29 h. ago 'Boris bikes' to be named after inspirational women cyclists to increase female ridership

1.5 million cycling trips a day are made in the capital - but only a third by women

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6 d. ago 24 Welsh girl names so beautiful you'll wish they were yours

If you're looking for inspiration for baby names, these are gorgeous.

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6 d. ago 29 Welsh girl names so beautiful you'll wish they were yours

If you're looking for inspiration for baby names, these are gorgeous.

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7 d. ago Hamnet review – Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley beguile and captivate in audacious Shakespearean tragedy

Chloé Zhao’s film version of Maggie O’Farrell’s myth-making novel powerfully reimagines the agonising loss of a child as the source of Hamlet’s grand stage drama‘The joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears ” This is Francis Bacon’s essay Of Parents and Children; maybe they were more secret in his day than ours. This kind of secrecy and revelation is part of Chloé Zhao’s deeply felt romantic fantasy about the origin of William Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet. It locates the play’s beginning in the imagined anguish of Shakespeare and his wife Agnes (or Anne) Hathaway at the death of their son Hamnet at the age of 11 in 1596, a few years before the play’s first performance.The nearness of the names is not supposed to be some monumental Freudian slip; there is linguistic evidence that the two could be used interchangeably. The movie is inspired by Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel of the same name – Zhao co-wrote the screenplay with O’Farrell – as well as the 2004 essay T...

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1 week ago Top trending baby names for 2026 set to be inspired by pop stars like Lily Allen and Dua Lipa, experts reveal

According to new data from BabyCentre, the UK's leading pregnancy and parenting hub, pop culture will dominate this year's choices for those who are expecting.

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1 week ago Forget Rover, Buddy and Spot! Taylor Swift, Charli XCX and Elvis inspire the most popular pet names of 2025

Move over Buddy and Spot - Britain's pets are getting the A-list treatment, according to new research.

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1 week ago Most popular baby names for 2026 with unexpected monikers making the list

If you're expecting a baby in 2026 you might want to see the predicted most popular baby names for boys and girls, with vintage and nature-inspired trends set to dominate

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1 week ago Top Dog Names 2026: Here are the 10 most popular adorable puppy names of the last year

Looking for inspiration to name your new puppy? We have some ideas.

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1 week ago Top 100 baby names of 2025 revealed and classics that are going EXTINCT for 2026

From huge pop stars and TV shows inspiring parents to long-forgotten 'dad names' making a comeback, we reveal the nation's favourite baby names of 2025 - with key predictions for the year ahead

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1 week ago Return of Girl Power! The young British female acts who are driving an increase in music sales

It's enough to make the Spice Girls holler, as rising stars Olivia Dean and Lola Young lead a new Girl Power charge in the music charts.

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2 w. ago Indiana Jones has 'secret' connection to Star Wars and it's all to do with a dog

George Lucas's dog Indiana was the inspiration for both Indiana Jones' name and the Star Wars character Chewbacca, fans are discovering

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2 w. ago Gavin and Stacey children's names and dark surnames explained by Ruth Jones

Gavin and Stacey had three children by the time the 2019 Christmas special rolled around and Ruth Jones has explained the royal inspiration behind their names

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3 w. ago Biggest baby names of 2026 will be inspired by 60s, 70s and 90s stars

Experts say they have seen a new trend for nostalgia that will bring back some once popular names

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3 w. ago Biggest baby names of 2026 set to include some old favourites

Parents are taking name inspiration from the 60s, 70s, 90s and popular fiction

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