62 h. ago Coronation Street star's son 'excited to announce' major role as he takes on Man City star

Alfie Middlemiss is following in the footsteps of his soap icon dad Phil with his acting career, while also tackling the boxing world

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2 w. ago ‘I was last one to talk to Jo hours before her ex beat her to death with hammer’

The horrific death of her best friend left Hetti Barkworth-Nanton traumatised, but her tireless campaigning to raise awareness of domestic violence led to a Pride of Britain award last year – and now a stage at Glasto!

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2 w. ago ‘One kid at a time’: How children’s books on male friendship could combat toxic masculinity

From Margaret McDonald’s Glasgow Boys to Nathanael Lessore’s King of Nothing, boys take centre stage in this year’s Carnegie-winning titles. Let’s hope that the male protagonists persuade more boys to pick up a bookThis year’s Carnegie medals for children’s writing, awarded on Thursday, brought to light an unexpected trend. At a time of widespread public anxiety about the decline in boys’ reading habits and the rise of the toxic influencers of the online “manosphere”, male friendship and masculinity were front and centre on the shortlist.The winner, Margaret McDonald’s superb debut, Glasgow Boys, tells the story of the relationship between two looked-after children on the threshold of adulthood who process trauma in different ways. Banjo’s aggression and Finlay’s avoidance could be seen as two models of dysfunctional masculinity. Luke Palmer’s Play, also on the shortlist, tells a story of male friendship which touches on rape culture and county lines drug gangs, while teenage gang m...

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3 w. ago I asked trans men about their thoughts on masculinity. They feel bad for teenage boys

In a world of the manosphere and ‘Your Body, My Choice’, can masculinity be positive, or is all always toxic? Holly Baxter speaks to the experts, including trans men who were raised as girls, about the complicated process of bringing up boys

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3 w. ago Prince William's children tackle their dad with cuddles in heartwarming Father's Day post

The Prince of Wales's children have released a heartwarming tribute to him for Father's Day.

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3 w. ago I'm a headteacher and a dad – this is how to help boys struggling with masculinity | Nick Hewlett

The radicalisation of young men can seem inevitable, but we can shape their understanding of gender in healthy waysNick Hewlett is chief executive of the St Dunstan’s Education GroupIf you were to watch Netflix’s Adolescence, or listen to Gareth Southgate’s recent Richard Dimbleby lecture, you could easily come away with a bleak picture of British masculinity – lost, insecure and at times toxic. Contemporary culture often portrays young boys as the victims of a new social order that gives them no blueprint for how to be a man in the 21st century. At worst, we see them as disciples of misogynists such as Andrew Tate, as perpetrators of violence, or as victims of divisive, rightwing ideologies.It can seem as though young men are inevitably bound to be radicalised. More than half of gen-Z men in the US aged between 18 and 29 voted for Donald Trump. As Southgate put it in his lecture, more of our sons than we could possibly realise are beholden to “callous toxic influencers”, including ...

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4 w. ago What we teach boys – and what they learn anyway: Does masculinity always have to be toxic?

In a world of the manosphere and ‘Your Body, My Choice’, can masculinity be positive, or is all always toxic? Holly Baxter speaks to the experts, including trans men who were raised as girls, about the complicated process of bringing up boys

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4 w. ago Dad who is tackling toxic masculinity nominated for Pride of Britain award

Kevin Stoodley founded revolutionary project to help'overlooked' young dads gain confidence and parenting skills has helped over 700 men since launch

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4 w. ago Flood hero who rescued submerged car driver nominated for Pride of Britain award

Brave pub landlord didn't hesitate to wade out into dangerous freezing waters and carry woman from submerged car to safety after she was trapped for two and a half hours

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last month Brave mums fighting scandal 'bigger than thalidomide' land Pride of Britain nomination

The Mirror spoke to the two mums at the heart of a campaign for compensation for victims of an epilepsy drug that caused up to 20,000 children to be born with birth defects

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