52 m. ago Four hikers who took psychedelic mushrooms rescued from the Catskill Mountains after getting lost

One man was said to be experiencing a ‘debilitating high’ while lost in the mountains

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62 m. ago Tim Davie calls BBC’s Bob Vylan Glastonbury broadcast ‘significant mistake’

The corporation’s director-general faced questions from MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

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62 m. ago I moved halfway across the world and there are 3 things I love about the UK

Vita moved from New Zealand to London a year ago and has noticed a few cultural differences.

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78 m. ago Five of the best restaurants in London's museums and galleries

Food is an art all of its own

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2 h. ago Are your knees clicking? Here’s the sign you should be concerned

Noisy knees, known in medical terms as knee crepitus, are a common experience for people of all ages

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3 h. ago ‘I say where I’m from and they tell me they’re sorry’: growing up in the most deprived place in England

The faded resorts and coastal towns of Tendring in Essex offer few job opportunities but many of its 20-somethings are set on finding their way in an area with one of England’s oldest populationsShare your experiences of living in a coastal townPhotographs by Polly BradenThe village where 22-year-old Millicent has lived all her whole life is often her most closely guarded secret – at least until first impressions have been established. “It’s almost like a superpower,” she says. “I wait until people are comfortable with me, and then I’ll do the big reveal.”It doesn’t matter where she goes, the story is always the same. “I’ll go to meet new friends and at some point I’ll tell them I’m from Jaywick,” says Millicent. “And it’s as if they go through the five stages of grief. They’ll say: ‘Oh, you’re not oh, I’m so sorry’.”Kyle, Matt and Finn at Jaywick’s Martello Tower, now an arts site Continue reading...

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3 h. ago I ditched the UK and moved my family to Dubai because it's not safe

Dan Cheung, a popular YouTuber and Forex trader, spoke of his experience of becoming a victim of crime, blaming a lack of 'real repercussions' for criminals in the UK.

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3 h. ago Stoats partners with Universal Products & Experiences to launch new Wicked: For Good inspired snack bars, launching exclusively in Tesco

Edinburgh-based snack bar manufacturer, Stoats, is partnering with Universal Products & Experiences (UP&E) to launch brand new spellbinding snack bars, in celebration of the upcoming theatrical release of Universal Pictures’ Wicked: For Good - the epic conclusion to the Broadway film adaptation, which has captivated audiences around the globe, in cinemas from November 21.

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3 h. ago Netflix accused of 'platforming predator' after interviewing mother who tormented her teenage daughter with sexual messages and texts telling her to 'kill herself'

The documentary recounts the experience of Lauryn and her former boyfriend, from Beal City, Michigan , who became the victims of a horrifying cyberbullying attack at the age of 12 and 13 respectively.

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4 h. ago 'I thought I had hangover but was shocked to discover it was TWO brain tumours'

George Wade was told he had a brain tumour the size of a tennis ball after experiencing symptoms like nausea and a headache which he had chalked up to a hangover

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4 h. ago Ed Sheeran quits UK to move to US with family after backlash over cultural identity comments

The Galway Girl hit-maker has shared his hopes of making a shift towards country music

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4 h. ago Friluftsliv is the Norwegian hack to boost your health and happiness this autumn

Norway consistently ranks as one of the happiest countries in the world, something experts put down to friluftsliv, meaning “outdoor living”. And anyone can have a go, says Hannah Britt

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4 h. ago ‘I thought, I can’t keep living with this shame’: five life models on the power of posing nude

What is it like to be in a room full of artists who are observing and drawing your naked body? Sitters discuss the freedom and healing they have experiencedCraig, 54 (@tattooed_nude) I started life modelling 18 months ago. My mum said: “You’re getting all these tattoos and no one gets to see them.” That triggered something in me. I’ve always loved art and I wanted to see how artists would respond to my tattoos.‘I feel a responsibility to get into interesting and adventurous poses that will inspire the artists.’ Photograph: @garygeezerphotoart Continue reading...

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4 h. ago 'One of the best series of all time' with 'best sex scenes on TV' streaming now

Girls, created by Lena Dunham and co-written with Judd Apatow, is currently experiencing a huge renaissance as fans hail it as one of the most 'realistic' TV shows out there

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5 h. ago UK's 'quirkiest' Airbnb is a 'crashed plane' offering unqiue 'Castaway' experience

The former Dash 8 Q400 airliner has earned rave reviews

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5 h. ago UK's 'quirkiest' Airbnb is a 'crashed plane' offering unique 'Castaway' experience

The former Dash 8 Q400 airliner has earned rave reviews

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7 h. ago Welsh man books flight on 'America's worst airline' and shares honest verdict

A man decided to take a risk by flying onboard America's so-called 'worst airline', with online reviews slamming it as the 'worst travel experience' of their lives and more

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7 h. ago The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai review – a dazzling epic

Longlisted for the Booker, this capacious story of love, work and family set between India and the US is both dizzyingly vast and insistently miniatureOn a trip to see his grandparents in the Indian city of Allahabad, journalist Sunny Bhatia flicks through the morning papers, and is immediately at sea: what can the convoluted sentences before him – “TTIM files complaint against MSL at JM Rastra. MP(LTTK) holds GL Mukti strike to blame for Vasudev debacle. BORS reverberates in KLM(U) case” – possibly mean? His bewilderment at an India he cannot decode is, equally problematically, mirrored by the incomprehension he experiences in New York, where he occupies a junior role at the Associated Press.Fortunately, there are other more readily accessible stories: a woman sold at a cattle fair in Rajasthan, and a retired railway clerk in Mysore who has grown his fingernails so long that they reach across the room and oblige his family to attend to his every physical need. They do not mind, the...

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7 h. ago ‘I wrote songs for the rich and famous and this is what it’s really like’

RuthAnne has penned hits for Britney Spears, Niall Horan and John Legend, and shares her experiences writing some of pop music's biggest bangers.

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10 h. ago 'Fractures and distrust' exposed at Welsh council in damning report

The report pointed to an 'unhelpful blame culture' and 'personal confrontation'

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