5 d. ago 'I was threatened with electric shock therapy as a little boy for wearing a dress

Samantha Wolsey was just six years old when she walked downstairs to show off her dress to her dad, just like her sisters, but the little boy was taken straight to a psychiatrist

Events

7 d. ago ‘I want to talk about it honestly’: trauma of Weinstein’s unknown British victims is revealed

Actor Lisa Rose’s one-woman show highlights suffering of aspiring actors and office juniors who fell prey to mogul’s abuseHarvey Weinstein’s key accusers were famous – from Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow to Lupita Nyong’o and Ashley Judd. These Hollywood film stars spoke out against the ex-studio boss’s abusive behaviour in 2017, fuelling the international #MeToo movement.But Weinstein’s crimes and bullying practices had a direct and lasting impact on many more, including unknown names who worked with him in London. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Morbidly obese dad sheds over 22st after ditching takeaways and wins Slimming World award

An inspirational slimmer lost more than 22st after doctors told him to prepare for the worst.

Events

1 week ago Dad unrecognisable after ditching £140 a week takeaway habit

Kenny Higgins has lost almost two thirds of his body weight

Economics

1 week ago Voices: Trans women like me are now effectively outlawed from public life – what are you so scared of?

Today is a dark day for human rights, marking the point at which the treatment of trans people and trans women, in particular, moved from one of harassment and abuse to outright state-sponsored persecution, writes Diana Thomas

Politics

2 w. ago Prince George leaves royal fans saying the same thing as he goes to football match with William

Prince George joined his dad Prince William in Paris to watch Aston Villa take on PSG on Wednesday night, and the 11-year-old left royal fans all saying the same thing

Politics

2 w. ago Priscilla Presley spotted deep in thought as she walks her dog days after latest moves in her elder abuse lawsuit against die

Priscilla Presley, 79, has dealt with one blow after another while dealing with an ongoing lawsuit she filed against her former business associates, and on a walk with her dog she appeared deep in thought.

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2 w. ago Dreamin’ Wild review – Walton Goggins and Casey Affleck star as rediscovered 70s rockers

Goggins and Affleck play Donnie and Joe Emerson, whose album wins acclaim decades after it was made, but it’s rather a mono dramaNewcomer-fans of Walton Goggins, sharing gifs of his stunned expression in The White Lotus, might want a look at this interesting but flawed movie: a heartfelt but frustratingly ponderous true-life story from the music world in which Goggins stars with Casey Affleck. Donnie and Joe Emerson were two brothers from Washington State who self-recorded an album in their teen years in 1978 called Dreamin’ Wild; it bombed, leaving crippling debts for their poor dad (played by Beau Bridges), who’d taken out bank loans to build them a log-cabin recording studio – but the record is then rediscovered 30 years later by vinyl hipster connoisseurs who can hardly believe the Emerson boys’ untutored rock genius.The film insightfully shows how this deferred fame is not all good news; it has come too late for them really to enjoy it and Donnie (Affleck) has grown into a pric...

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2 w. ago Dreamin’ Wild review – Walton Goggins and Casey Affleck are rediscovered 70s rockers in late

Goggins and Affleck play Donnie and Joe Emerson, whose album wins acclaim decades after it was made, but it’s rather a mono filmNewcomer-fans of Walton Goggins, sharing gifs of his stunned expression in The White Lotus, might want a look at this interesting but flawed movie: a heartfelt but frustratingly ponderous true-life story from the music world in which Goggins stars with Casey Affleck. Donnie and Joe Emerson were two brothers from Washington State who self-recorded an album in their teen years in 1978 called Dreamin’ Wild; it bombed, leaving crippling debts for their poor dad (played by Beau Bridges), who’d taken out bank loans to build them a log-cabin recording studio – but the record is then rediscovered 30 years later by vinyl hipster connoisseurs who can hardly believe the Emerson boys’ untutored rock genius.The film insightfully shows how this deferred fame is not all good news; it has come too late for them really to enjoy it and Donnie (Affleck) has grown into a prick...

Politics

3 w. ago Dad takes own life after paedophile abuser moves back into area

Andrew Hodge's body was discovered at woodlands in Fife three days after he was reported missing.

Events

3 w. ago Passenger flying business class for first time in his life was kicked off Emirates flight before it left the runway after enjoying airport hospitality 'too much'

Shaun Hewitt had boarded the jet from Newcastle to Dubai on December 12 last year, with an upgraded ticket for the first time ever and became 'abusive' when he was asked to move seats.

Transport

3 w. ago ‘I’m welling up thinking about it’: how a comedian used humour to beat trauma – and made it into a podcast

After Mark O’Sullivan’s My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom helped him move past his childhood trauma, he’s launched a tearful, joyful new show – about creativity’s power to rebuild livesMark O’Sullivan is still buzzing from winning a Royal Television Society (RTS) award for his documentary, My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom. “I’m grinning like a mid-party Michael Gove,” he chuckles. “It’s lovely for it to be recognised as an important and powerful piece. I just got a message from someone I knew years ago to say they’d seen the news about the award, watched the show and finally felt able to say they were also abused. That moved me to tears. Again!”Comedian and writer O’Sullivan – co-star of cult Channel 4 sitcom Lee & Dean and creator of ITV teen drama Tell Me Everything – is now launching the weekly podcast Making Lemonade. It explores the healing power of creating something positive out of negative experiences, after his own life was radically transformed by his deeply personal film, confro...

Events

4 w. ago Dad told he should 'just take vitamins' for fatigue when he had deadly blood cancer

The 48-year-old is "so grateful to be here" after his initial symptoms were dismissed.

Events

last month Prince Harry heard dad was taken to hospital on the news like rest of world in brutal blow

Prince Harry, who last saw his father King Charles 13 months ago, only found out about the monarch's recent health update when the rest of the world was told, it has been claimed

Politics