6 h. ago Irvine Welsh slams Nicola Sturgeon for shoving trans beliefs "down people's throats"

Welsh, 66, believes the former first minister was wrong in her attempts to allow people to self-identify as women while she was in government.

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22 h. ago 'Teen took inappropriate snaps of me in gym but people tell me I'm in the wrong'

A woman has shared her horror after she caught a teenage boy snapping a photo of her outside the gym changing rooms - and her husband and friends think her reaction was too extreme

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40 h. ago Live updates as traffic queues build on M4 as obstruction causes delays

There are heavy delays on the M4 Eastbound in Carmarthen

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42 h. ago Sleeping family shaken awake as car ploughs through home into front room

Police said the driver lost control at a roundabout before mounting a kerb and crashing through the house before abandoning the house and fleeing the scene in Nottingham

Society

3 d. ago Moyes confident hungry Jack Grealish can bring excitement back to Everton

Winger in contention to feature at LeedsMoyes: ‘He thinks he’s got a little bit to prove’David Moyes has said Jack Grealish’s determination to relaunch his career and prove people wrong in the process convinced him that the Manchester City outcast could bring excitement back to Everton.Grealish is “looking fabulous, in great shape” and in contention to feature in Everton’s Premier League opener at Leeds on Monday, according to Moyes, despite not playing in pre‑season having fallen out of favour under Pep Guardiola. The 29-year-old started only seven league games for City last season and was left out of their 27-man squad for the Club World Cup this summer. He was also omitted from the England squad last summer for the European Championship after losing his place following City’s 2023 treble-winning campaign. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Driver's roundabout 'loophole' cuts traffic queues but people point out wrong issue

A driver has been slammed for using an "ingenious" method to completely cut out queues on a roundabout, with some people saying it's a "d**k move" while others call it "genius"

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5 d. ago M6 traffic LIVE updates as long queues build up following crash

Emergency repairs are taking place

Events

7 d. ago Wildly incoherent, utterly flummoxing, blissful: how And Just Like That rewrote the rules of TV

The Sex and the City spinoff – which ends this week – is so bizarre it has barely made sense as a television show. Unless you think of it as an attempt to redefine the whole genre Sex and the City’s divisive spin-off And Just Like That is set to end after three bizarre seasons and a deluge of critical contempt, with bemused fans losing it on Reddit, and articles about how the programme became a hate watch. There has been little heartache in the discourse after the announcement of the show’s demise, the general consensus being: good. But to these people, I say – you’re wrong! But also, I understand. There is always an element of fear in contemplating change, in engaging with the rapid advancement of modernity, and I would like to make the case for And Just Like That being a product of exactly that.It feels analogous to a comment a friend of mine once made during a conversation about the best oven pizzas, when someone posited Dr Oetker pizzas as a contender: “It’s delicious, it’s some...

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8 d. ago M6 traffic LIVE updates as long queues build up and lane closed

Drivers are facing delays

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1 week ago LIVE: A57 traffic updates with long queues after crash at busy junction

A driver has been arrested

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2 w. ago Dr Hilary Jones reveals the Manuka honey he trusts – and what most people get wrong

TV’s Dr Hilary Jones says Manuka honey is his go-to for immunity support – but warns many people are buying the wrong kind. Here’s how to tell the difference.

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2 w. ago The unspoken rules of being a tourist in New York City: ‘What is wrong with people?’

From how to walk in a group down the street to subway etiquette, here’s advice for getting around the Big Apple that you won’t find in guidebooks

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2 w. ago Live M60 traffic updates as Greater Manchester crash leaves two lanes closed

Two lanes are closed and traffic is queueing in the area

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2 w. ago She cried when she found out why people called her 'lazy and slow' then proved them wrong

Karen Armitage has been a carer since she was 15 and had to juggle those responsibilities with school - but there was something else at play she hadn't realised about

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