersen’s debut novel. When the narrative opens, delivered in a lively present tense sprinkled with Scots, The Father and his 19-year-old son Ouse are the only residents on the island. The Father mans Muckle’s lighthouse, and is as volatile as the waves he illuminates. A gossip from a neighbouring island describes him as irascible, with “a&nbs...

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58 h. ago Bombshell truth about why I don't speak to my dad Jeff: In his only interview FREDDY BRAZIER accuses his father of being obsessed with money, controlling his every move and even SPYING on him

As a father and son duo on the much-loved BBC show Celebrity Race Across The World , Jeff Brazier and his youngest boy Freddy won the hearts of millions of viewers.

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67 h. ago Elon Musk's estranged dad tells his 'gorilla' son to make friends again with the president: Trump will prevail

Elon Musk's estranged father Errol told his 'gorilla' son to get back on President Donald Trump 's good side.

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3 d. ago Father and son 'rammed' into car in fatal crash that killed their four

Patrick Maughan, 53, and Owen Maughan, 27, from Darenth, Kent, appeared at Maidstone Crown Court this morning charged with the murder of little Peter Maughan.

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3 d. ago Revealed: The scathing words Prince Charles uttered when Harry was born because he 'wanted a girl'

It is no secret that King Charles has a strained relationship with his youngest son Prince Harry. But the rift between father and son may go back even further than royal watchers realise.

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4 d. ago Shuggie Bain author to release 'poignant' new book about 'living a secret life'

Scottish-American novelist Douglas Stuart's third novel is a "tender and devastating story of love and religion, of a father and son, art and landscape" and is set for publication in 2026.

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4 d. ago Lauren Sanchez's rarely seen son reveals his close bond with his father's glamorous second wife Pia Whitesell

Pia Whitesell has revealed her close bond with her stepson Evan in a photo proudly showing off her blended family.

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4 d. ago Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’

Exclusive: Melbourne team demonstrates way to make the virus visible within white blood cells, paving the way to fully clear it from the bodyA cure for HIV could be a step closer after researchers found a new way to force the virus out of hiding inside human cells.The virus’s ability to conceal itself inside certain white blood cells has been one of the main challenges for scientists looking for a cure. It means there is a reservoir of the HIV in the body, capable of reactivation, that neither the immune system nor drugs can tackle. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Father and son, aged 27 and 53, appear in court accused of murdering boy, four, killed in pickup truck crash that also injured his dad, mother and baby sister

Patrick Maughan, 53, and Owen Maughan, 27, of Darenth, Kent, appeared at Sevenoaks Magistrates' Court to each face four charges over the fatal crash near Dartford

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5 d. ago Father and son, aged 27 and 53, appear in court accused of murdering boy, four, killed in pickup truck crash that also injured his dad and baby sister

Patrick Maughan, 53, and Owen Maughan, 27, of Darenth, Kent, appeared at Sevenoaks Magistrates' Court to each face four charges over the fatal crash near Dartford

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5 d. ago King Charles 'won't make first move' in mending Harry rift, royal insiders claim

A palace source has claimed that the people surrounding King Charles have not 'encouraged reconciliation' as the relationship between father and son continues to deteriorate

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6 d. ago Grieving father unlocks his son's phone a year after his death to find a video of 'the killer wearing a mocking grin moments after the stabbing'

A grieving father who unlocked his son's phone a year after his murder was left horrified after finding a video showing his alleged killer mocking the crime moments after it happened. 

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7 d. ago One in three Australian men say they have committed intimate partner violence, world

Longitudinal study finds affectionate father-son relationships linked to lower risk of men later committing emotional or physical abuseGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne in three Australian men has reported committing domestic violence, world-first research has found – and the same research has identified new ways to tackle it.The Australian Institute of Family Studies found fostering affectionate relationships between sons and fathers (or father figures) was associated with reducing the risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) by as much as 48%.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailHave you ever behaved in a manner that has made a partner feel frightened or anxious? (emotional-type abuse)Have you ever hit, slapped, kicked or otherwise physically hurt a partner when you were angry? (physical violence) Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Dad unlocks dead son's phone and finds 'mocking video left by killer'

Giamcomo Friso, 34, allegedly knifed his neighbour Michael Boschetto to death in Italy - Michael's father finally managed to unlock his son months later and made a chilling discovery

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7 d. ago British tourist killed and their partner is seriously ill after falling from jet ski they were riding in the sea off Albania

The holidaymakers were testing 'manoeuvres' near the Kavaja Rock area in Durres when they fell into the water yesterday morning.

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7 d. ago Girl, 9, 'slipped and fell' into Thames while playing with cousin beside river

The girl, named locally as 'Bia' and believed to be nine years old, was playing with her cousin near the River Thames in Gravesend, Kent when she fell into the water on Friday

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9 d. ago Body found in reservoir after father and son fell into water

Major search launched after pair’s boat reportedly capsized

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9 d. ago Girl, 13, who fell into Baitings Reservoir and died while taking pictures named

The 13-year-old fell into the water at Baitings Dam near Ripponden, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday while out on a half-term walk with her dad - sparking a huge search and rescue mission

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9 d. ago My cultural awakening: A Timothée Chalamet drama made me leave my partner – and check him into rehab

It took a viewing of the 2018 film Beautiful Boy, about a father and his addict son, for me to see that my relationship had become damagingly codependentTwo summers ago, I met a man on a dating app who would become my boyfriend. The red flags were there from the start, but I ignored them all. When I stayed at his, he didn’t have a towel to offer me, and he never changed his sheets. It became obvious that he didn’t know how to look after himself. Even though, in reality, he could survive without me (similar to how a teenage boy would survive on his own, eating burgers in bed), I felt like, if I wasn’t there to buy groceries, cook and clean, he might die. He would disappear for days, on a drink- or drugs-fuelled bender, and I’d assume he’d overdosed in a basement somewhere. I lived in fear that something terrible would happen to him. I became his boyfriend and his caregiver.This was a familiar role for me: I’d done it in all my previous relationships. I needed to be needed. If the per...

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