45 h. ago ‘Verging on unwatchable’: Guardian writers on their most stressful movies

With the US release of Rose Byrne’s anxiety-inducing motherhood spiral If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, writers relive their most uncomfortable movie watchesThe only movie I have literally had to take breaks from in order to give my sympathetic nervous system time to downshift out of flight or flight mode, Scott Mann’s 2022 psychological thriller Fall is brilliant in its simplicity. Thrill-seeking climbing influencer Hunter convinces her bestie Becky to do a little immersion therapy after her husband Dan’s sudden death during a climb leaves her fearful, depressed and suicidal. The goal: to climb a decommissioned TV transmission tower deep in the California desert that’s roughly twice the height of the Eiffel Tower. When the rickety ladder that gets them to a tiny platform at the structure’s top falls to smithereens, the women suddenly discover new meanings of SOL. The film is nothing if not an excuse to gloriously parade a series of show-stopping, sweaty-palm scenes, yet it becomes a dee...

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62 h. ago Emotional Prince William fights back tears while speaking to widow about husband’s suicide and son's death

The Prince of Wales had a moving conversation with campaigner Rhian Mannings for World Mental Health Day

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66 h. ago Widow who brought Prince William to tears talking about suicide of her husband days after their baby died says friends and neighbours shunned her and avoided her in the street 'for years'

In a film to mark World Mental Health Day, Rhian Mannings spoke to the Prince of Wales about the death of her husband Paul, just five days after their son George passed away in hospital.

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69 h. ago Prince William close to tears speaking to grieving mum who lost baby and husband in days

Rhian Mannings' husband Paul took his own life just days after the death of their young son

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3 d. ago Wills breaks down in tears speaking to brave mum whose husband took his own life just 5 days after death of their son

PRINCE William broke down in tears while speaking to a brave mum whose husband took his own life just five days after the death of their son. The royal got emotional while paying a visit to Rhian Mannings, where she opened up about her husband's death while the pair spoke about suicide prevention. After being...

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3 d. ago Violent husband kicked wife to death after he found texts from another man

When Alan Wang saw messages on Hongyan Yang's phone from another man, he flew into a fit of rage and attacked the woman, causing injuries that later led to her death

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3 d. ago Jack Osbourne's touching message to mum Sharon on first birthday after Ozzy's death

Jack Osbourne took to social media to mark mum Sharon Osbourne's first birthday without her beloved husband, Ozzy Osbourne, following the Prince of Darkness' death earlier this year

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4 d. ago Aubrey Plaza recalls grandmother’s advice about ‘moving forward’ after husband Jeff Baena’s death

Plaza’s husband died in January aged 47

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4 d. ago Dolly Parton reveals she neglected health while beloved husband was sick

Dolly Parton revealed that the death of her husband Carl Dean caused her to neglect her own health as she issued a video statement following concerns about her well-being.

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5 d. ago Woman who 'stabbed husband to death as he slept' confessed her anger to AI chatbot

Police said 41-year-old personal trainer and bodybuilder Valter de Vargas Aita was attacked by his wife, Andrea Carvalho Aita, who later told officers she had acted in self-defence in Chapeco, Brazil, on Sunday 7 September

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5 d. ago Man, 67, felt 'used' by stepdaughter and her husband before he 'went berserk' and stabbed them to death in argument over money, court hears

Mother-of-four Chloe Bashford, 30, was beaten by a hammer before being repeatedly stabbed to death in a frenzied attack at her home in June 2023.

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5 d. ago Sharon Osbourne 'not OK' after Ozzy's death as son Jack gives heartbreaking update

Sharon Osbourne is 'not ok' following the death of her beloved husband Ozzy Osbourne, her son Jack has revealed in a heartbreaking new interview

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5 d. ago Sharon Osbourne 'not OK' after Ozzy's death as son Jack gives tragic update

Sharon Osbourne is "not OK" following the death of her husband Ozzy Osbourne, her son Jack has revealed in a heartbreaking new interview

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5 d. ago Sharon Osbourne is 'not ok' in upsetting update months after husband Ozzy's death

Jack Osbourne has been asked about his mum following the death of Black Sabbath icon Ozzy

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6 d. ago Man, 67, beat stepdaughter with a hammer then stabbed her and her husband to death before collecting their four children from school, court hears

Parents-of-four Josh Bashford, 33, and Chloe Bashford, 30, were found dead at their home in Newhaven, East Sussex, on June 9 2023.

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6 d. ago Man, 67, stabbed stepdaughter and her husband to death 'in quick succession' before collecting their children from school, court hears

Parents-of-four Josh Bashford, 33, and Chloe Bashford, 30, were found dead at their home in Newhaven, East Sussex, on June 9 2023.

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6 d. ago Man stabbed stepdaughter and her husband to death in their home

Derek Martin admitted the manslaughter of the couple in August 2023, but denies murder.

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7 d. ago Kate Garraway's very sad reason for joining Celebrity Traitors after five hard years

Good Morning Britain star Kate Garraway has revealed that she joined Celebrity Traitors to focus on healing and moving past years of heartache following the death of her husband Derek Draper

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7 d. ago Kate Garraway has 'done a lot of crying' as she shares family's 'challenges' after Derek death

Kate Garraway is trying to inject some fun back into her life following the sad death of her beloved husband Derek Draper - starting with The Celebrity Traitors

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7 d. ago Kate Garraway's heartbreaking reasons for refusing to find love after husband Derek's death

EXCLUSIVE: Kate Garraway's nearest and dearest would love her to find happiness again with someone new but as a source maintains, the GMB presenter isn't ready yet

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