2 h. ago ‘A fire, a dog, and the starry sky’: the teens overcoming phone

A new documentary from the makers of Jesus Camp follows the students enrolled at one of Norway’s 85 ‘folk high schools’. Can sledding and survival skills cure their social media-induced anxiety?Nineteen-year-old Hege is stricken by all the common anxieties of her generation. She spends too much time scrolling through socials on her phone, and as a result she is obsessed with how other people perceive her, and highly stressed when it comes to interacting with real humans in the flesh. “I think a lot about what people think about me,” she says. “You get tired of it.”The young adult from Sandnes in the south-west of Norway is one of the three teenage protagonists of Folktales, a new documentary that proposes a refreshingly simple remedy for zoomer angst: “Give yourself a fire, a dog, and the starry sky above you.” Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago Amanda Holden reveals shock romance scam that almost cost a man his home

The man was tricked into thinking that he and Holden were going to live together

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8 d. ago Apple Cider Vinegar review – a kidney stone leads into whimsical geology doc

Sofie Benoot’s film opens out from the film-maker’s medical problem to a diverting reflection on humankind’s deep roots in ancient mineralsThe elegant, humorous, susurrating Welsh voice of Siân Phillips sets the keynote for this whimsical essay documentary from Belgian film-maker Sofie Benoot about the nature of rock and stone, and the mysterious interrelation between our bodies and the landmass of Earth.Benoot’s starting point is the kidney stone that has just been removed from her body, an intriguingly smooth and worn pebble; it’s a personal event she assigns to her offscreen alter ego, voiced by Phillips. This quasi-fictional narrator musingly notes that once upon a time she provided the voice for nature documentaries; quite true, Phillips has indeed narrated some nature documentaries, which appears to be the reason why Benoot cast her. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Kira Cousins reveals when documentary on fake baby scam will be released

Kira Cousins has revealed when the documentary on her fake baby scam will be released to the public.

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2 w. ago Fake baby 'mum' Kira Cousins grins at studio as she's offered 'crazy' cash for show

Kira Cousins, 22, wore a prosthetic baby bump for several months and used a realistic doll to fool her loved-ones into thinking she had given birth to a girl, who she named Bonnie-Leigh Joyce

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2 w. ago Fake baby scammer Kira Cousins grins at studio as she's offered 'crazy money' for documentary

Fake baby scammer Kira Cousins has been pictured inside the office of one of the production companies behind the documentary about her hoax - days after she denied she would be making a show on the scam

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2 w. ago Fake baby scammer Kira Cousins pictured grinning inside documentary maker's office

The 22-year-old from Airdrie, who strapped on a prosthetic baby bump for months, has backtracked multiple times on her story but is now set to tell her side of the hoax.

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2 w. ago Fake baby scandal 'mum' to make documentary after tricking family with sham child birth

Kira Cousins, 22, tricked her family and friends into believing she had been pregnant for months and gave birth alone before they discovered her 'baby' was a realistic plastic doll

Society

2 w. ago Amid squabbles, bombast and competing interests, what can Cop30 achieve?

Climate summit in Brazil needs to find way to stop global heating accelerating amid stark divisions“It broke my heart.” Surangel Whipps, president of the tiny Pacific nation of Palau, was sitting in the front row of the UN’s general assembly in New York when Donald Trump made a long and rambling speech, his first to the UN since his re-election, on 23 September.Whipps was prepared for fury and bombast from the US president, but what followed was shocking. Trump’s rant on the climate crisis – a “green scam”, “the greatest con job ever perpetrated”, “predictions made by stupid people” – was an unprecedented attack on science and global action from a major world leader. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Fake baby 'mother' Kira Cousins ready to reveal her astonishing story as TV producers sign her up for documentary

A woman who faked she was pregnant and continued the lie that she had given birth using a plastic doll has signed a deal with documentary makers.

Culture

3 w. ago Fake baby documentary makers speak out on show covering scam which shocked Scotland

The documentary makers of a show focusing on the fake baby scandal of Kira Cousins have spoken out.

Events

3 w. ago Fake baby scandal takes dark new turn as accused woman goes into hiding

The world has been gripped on the ongoing story of how a woman had secretly faked a pregnancy, birth and death of her baby, but now the woman at the centre of the drama has fled her home

Politics

3 w. ago 'She should be embarrassed': Woman at centre of fake baby scam causes outrage with new update

Kira Cousins conned friends and family with a realistic Reborn doll and a prosthetic bump

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3 w. ago Fake baby scam 'mum' Kira Cousins signs exclusive TV documentary deal

A documentary is set to be made on Kira Cousins who shocked Scotland by faking her pregnancy and duping people into believing a plastic doll was her newborn.

Economics

3 w. ago 'Fake pregnancy mum' who fooled family with toy baby 'goes into hiding'

Kira Cousins, from Airdrie in Scotland, fooled her her loved-ones into believing a plastic doll was her newborn baby having spent months wearing a fake bump

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3 w. ago Fake baby scandal deepens as Kira Cousins FLEES home & goes into hiding

FAKE baby ‘mum’ Kira Cousins has fled home and gone into hiding. The 25-year-old — who duped family, friends and the supposed father into believing she was pregnant — had been bombarded with hate online. Now, to escape the backlash, she has left the house she shares with her mum in Airdrie, Lanarkshire. A former pal said:...

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4 w. ago In Pictures: Prunella Scales was an actress, campaigner and documentary maker

Although her most famous role was Sybil Fawlty, she charmed many with travelogues detailing her canal journeys with actor and husband Timothy West.

Culture

4 w. ago Fake baby scandal 'mum' Kira Cousins denies starting fundraiser to cover new life

Kira Cousins, from Airdrie in Scotland, fooled her her loved-ones into believing a plastic doll was her newborn baby and spent months wearing a fake bump before pretending to give birth alone

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4 w. ago Fake baby scandal 'mum' Kira Cousins has done it before, pal claims

Kira Cousins has been accused of fooling her friends and family into thinking she was pregnant and had a baby girl named Bonnie-Leigh before revealing she used a doll

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