3 h. ago Like Cheryl, I was stalked by a man I’d met ONCE – I interviewed him for a job & he became obsessed, he even proposed

OPENING an email full of gushing declarations of love and admiration, Jen Pickering could not believe what she was reading. “Let’s move in together” and “we should start making preparations for the baby” the 500-word email read. But rather than being pleasantly surprised with the emotive letter, Jen’s stomach was churning with horror. Because the...

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10 h. ago SARAH VINE: The real reason stars like Meghan are all obsessed with 2016

Barely has the new year got under way and already the internet has decided it's had enough of 2026. Social media is in the grip of a wave of nostalgia for 2016.

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17 h. ago Does my obsession with old trinkets make me a hoarder or a sentimental maximalist? | Eleanor Burnard

Nostalgic knick-knacks will always have a place on my shelf – and in my heart. There’s something magical about being able to access the past in tangible, physical waysIt’s important to state that I am the most insufferably sentimental person I know.There are old birthday cards collecting dust in my jam-packed cupboards, stuffed toys – their colours long-faded – sitting in my bedroom despite their prime cuddling years over, while gifts handmade by friends I no longer talk to take up real estate on my cluttered shelves. You couldn’t pay me to part with any of them. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago The horrifying reality of Britain's cocaine obsession: How middle

teachers and drugs experts have now hit out at middle-class drug users taking cocaine at fancy dinner parties for fueling the dangerous drugs gangs who are exploiting young teenagers.

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30 h. ago SNP and Reform’s obsessions with borders won’t help us as economic and social revolution looms

Huge changes are coming at a scale and speed we are only just beginning to understand

Economics

46 h. ago ‘Hollywood has stopped making films for adults’: Sentimental Value and Sirāt contend for European Film Awards – with Oscars set to take note

Films by Joachim Trier, Óliver Laxe, Mascha Schilinski and Jafar Panahi will jostle for recognition at tomorrow’s event – which has repositioned itself as a major tastemaker during awards seasonThe European Film Awards (EFAs) have long styled themselves as “Europe’s answer to the Oscars”, even if, in terms of boosting commercial successes at the box office, their impact has been negligible. But as American studios increasingly prioritise franchise sequels over serious drama, and European films vie for major trophies outside the “best international feature” silo, the EFAs are feeling emboldened about becoming a major tastemaker for grownup cinema.This year, the European Film Academy has for the first time moved its annual jamboree from December to the middle of the US awards season, right between the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Are Trader Joe’s tote bags the last vestige of American soft power? | Dave Schilling

No one wants to visit us any more – but they might pay $50,000 for a bag you could get here for $3There aren’t many escapes from the grim onslaught of terrible news these days. You can stare at a blank wall, obsessively count the hairs on your arm, or, in a true moment of desperation, ponder the state of global fashion. I prefer the last one. I love being on the cutting edge of style, peacocking out in the decaying slopfest that is our planet. A crisp, well-made suit is a cure for all manner of emotionally trying times. I relish being hyper-aware of the goings-on of fashion, so I was one of the first sorry souls to learn of the current global obsession with flimsy canvas Trader Joe’s shopping bags.For those unaware, Trader Joe’s is an American grocery store chain known primarily for its affordable prices, whimsical tropical branding, and heart-attack-inducing parking lots – apparently designed to be small because the stores themselves are so tiny that they can’t justify more spaces....

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49 h. ago Brit reveals why buying a 50ft narrowboat for £15,000 was the best decision she ever made

Eleanor Sutcliffe was dealing with the end of a relationship, and had moved out of the home she'd shared with her ex, when she came across the boat on sale.

Economics

56 h. ago 'Best I've tried' beauty bundle worth £70 now £20: 'I'd give this product 100 stars'

The bundle stars eight full sized products designed to pamper from head to toe including a cleanser and shoppers say they are 'obsessed'

Economics

69 h. ago Why this Wallis knitted midi dress Is my latest shopping obsession

Comfy, cosy and on sale - this is the perfect dress for work and weekends.

