7 h. ago When they chose to die together, my grandparents wrote the final chapter of a love story spanning 70 years

My Nan held my hand, convincing me this was what they wanted. I felt like a little girl, crying and being comforted by my grandmother one last timeIn their final moments, Ron and Irene lay together in a single bed, soft smiles on their faces. They wore special shirts picked out for the occasion; his a cranky cockatoo print, and hers the same white and floral print blouse she wore to their 70th wedding anniversary a few months previously.The only sign of what was to come were the twin cannulas, one in each of their intertwined hands, with long thin tubes winding back behind the beds and out of sight.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Kenza Dali: ‘I will tell my story after the Euros. A lot of lies have been told’

Midfielder on being left out of France’s Euro 2025 squad, her exit from Aston Villa and a new lease of life in San Diego‘I had hard times and this team really gave me back my love and motivation for football,” Kenza Dali says of San Diego Wave as she prepares to open up on a turbulent year.Over the course of a refreshingly honest conversation, the midfielder reveals why she left Aston Villa to move to the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) in January, details why she is enjoying working under Jonas Eidevall and discusses, for the first time, the grief that affected her participation in the Olympics. There is, however, one topic on which she is not quite ready to go into details yet. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Experts suggest how you should deal with debt after a loved one dies

These are the steps you should take when dealing with debt after death

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55 h. ago Khadiyah ‘KD’ Lewis death: Former Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta star dies aged 44

Lewis appeared on two seasons of the VH1 show

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63 h. ago Heartbreak as 'beautiful' schoolgirl, 10, dies suddenly in quiet village as tributes are paid to 'loved and valued' daughter

Lily Wilson passed away in the 320-population village of Simpson Cross in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales.

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3 d. ago Mystery as girl, 17, dies after eating cake delivered by courier with love note

17-year-old Ana Luiza de Oliveira Neves died after she ate a cake delivered to her home with a mysterious love note - police revealed their suspect audaciously had a sleepover with Ana Luiza hours after she ate the cake

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3 d. ago Osprey chicks born from 'very rare' love triangle in Scots forest die after just three days

The ospreys' nest was being filmed on a live-stream camera which the public could watch.

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4 d. ago Girl, 17, dies after eating cake delivered to her home with love note

A 17-year-old girl was killed, and another left fighting for her life, after cupcakes were mysteriously delivered with love notes for 'the most beautiful' girls ever.

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4 d. ago First picture of 'lovely' woman who died in Inverness 'double stabbing'

Miriam Macdonald, 51, from Inverness, died from her injuries at Raigmore Hospital on Monday.

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5 d. ago Race Across The World star's heartbreaking last Instagram post

Race Across The World star Sam Gardiner's last Instagram post has been revealed which encompassed his love for travel before he tragically died in a car accident last week

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5 d. ago James Lowe, singer of psychedelic rock trailblazers the Electric Prunes, dies age 82

The band’s early single I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) was their biggest hit, featuring on the compilation Nuggets, and has influenced generations of musiciansJames Lowe, the singer of psychedelic rock band the Electric Prunes, has died aged 82. His family said in a statement that he died of natural causes.“Dad leaves behind a legacy of sound, love and boundless creativity,” they said on Facebook. “At the centre of it all was our amazing mom, Pamela – his guiding star, enduring muse and wife of 62 years. We know how deeply he cherished this community, and we feel that love too.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Woman said five heartbreaking words to childhood love as she died on side of road

Christine Jones, 68, suffered fatal injuries a car crash in Thornton Hough, Merseyside - after the accident she asked her husband of nearly 50 years not to let her die

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7 d. ago Desperate Housewives and Young Sheldon star dies as husband says 'I've lost my love'

Emmy-winning actress Valerie Mahaffey has passed away at the age of 71 after a battle with cancer, her husband Joseph Kell has confirmed in a statement to Variety

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9 d. ago Love Island 'signs' influencer who nearly died in firebreathing accident

Sophie Lee has nearly 100,000 followers on Instagram

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9 d. ago Love Island bosses 'sign up' stunning model from Manchester who nearly died in horrific fire

The 29-year old will fly to the picturesque Spanish island for Love Island's twelfth series following a brush with death when she was 22.

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1 week ago Paul Danan's tragic final days in 'secluded dry house' before fatal drugs cocktail

Former Hollyoaks actor and Celebrity Love Island star Paul Danan died in January at the age of 46 after taking a lethal mix of heroin and cocaine, an inquest has heard

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1 week ago Tribute to 'much loved' teenager who died at Barry Island Pleasure Park

Fellow pupils at the school Taha Soomro attended are being offered help and support after the 'much-loved' pupil's death

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1 week ago Families of those killed in 1994 RAF Chinook crash speak out for the first time in fight for answers

Loved ones of those who died say they “deserve answers” on why their loved ones never came home.

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1 week ago ‘If dieting works, where’s the evidence?’ How weightlifting helped Casey Johnston love her body again

The American writer spent year after miserable year trying to be smaller. Then she stepped into a gym, picked up a barbell – and never looked back. She talks about self-confidence, her new book and the joy of eating like a ‘big beautiful horse’Before Casey Johnston started weightlifting, she had assumed it was the preserve of “people who already had some sort of talent or need for it – like you’re a football player, a firefighter or in the military, and you need to be physically capable in that specific way”. Getting started seemed intimidating: the technique, the gym environment.Cardio, however, had always felt intuitive. “You go out the door and you run until you can’t run any more, and that’s it,” she says. As was the idea that it should be punishing. As a younger woman always obsessively trying to lose weight, she ran half-marathons in sub-zero temperatures and feared eating even the calories burned by any run in case it “undid” her hard work – never mind how cold her extremitie...

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2 w. ago Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

A girl with super strength; anarchic doughnuts on a mission to rule the world; boys in the Blitz; an Igbo YA fantasy and moreThe Bear-Shaped Hole by John Dougherty, illustrated by Thomas Docherty, Frances Lincoln, £7.99This sensitive, gentle, straightforward story of friends who must part will help small readers weather the painful emotions that come before a loved one dies.Wild by Katya Balen, illustrated by Gill Smith, Walker, £12.99A little girl who loves the woods’ wildness is bereft when she moves to the city. When the rolling, twisting river shows her “the secrets hidden under its tongue”, she realises her wildness never left her. A lush, poetic picture book, with words by a Carnegie-winning author. Continue reading...

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