5 d. ago Is heavy drinking as a teen GOOD for you? Youngsters who booze with their friends go on to earn more as adults, controversial study claims

It's a rite of passage that's regularly frowned upon - but drinking with friends in your late teens could boost career prospects, a controversial study claims.

Politics

1 week ago The true meaning and grisly history of the 'Penny for the Guy' Bonfire Night tradition

The tradition might be on the decline but it's still a rite of passage for many children.

Events

3 w. ago 'You are sharing a wall with people who don’t care if you live or die'

House shares have long been seen as a rite of passage for young adults. But for many, living cheek by jowl with strangers is far from ideal, says Greta Simpson.

Events

3 w. ago Hollyoaks: How the teen classic soap defied the snobs to reach its 30th anniversary

The Chester-set soap celebrates three decades on air this week. Katie Rosseinsky looks back at how a ‘Hollyoaks’ habit became a rite of passage for British adolescents

Politics

3 w. ago Buying appliances more of a rite of passage than home or job

80% of Brits think adulthood looks very different today compared to past generations

Society

3 w. ago The Revolutionists by Jason Burke review – from hijackings to holy war

A colourful study of the evolution of extremism in the tumultuous 1970sNo one knew what to call them. For some they were “skyjackers”, for others “air bandits”. Neither name stuck, but by 1970, these figures were fixtures of the western political landscape. It helped that hijacking planes was easy. Bag checks, metal detectors and frisking at airports were proposed, only to be dismissed as overkill.The result was a lethal carnival of transnational terrorism that peaked in the 70s, when commandeering a plane was as much a rite of passage as backpacking to Kathmandu for some countercultural types. Spanning four continents and drawing on sources in a dozen languages, Jason Burke’s survey of this set combines a flair for period detail – sideburns and aviator shades, berets and Beretta pistols – with impressive digests of Arab and Iranian history. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago British defence forces participate in ‘gruelling’ taster of traditional race

The Doko race was introduced in 1989 and is a rite of passage for aspiring Gurkhas to be selected for the British Army (Brigade of Gurkhas).

Politics

3 w. ago British defence forces participate in ‘gruelling’ traditional race

The Doko race was introduced in 1989 and is a rite of passage for aspiring Gurkhas to be selected for the British Army (Brigade of Gurkhas).

Politics