Economics

3 d. ago Why big oil giants may not rush to buy into Donald Trump’s Venezuelan vision

It may well be safer, easier and cheaper for US companies to procure whatever oil the US economy needs at homeThere are a few reasons that Donald Trump – now self-anointed acting President of Venezuela, as well as the United States – might be so excited about appropriating Venezuela’s oil.Trump may be counting on some boost from cheap oil to the US economy: he is obsessed with the price of gas. As the midterm elections approach, he has become concerned about unemployment. Deeply imprinted memories of scarcity during the oil crises of the 1970s may prime his belief that cheap oil cures it all. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Andrew Tate fan, 19 had 'sexual fixation' on college staff and made sick AI deepfakes

Ethan Fenwick, 19, was obsessed with Hitler and misogynist Andrew Tate and made creepy AI deep fakes of two women who worked at Petroc College in Tiverton, Devon

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3 d. ago Clickbait review – gripping drama about the human cost of moderating the internet

A social media content moderator becomes obsessed with a violent video in this restrained, unsettling workplace thriller starring Lili ReinhartHere is a workplace drama, of sorts. Like many people, Daisy (Lili Reinhart) works a desk job using a computer. Unlike most people, fainting at work is a rite of passage; she moderates videos on social media that have been reported for violating the terms of service. That means watching everything from horrible porn to horrible politics to horrible accidents and everything in between, a non-stop diet of videos with titles such as “fetus in blender” or “strangulation but she doesn’t die”.Her boss takes her to task for deleting a graphic video showing a suicide, which supposedly has news value and should have been left up. But the tipping point for Daisy is a really nasty video titled “nailed it”, which shows violence and cruelty that she believes is real and non-consensual. So begins a low-key quest to track down the perpetrator, though she is...

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3 d. ago Cheryl Tweedy's stalker Daniel Bannister is freed from prison after just three months

Cheryl Tweedy was terrified after Daniel Bannister repeatedly turned up at her home, and "displayed fixated, obsessive, unwanted and repetitive behaviour" towards the Girls Aloud singer

Events

3 d. ago Over half of Americans say Trump has ‘gone too far’ with military intervention abroad

This sentiment largely contradicts Trump's assertive foreign policy agenda

Events

4 d. ago Rental Family review – Brendan Fraser seeks meaning in pointless Japanese role

Fraser plays a hapless Tokyo-based actor working for a firm that offers bespoke therapeutic role-play services in director Hikari’s silly and saccharine filmBrendan Fraser is a bland and ingratiating presence in this glib, silly and pointless film from Japanese actor turned director Hikari. It is bafflingly complacent in its sentimentality and its sheer, fatuous implausibility, which makes it valueless and meaningless as drama and comedy.Fraser plays Phillip, a hapless unemployed actor from the US who a few years previously came to Tokyo to do a goofy TV ad for toothpaste and, having no friends or family back home, simply stayed on. He lucks into a weird new source of income: working for a “rental family”, based on firms in Japan which really do offer bespoke therapeutic role-play services, such as errant spouses, deceased loved ones or unsatisfactory co-workers – people who can be chatted with, or mourned, or yelled at for cathartic purposes. Continue reading...

Society

4 d. ago Sali Hughes on beauty: if you don’t like strong scents, layering could be the answer

Looking for something gentle and kind for a sensitive nose? The new gen Z brands have you coveredFor someone who makes no secret of her obsession with fragrance, I’m always surprised by how frequently people ask me to recommend one for someone who hates the stuff.Sometimes wearing more potent fragrances is impossible for those prone to allergies or migraines, but mostly it’s an instinctive aversion to being held captive all day by scent too pervasive for one’s liking. And in these instances, I invariably suggest the layering of two more subtly scented products with compatible aromas, to add depth and interest without the same strength as a power perfume. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago 'I'm obsessed with sexy younger woman but she sleeps around – I don't know the rules'

JUST JANE: Today our agony aunt Jane O'Gorman is dealing with a new issue from a Daily Star reader who wishes his beautiful girlfriend would dedicated herself solely to him

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4 d. ago ‘I went on The Traitors and Claudia Winkleman showed her true colours with one question’

Claudia Winkleman has been the host of The Traitors since its launch in 2022, admitting she has now become 'obsessed ' with the show, but one contestant has revealed what she's like off screen

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4 d. ago Trump revives Joe Biden obsession with brutal imitation and wild new drug accusations during economic speech

President Donald Trump has revived his campaign persona, touting his policy victories while aiming, once again, at Joe Biden, who he claimed was propped up by drugs in his final days in office.

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