43 h. ago ‘I wasn’t terrified of dying, but I didn’t want to leave my kids’: Davina McCall on addiction, reality TV and the brain tumour that nearly killed her

When the TV presenter was offered a free health screening, she thought it was pointless: she was ‘the healthiest woman you’ve ever met’. But then came the shocking diagnosis. Now fully recovered, she’s re‑evaluating everythingIt all starts with the coil. Of course it does. This is Davina, and Davina McCall doesn’t do personal by halves. “I loved the coil, but people always used to go, ‘I’m not getting the coil, ugh.’ I always wondered why it wasn’t more popular.” So, it was June 2023 and McCall was getting her preferred method of contraception replaced – on TV, naturally, for a documentary. “I asked my children’s permission. ‘Can Mummy get her coil refitted on television?’ They all rolled their eyes, like: ‘God! Here she goes again.’”Post-fitting, her friend Dame Lesley Regan, a gynaecologist, suggested that McCall have a health screening at the state-of-the-art women’s health clinic where she worked, in exchange for a talk she would give on menopause. To be honest, McCall says, she...

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3 d. ago Case against Tennessee man accused of killing 4 people can move forward to grand jury, judge rules

An FBI agent says data from a cellphone used by a Tennessee man accused of killing four members of the same family and kidnapping a baby showed he was in the vicinity of the wooded area where the bodies were found with gunshot wounds and covered with tarpaulins

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3 d. ago ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail can stay open, appeals court says

Move puts on hold federal judge’s order last month to close Florida immigration facility An appellate panel on Thursday put on hold an order to wind down operations at the “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration center in the Florida Everglades.Last month a federal judge in Miami had ordered the closure of the Trump administration’s notorious immigration jail within 60 days, and ruled that no more detainees were to be brought to the facility while it was being wound down. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Judge orders Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid approved by Congress

Trump had told Mike Johnson that he would not spend $4.9bn in congressionally approved foreign aidUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration must release billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress, including money that Donald Trump said last week he will not be spending, a federal judge has ordered.US District Judge Amir Ali in Washington ruled on Wednesday that the move by the Republican administration was probably illegal and issued a preliminary injunction ordering the release of $11.5bn that is set to expire at the end of the month. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Lisbon tram horror leaves 15 dead as kids pulled from wreckage

Terrified passengers were left "covered in blood" after the funicular smashed into a building in Portugal’s capital.

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9 d. ago 22 Kids and Counting star makes huge family announcement leaving fans emotional

Sophie received a flurry of support from fans

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9 d. ago 22 Kids and Counting star leaves fans sobbing after emotional family announcement

22 Kids and Counting fans rushed to support one of its stars after they issued a family update online

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1 week ago Kid's treasure hunt at Butlin's leaves guests doing 'double take' for rude reason

A young boy who designed a treasure hunt game at the iconic Butlin's holiday resort in Skegness caused a stir after other guests saw what it was they were searching for

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2 w. ago Parents paying hundreds to send kids back to school with most 'wanting laptops'

There seems to be a never-ending list of things parents are being pestered by their kids to get them for the new school year, which leaves them not long left before they start next month

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2 w. ago I moved to a posh mansion after growing up on a council estate

Terri-Ann Nunns, 41, from Doncaster, who moved from a council estate to a 'posh' area admitted she wasn't prepared for her 'vile' neighbour.

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2 w. ago The Welsh theme park without queues 'kids love so much they don't want to leave'

It's not often you find a theme park with such an enviable setting

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2 w. ago 'I'm leaving husband after learning name he put on our baby's birth certificate'

A mum is determined to divorce her husband after finding out what he did to their child's birth certificate – and she has since asked if she's overreacting about the situation

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2 w. ago 'I can't wait for my kids to leave home in September, I'm throwing a party'

Carla says she will celebrate her freedom from living with her two children with a £2,000 barbecue

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2 w. ago Dear Coleen: 'I feel judged for moving out and leaving kids'

Coleen Nolan advises a mum who has left the father of her children.

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3 w. ago Manchester United v Arsenal buildup and Ipswich v Southampton updates – matchday live

Latest news from Premier League opening weekend Get in touch! Share your thoughts in an email to JohnOur man in Manchester, Jamie Jackson, is here to answer your questions on United, as he prepares for Manchester United against Arsenal. City questions welcome, too. And whatever else you fancy. JJ is an expert on house music, too.Email in at Matchday.live@theguardian.comLooked at coldly, Grealish’s career has mapped an almost perfect arc. A kid shows talent, joins his local club, prospers, leaves them for a giant, wins trophies, has one outstanding season, and then, as he approaches 30, he drops down again joining another of England’s slumbering giants. How else should a career look? You would probably want that third phase to start two or three years later but that aside, this is pretty much the model. Had he stayed at Villa, there would have been corners of the internet mocking him for his lack of ambition and lack of medals, as happened with Harry Kane before he left Tottenham for...

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3 w. ago Buildup to Manchester United v Arsenal, Chelsea v Crystal Palace and more – matchday live

Latest news from Premier League opening weekend Get in touch! Share your thoughts in an email to JohnOur man in Manchester, Jamie Jackson, is here to answer your questions on United, as he prepares for Manchester United against Arsenal. City questions welcome, too. And whatever else you fancy. JJ is an expert on house music, too.Email in at Matchday.live@theguardian.comLooked at coldly, Grealish’s career has mapped an almost perfect arc. A kid shows talent, joins his local club, prospers, leaves them for a giant, wins trophies, has one outstanding season, and then, as he approaches 30, he drops down again joining another of England’s slumbering giants. How else should a career look? You would probably want that third phase to start two or three years later but that aside, this is pretty much the model. Had he stayed at Villa, there would have been corners of the internet mocking him for his lack of ambition and lack of medals, as happened with Harry Kane before he left Tottenham for...

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3 w. ago Florida governor says state will open ‘deportation depot’ immigration jail

Ron DeSantis announced move as judge to decide whether to close ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facility in EvergladesFlorida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, said on Thursday that the state will open a second immigration jail, as a federal judge weighs whether to close the controversial existing facility in the Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz”.DeSantis painted the forthcoming detention center at the shuttered Baker correctional institution in Sanderson as supplementary to the remote tented camp. He also said the facility would hold up to 1,300 undocumented immigrants awaiting deportation. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Dear Coleen: 'I want to leave my husband for my lover but I'm scared my kids will hate me'

"I don’t want to hurt anyone, but feel if I stay in this unhappy marriage, I’ll suffer myself. Am I selfish for feeling this way? I don’t know what to do."

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4 w. ago The magical woodland theme park with no queues that my kids didn't want to leave 90 minutes from Manchester

An idyllic location, unique rides and no queues? Our writer thinks she's found the perfect family attraction worth the drive to

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