26 m. ago Most parents argue with kids over smartphones but a new free method could help

Research from EE has shown that a whopping 93 per cent of parents row with their children over phones.

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29 m. ago Woman in 20s dies after fall 'from height' near Canary Wharf tower block

The tragic woman fell from the tower at Harbour Way, Canary Wharf in London this morning as forensic teams remain at the scene in the financial district

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29 m. ago Grieving mum finds body of daughter, 7, missing tongue and throat after autopsy

The girl's mother, Han, walked in to the morgue in Taiwan to find her daughter incomplete - before the medical examiner told her they simply chucked them in her chest cavity to save time

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36 m. ago Man jailed for 10 years for attempting to murder toddler at Glasgow railway station

The 28-year-old made the attempt after a relationship breakdown with the child’s mother

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38 m. ago GMTV legend makes TV comeback after 15 years as she reunites with Eamonn Holmes

Veteran broadcaster, Eamonn Holmes, told fans he can't wait to present GB News next week after revealing he would be joined by a very familiar face from GMTV

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39 m. ago Reeves accused of ‘punishing families’ with inheritance tax raid – that still ‘won’t fill Labour’s blackhole’

Former government economist Jonathan Portes told The Independent changes to inheritance tax would not raise enough to plug the UK’s multi-billion-pound fiscal shortfall

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41 m. ago Of course Mark Zuckerberg is still doing good works – he’s just switched up the definition of ‘good’ | Emma Brockes

Who has the time to help underprivileged children when you have a pickleball court and a president to attend to?If you put it in a novel – a ham-fisted satire of tech overlord hypocrisy, say – it would look too contrived to fly. But here we are, absorbing a story from the New York Times this week in which Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are discovered to have been running a private school out of their compound in Palo Alto, California, in violation of city zoning laws. More pertinently, the school of 14 kids, which includes two of the couple’s three daughters, is less than a mile from the school for low-income families that the couple founded in 2016. Guess which school the world’s second-richest man and his wife are shutting down?Say the word “zoning infraction” to a certain stripe of American and the effect is equal to using “queue jumper” on a Briton, but of course the broader point here isn’t one about permits. (A spokesperson for Zuckerberg and Chan told the newsp...

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46 m. ago Teenage girls making TikToks: Philippa James’s best photograph

‘My daughter and her friends are part of the smartphone generation. The more time I spent with them, the more I learned about the darker side of their mobiles’This started as a project with my daughter and her friends, who are all part of the smartphone generation. They were 14 years old at the time and I wanted to learn more about the relationship they had with their mobile phones. In 2022, a study by Ofcom showed that nine out of 10 children owned one by the time they reached the age of 11, and that 91% of them used video platforms, messaging apps and social media by the age of 12. I spoke to my daughter and her friends about how they use their phones and the negative reputation that surrounds teenagers and their screens. They told me the positives as well as the negatives, such as how social media can raise confidence as well as knock it down.I asked if I could photograph them. There was very little direction from me and – rather than photographing them in a controlled portraitur...

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75 m. ago Parents and child killed when tree falls on car amid heavy rain, flooding in Tennessee

An official in Tennessee says a mother, father and child were killed when a tree fell on their car amid heavy rain and flooding

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85 m. ago Tyson and Paris marry for third time in emotional ceremony in France alongside their seven children

Tyson Fury and wife Paris have renewed their vows and married for a third time in an emotional ceremony in the South of France, alongside their seven children

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85 m. ago Tyson and Paris Fury marry for third time in emotional ceremony in France alongside their seven children

Tyson Fury and wife Paris have renewed their vows and married for a third time in an emotional ceremony in the South of France, alongside their seven children

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88 m. ago Women and children are told to FLEE Ukrainian region where Russian forces have made rapid gains as Putin pushes for territory ahead of Trump meeting

Critics say the offensive is a last-minute push by Vladimir Putin to grab territory before his high-stakes meeting with Donald Trump this week, where it is feared he will demand Ukrainian territory.

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89 m. ago 7 common reasons for loss of appetite later in life – and how to manage it

Understanding these factors is the first step in helping yourself or a loved one maintain a balanced, nourishing diet well into the golden years.

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99 m. ago Zoë Kravitz reveals how she wrecked Taylor Swift’s bathroom while rescuing her mum’s pet snake

The Big Little Lies actress has recalled her mortification after she was forced to have an awkward conversation with the singer about it

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2 h. ago Zoë Kravitz says she ‘destroyed’ Taylor Swift’s bathroom after losing pet snake

Swift lent Kravitz and her mother, Lisa Bonet, her home during the LA wildfires

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2 h. ago Get an 'easy to build' LEGO Bluey Playground set for under £3 with clever money

The LEGO Bluey Playground set is perfect for fans of the popular children's TV show, and we've found a way for parents to get their hands on it for a fraction of the price

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2 h. ago Five UK areas 'most vulnerable to DWP disability benefit changes'

Placeas with higher rates of mobility issues, benefit dependency and struggling local services could face "maximum impact" from DWP changes

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2 h. ago At least 25 killed by Israeli gunfire as Netanyahu says he will 'allow' Palestinians to leave

Health officials and witnesses say at least 25 people have been killed by Israeli gunfire while seeking aid

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2 h. ago Mother branded a 'monster' for using controversial laser treatment on her baby son's birthmark reveals what he looks like three years later

Brooke Atkins, 36, from Australia gave birth to Kingsley in 2022, and immediately noticed he'd been born with a large Port Wine Stain (PWS) birthmark.

Economics

2 h. ago Man United ignored Rasmus Hojlund warnings before splashing cash as change of heart emerges

Rasmus Hojlund has struggled to live up to his £72million fee since joining Manchester United in 2023, and the Red Devils were warned they were overpaying for the young Danish star

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