4 d. ago Kaya Scodelario: ‘I felt more like an adult when I was 14 than I do now’

The British-Brazilian star of 'The Gentleman' and 'Skins' has to grow up the hard way in her new film ‘Adulthood’. She speaks with Annabel Nugent about playing perennial cool girl Effy Stonem, protecting young women on set, and why watching ‘Euphoria’ gives her anxiety

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7 d. ago Little girl rushed to hospital after 'horrific' soft play accident

She was rushed to A&E with serious injuries

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7 d. ago Jules Von Hep and Dr Brendan J Dunlop on body image and beauty standards for modern men

Jules Von Hep spent 20 years as a celebrity spray tanner, working with Hollywood actors and Victoria's Secret models and observed that every single person, no matter how "perfect" they seemed, would apologise for their body. Joined by expert Consultant Clinical Psychologist Dr Brendan J Dunlop on the Well Enough podcast, the pair explore the staggering impact of beauty standards on mental health and how 48 per cent of men are struggling in silence with body image problems. Together with podcast host Emilie Lavinia, Von Hep and Dunlop unpack toxic masculinity, social media algorithms, outdated marketing messages and what needs to change. Von Hep shares his powerful journey from body dysmorphia to true body confidence, and Brendan gives practical tips for mindset shifts to improve body confidence and self esteem.

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7 d. ago Jules Von Hep says ‘after years of seeing naked bodies’ he’s learned to nourish not punish his own

Men frequently struggle with body image issues and according to experts, do so overwhelmingly in early adulthood. A 2021 BBC report indicates that 48 per cent of men aged 16-40 reported poor body image affecting their mental health.

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9 d. ago The Hunger Games: On Stage review – thundering fight to the death in a dazzling dystopia

Troubadour Canary Wharf theatre, LondonEye-popping visuals and a strong lead performance energise Matthew Dunster’s production – but the emotion gets lost amid the actionA luminous bow hovers in the darkness as if suspended in the sky while the arena-like stage is filled with smoke. A figure emerges: Katniss Everdeen, the girl from District 12 in Suzanne Collins’ post-apocalyptic universe, played by Jennifer Lawrence in the film franchise. With her appearance, the 74th Hunger Games begin – and no special effect is spared.Closely following the plot of Collins’ first book in the young adult series, and the Lionsgate film of 2012, Matthew Dunster’s production is a grand-scale manifestation of dystopian Panem. It is a place in which the haves and have-nots are divided into districts, and in which children are pitted against each other as “Tributes” in a deadly TV gameshow, forced to kill for prime-time entertainment. The last one standing wins the prize of survival. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘Never lose hope’: how a new Afghanistan women’s team helps refugees cope with trauma

Afghan Women United is comprised of players forced to flee their homeland and is another step in overcoming major barriers“When I step on to the pitch everything else is automatically erased from my mind,” says the captain of Afghan Women United, Fatima Haidari, when asked how football helps her cope with the traumas she has suffered.“I train, I play, and a fire inside me is lit, not just because of the power that I feel at that moment as a player, but because I feel I have many other girls with me. It’s like I’m taking their hands. Like I’m playing with them. It’s not just for me, and I feel powerful.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Child 'cracks the code' for frustrating claw machines but some issue warning

A young girl has figured out exactly how you need to play a claw machine arcade game to win every single time, but some have warned it may land you in hot water...

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2 w. ago Hugh Jackman shares playful moment with girlfriend Sutton Foster as couple arrive in LA days after his ex Deborra's memoir bombshell

Hugh Jackman and his girlfriend Sutton Foster shared a playful moment as they arrived to LAX on Wednesday - only days after his ex Deborra's memoir bombshell.

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3 w. ago Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers: ‘We don’t want to be the biggest band in the world. It’s just fun playing with our besties’

The Australian rock band are ‘legit now’ with their second album, Glory. They talk about performing while underage, playing with Dave Grohl and the ‘girl band’ labelGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email“If you want to rock, you’ve gotta break the rules. You’ve gotta get mad at The Man,” a wise man (Jack Black) once said (in School of Rock). And in 2015, four 15-year-olds in Canberra watching the Richard Linklater film at a sleepover decided they wanted to do just that, forming a rock band the morning after that has become one of Australia’s most exciting acts: Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers – a joke name suggested by one of their uncles that stuck.The four teenagers had enough punk brio that they were soon being booked to play venues they weren’t old enough to enter unchaperoned. Adults around them would assume they were in their early 20s, when they were actually 16 or 17.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Sa...

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3 w. ago Body image taboos holding girls back from playing sport, experts warn

64% of girls give up sport by the end of pubertyTanni Grey-Thompson outlines ‘barriers to participation’Taboos around women’s bodies are holding girls back from pursuing sport into adulthood and preventing the creation of “a generation of fit and healthy women”, a parliamentary committee has heard.With surveys showing 64% of girls give up sport by the end of puberty, experts told the women and equalities committee that a complete sea change in understanding around the impact of sport on female bodies is required, but that such a change is possible and “if we get it right we’d be on a winning streak”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tom Daley reveals ongoing battle with body dysmorphia after retiring from diving

The Olympic diver and Celebrity Traitors star opened up about his eating disorder and body image battles

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3 w. ago Former Duke player Kyle Singler charged with assaulting girlfriend in Oklahoma

Former Duke and Oklahoma City Thunder player Kyle Singler has been charged for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend in Oklahoma

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3 w. ago Sydney Sweeney says she’d ‘have more fun as James Bond’ in response to casting rumours

‘Depends on the script,’ said the star when asked about playing a Bond girl

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3 w. ago Dutch volleyballer and convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde denied Australian visa

Player’s visa application rejected ahead of world championships Van de Velde served prison sentence for raping 12-year-old girl in 2014Netherlands beach volleyball player and convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde has been banned from entering Australia for the looming world titles.Van de Velde had been named in a Dutch team to contest the world championships in Adelaide starting on 14 November, but the Australian government rejected his visa application. Continue reading...

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