93 m. ago I'm a pensions expert and I've just taken a lump sum before Reeves can raid it

With just weeks until the Budget, I have decided to take a tax-free lump sum from my pension.

Politics

1 hour ago 'The last couple of years have tested me in ways I never could have foreseen'. SAM RYDER reveals the dark truth about fame

He went from recording TikToks in his shed to winning the nation's hearts at Eurovision. But his Christianity has helped him deal with knockbacks along the way

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6 h. ago Are YOU addicted to ChatGPT? Scientists warn something strange is happening to people who use AI too often

People who use AI too often are experiencing a strange and concerning new psychological condition, experts have warned.

Events

7 h. ago Even when unthinkable things were happening to me, my first instinct was to work. Am I addicted?

It was only years later, when I heard the word workaholic being used seriously for the first time, that I wondered whether I had a problemHave you ever heard a word that jolts you to attention? That word, for me, was “workaholism” – and when I heard it through my headphones earlier this year, listening to an audiobook on the tube, I felt a pang of something between recognition and panic. It transported me back to the worst time in my life.In May 2016, when I was nearly five months pregnant, I travelled to rural Norway to make a short documentary for the Guardian. The Norwegian government was making asylum seekers – from mostly Muslim countries – take cultural education classes about women’s rights. I’d been invited to a class in Moi, a town by a lake framed with pine trees, 100km south of Stavanger. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Overdone the Halloween candy? Here’s how to tackle a sugar addiction

Sugar cravings can be just as bad as some drug addictions, researchers say

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7 h. ago Parents are reverting to landline phones to stop their kids becoming smartphone addicts

As more parents try to limit their children’s screen time and keep them offline for as long as possible, many are turning back the clock — swapping smartphones for classic 1980s-style landlines. Amber Raiken explores why the retro phone is making a comeback as the latest parenting trend.

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8 h. ago ‘The rainbow of colours reminded me of my childhood’: Guillaume Lavrut’s best phone picture

On holiday in his home town of Aurillac, the photographer was drawn to a pretty puddle of reflected umbrellasGuillaume Lavrut was visiting the small French town of Aurillac with his wife and three children when he took this photo. The family were looking for souvenirs together and exploring the streets when they happened on a canopy of umbrellas. Aurillac is home to one of the world’s oldest umbrella factories and is regarded by many as the umbrella capital of Europe. For Lavrut, however, a visit to Aurillac is about returning home.“My family are from there, so we go every summer. It’s so difficult to reach that we need at least a day to get there, but it’s worth it,” Lavrut says. Its peaceful, relaxed atmosphere offers something different from their homes in Paris and Nantes. “The capital is constantly bustling, and Nantes can be busy at times, too, but Aurillac is lost in the mountains, and nature is omnipresent.” Continue reading...

Science

8 h. ago 'Goldilocks' burglar used washing machine, slept and brushed teeth after breaking in

The sentencing judge described former drug addict Jade Cobden, 32, an 'unwelcome house guest from hell', after she broke into homes to hang out her washing and sleep in beds

Politics

10 h. ago We found the perfect UK holiday to keep both kids and parents happy

I stayed at Bainland Lodge Retreats and found a place where the common holiday trade-off for parents doesn’t have to happen

Politics

11 h. ago Ruben Amorim expecting two Man United transfer requests as January bombshell dropped

Manchester United have multiple players not playing who could leave the club during the winter transfer window, and Ruben Amorim has acknowledged that could happen

Events

17 h. ago Locked Up: The criminals justice caught up with in October and what happened to them

Here are the faces of the criminals who have been jailed for the most serious crimes in Wales in the past month

Events

23 h. ago Man who spent £20k on ketamine was left needing the loo 40 times a day

A man who spent £20k on ketamine in an eight year addiction battle was left needing the loo up to 40 times a day as his bladder shrank by more than half its capacity

Economics

24 h. ago How Joshua Buatsi overhauled his training camp to bounce back from first career loss

Buatsi suffered his first professional loss earlier this year and has made significant changes to ensure it does not happen again

Politics

24 h. ago Dear Americans: Here’s what happens across the pond at NU London

Dear Americans: Here’s what happens across the pond at NU London  The Huntington News

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24 h. ago The Guardian view on the atrocities in El Fasher: the responsibility for these horrors extends beyond Sudan’s borders | Editorial

The world said ‘never again’ after Darfur’s genocide. Yet it stood by as catastrophe loomedNo one can claim they did not know what would happen in El Fasher. An 18-month siege had already seen war crimes by the Rapid Support Forces, including the execution of civilians and sexual violence. Warnings of the massacres that would follow when the city in Darfur fell – as it did on Sunday – were widespread.The reality was an even darker hell, in the words of UN officials. The World Health Organization says that the RSF killed 460 people in one hospital. Satellite images appear to capture bloodstains on the ground. Footage showed fighters executing unarmed men. Other captives were taken for ransom. The UN says hundreds of civilians and unarmed fighters were raped or killed while trying to flee the city, with clear evidence of ethnically targeted violence. The horrors continue. Continue reading...

Events

24 h. ago Woman, 78, dies after four vehicle crash in Waitrose car park

The fatal collision happened at a branch of the supermarket chain (pictured) in the town of Saltash, Cornwall, near Plymouth, on Thursday morning.

Events

26 h. ago Andrew’s move to Sandringham will not happen until after Christmas

After the King’s dramatic decision to take action against his brother, the former duke of York is now known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.

Politics

27 h. ago Family so worried about boy's energy drink addiction they got a doctor involved

He was just 12 when his parents took him to his GP over the addiction and he's still receiving support but he says things are now so much better

Society

27 h. ago The lost princesses: What will happen to Beatrice, Eugenie and Fergie amid Andrew's dramatic downfall?

As Prince Andrew is stripped of his royal title, Alice Cockerell delves into what this means for his two daughters and their mother

Politics

27 h. ago The Witcher Season 4 ending explained from Ciri's fate to Emperor Emhyr plan

There is a lot happening in The Witcher's final episode so it's tough to keep track

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