4 h. ago Ed Sheeran admits he has 'oil barrel' full of surprising snack in his studio

Ed Sheeran has revealed the unexpected snack that he always keeps in his personal studio, after having been gifted it from a producer he worked with on his recent album

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8 h. ago Ed Sheeran reveals he always has 'oil rig' full of unexpected snack in his studio

Ed Sheeran has revealed the one unexpected snack he always keeps in his music studio, after having received an oil barrel full of it by music producer Blake Slatkin when finishing his latest album

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57 h. ago Children will be able to choose their own gender at any age under EU proposals

Therapy to check whether children are certain they want to change their gender and age limits on gender recognition could be discarded in the new plans.

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4 d. ago Taylor Swift reveals Ed Sheeran found out about her engagement on social media

Taylor Swift has admitted the shocking way one of her closest friends, Ed Sheeran, found out about her engagement to NFL star boyfriend Travis Kelce

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4 d. ago Paedo who filmed kids in playgrounds housed just metres from three nurseries

Brian Wilkinson, 64, secretly filmed children in school playgrounds, in parks and in public changing rooms before sharing the footage with predators around the world

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4 d. ago Paedo Brian Wilkinson who filmed children on playgrounds housed metres near nurseries

Brian Wilkinson was jailed after he secretly filmed young children at school playgrounds, in parks and in public changing rooms - and shared the vile content online

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7 d. ago BBC Radio 2 star Michael Ball's horror accident meant he'd never have kids

Michael Ball is a beloved star of stage, screen and radio, but the BBC Radio 2 DJ once shared the reason why he's never had children, after an horrific accident changed his life

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7 d. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to address court after prosecution and defense spar over sentencing – live updates

Combs, whose children described him as a ‘changed man’, will address judge in sentencing hearing in New YorkThe prosecution submitted several victim impact statements to the court ahead of sentencing, including one from Ventura.“While the jury did not seem to understand or believe that I engaged in freak-offs because of the force and coercion the defendant used against me, I know that is the truth, and his sentence should reflect the reality of the evidence and my lived experience as a victim” Ventura wrote. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentencing live: mogul’s children say he is ‘changed man’; prosecutor says he is casting himself as ‘victim’

Combs, who could face lengthy prison sentence after being convicted of prostitution charges in July, is expected to address the courtSean ‘Diddy’ Combs expected to speak in courtSean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentencing: what to knowThe prosecution submitted several victim impact statements to the court ahead of sentencing, including one from Ventura.“While the jury did not seem to understand or believe that I engaged in freak-offs because of the force and coercion the defendant used against me, I know that is the truth, and his sentence should reflect the reality of the evidence and my lived experience as a victim” Ventura wrote. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Rapist allowed to work at youth club is daughter of woman who ran it

A charity watchdog is probing a youth club and the children's commissioner has called for wider changes after we revealed major safeguarding failings

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1 week ago Study links greater inequality to structural changes in children’s brains

Researchers say findings show inequality creates toxic environment and reducing it is ‘a public health imperative’Scientists have linked the impact of living in an unequal society to structural changes in the brains of children – regardless of individual wealth – for the first time.The study of more than 10,000 young people in the US discovered altered brain development in children from wealthy and lower-income families in areas with higher rates of inequality, which were also associated with poorer mental health. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Unschooled by Caro Giles: The children who just can't cope with school

The way we educate our children is changing, but we need to fix our education system if we want to keep our children in school.

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1 week ago Prince William and Kate's new £16million mansion comes with 'kick in the teeth' to neighbours

Prince William has finally found his 'forever home' that he will share with Princess Kate and their three children, but locals are somewhat disappointed by a major change the royal neighbours will bring

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2 w. ago Trump faces Republican backlash over Kennedy’s autism and vaccine claims

Senators warn health secretary’s advice on Tylenol in pregnancy lacks scientific basis, raising alarm in GOP ranksUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump is facing a simmering Republican backlash over the policies of Robert F Kennedy Jr, the health secretary, amid unease over the administration’s pronouncements over the causes of autism and changes to children’s vaccine policy.Republicans in Congress are threatening to “break ranks” after this week’s White House announcement by Trump – flanked by Kennedy – claiming a link between autism and Tylenol, an over-the-counter medication, also known as paracetamol, that is widely used to treat pain relief experienced by pregnant women. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Haven holidaymakers 'heartbroken' as popular children's entertainment faces change

A mum has taken to social media to share her disappointment after experiencing a major change at a Haven holiday park - and she's not the only one who's not happy

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2 w. ago ‘A heavy burden’: Belém residents evicted in rush for profits from Cop30 rentals

As the Brazilian city prepares to host 50,000 delegates, local people are being pushed from their homesThe two-bedroom apartment in Belém became Suelen Freitas’s home in 2020, when she moved her family to the same building as her elderly mother. On the edge of the Amazon rainforest, it was where her story played out for five years, from enduring the Covid pandemic, to watching her two children get into the university.But in March everything changed. An eviction notice gave them and their neighbours 30 days to vacate their apartments. One by one, all 12 families were forced out. “It was very painful,” Freitas said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Experts call for major change to vapes in UK to 'protect children and teens'

Scientists have called for a major change to vape packaging to curb their appeal to kids

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2 w. ago NSPCC seeking law change to ensure children protected from physical punishment

Currently the defence of "reasonable chastisement" allows parents and carers to argue in court that it was reasonable to use force against their child

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2 w. ago Major change to vapes packaging demanded to curb children's use

Vapes are seen as a key tool to help people quit cigarettes but their spiralling use among children and young people who have never smoked has been a major cause for concern

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2 w. ago For years I struggled with infertility and loss. Then I had a life

On some level, I realised it was a bit unhinged, writes the author and podcaster Elizabeth Day. But what did I have to lose? On 29 December 2022, I received a text. ‘Hi mum I’m texting you off a friends phone I’ve smashed mine and their phones about to die, can you WhatsApp my new number x’ I was in a rental car when I got it, my partner at the wheel next to me as we drove down an anonymous stretch of motorway. Both the sky and the road were grey. It was that indeterminate space between Christmas and New Year when the days become sludgy and diffuse; a time when teenagers meet up with their friends to go shopping or gather in each other’s homes and post Snapchats or exchange festive gossip while pretending not to vape. It was the time of waiting – for the next thing to happen, for the promised excitement of New Year’s Eve and snogging underneath leftover mistletoe. So it wasn’t a particularly unusual text to receive, especially not given the trademark adolescent lack of grammar ...

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