70 m. ago Korean commission finds adoption program rife with abuse, highlighting AP investigation

A South Korean commission found the country violated its children’s human rights by facilitating a foreign adoption program rife with fraud and abuse

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90 m. ago ‘Detention Alley’: inside the Ice centres in the US south where foreign students and undocumented migrants languish

Foreign nationals caught up in Trump’s immigration dragnet are transported sometimes thousands of miles away to an isolated network of lockups and courtsBehind the reinforced doors of courtroom number two, at a remote detention centre in central Louisiana, Lu Xianying sat alone before an immigration judge unable to communicate.Dressed in a blue jumpsuit that drooped from his slight frame, he waited as court staff called three different translation services, unable to find an interpreter proficient in his native Gan Chinese. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Shark attacks and sinkings: Submarine tragedy is latest blow for Egypt’s tourism

The Red Sea is a major hub for the country’s crucial tourism industry

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1 hour ago DEAR BEL: I've been enjoying erotic experiences with escorts for years since my wife left me... but now I worry God is judging me. What can I do?

I would hate to terminate things as I enjoy visiting her and she may well feel hurt that I am judging her to be a bad person. Are you able to provide any advice on a way forward?

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2 h. ago The instant Celtic reaction to Rangers sickener revealed as former £7m man set for emotional comeback – Parkhead bulletin

Celtic are out to bounce back to that defeat against Rangers this afternoon

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2 h. ago Virgin River's most memorable moments so far as season 7 goes into production

As fans of Virgin River wait for season seven to be released - lets take a look back at the most memorable moments and storylines so far on the hit Netflix show

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2 h. ago Eight pictures of Virgin River that make us desperate to move there

The Netflix show is known not only for its cosy-small town atmosphere and dramatic storylines but also for its beautiful scenery of the fictional town Virgin River

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2 h. ago ‘It’s a scary time’: artists react to White House’s recent targeting of Smithsonian Institution

Roberto Lugo and other artists of color are now feeling heat from Trump’s attack on diversity and efforts to rewrite truth of the US’s pastArtists, academics and politicians have shared their outrage in reaction to the Trump administration’s latest executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum network.Late on Thursday, Trump announced that his administration had ordered a large reshaping of the Smithsonian in an attempt to eliminate what he described as “improper, divisive or anti-American ideology”. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago ‘He still features in my nightmares’: how a sinister psychiatrist put hundreds of women in deep, drug

In the 1960s, William Sargant used a combination of narcosis and ECT to ‘reprogram’ troubled young women. Now his patients, including the actor Celia Imrie and the former model Linda Keith, are trying to piece together what happenedFrom the reinforced windows of ward five, high up in the Edwardian eaves of London’s Royal Waterloo hospital for children and women, a 14-year-old Celia Imrie used to stare down, hoping to spot her mother. “When I walk past that old, redbrick hospital building today, on my way to the Imax or the National Theatre,” says Imrie, who went on to become a successful actor, “I can see the window where I’d sit waiting for her and a deep chill passes through me.”Every day, thousands of commuters and tourists pass beneath the former hospital. Some might look up to admire the terracotta facade, with its ornate colonnades and glazed tile lettering, but few are aware of the medical horrors that took place in one small room on the top floor: the Sle...

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3 h. ago Ukrainian man, 30, is identified as suspect in Amsterdam mass stabbing after British tourist stopped knifeman who had slashed five

Investigators say he hailed from the Donetsk region in the east of the country - which has operated as a breakaway state from Ukraine for a decade and was unlawfully annexed by Russia in 2022.

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3 h. ago The seaside town in Wales that tourists dub 'the most beautiful'

Tourists think they have found "one of the most beautiful towns" in Wales, and it's been a popular destination for people who are looking for a relaxing staycation

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3 h. ago Golfers are desperate to track down the mystery thief who stole sod from their club

Glencruitten Golf Club in the town of Oban, Argyll and Bute, had the turf delivered to the car park at around 12.30pm on March 18 to redo the eighth hole (pictured).

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3 h. ago ‘Maybe people see Edward Hopper, or a spaceship, or something else’: Martin James Burton’s best phone photo

The British photographer saw an echo of a famous painting when he shot three strangers in a Toronto galleryWhile in Toronto on a work shoot, Martin James Burton decided to take the opportunity to visit the Art Gallery of Ontario. The photojournalist, who is based in Lewes, East Sussex, England, had some lunch before heading in to see the art. While there he happened upon these three strangers. “The people in the picture are sitting waiting either for nothing to happen or for something to happen. There is a feeling of the surreal to it and an odd sense of anticipation,” Burton says. “The man with his head turned towards you draws you in, and the huge bright, blank screen is like a giant softbox lighting the subjects perfectly.”Burton remembers his excitement at taking the shot: he immediately knew that he had captured something unusual. He also saw a resemblance to the painting Nighthawks, by American artist Edward Hopper, which portrays four people...

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3 h. ago ‘My patient was happy with her partner of 25 years – then started a torrid affair’: a psychotherapist on why people cheat

I heard every last detail. Eventually we uncovered the truth behind the passionProfessor M was a 60-year-old academic in a scientific, technical field. She chose to lie on my couch, rather than sit opposite me, from our second meeting. Thick black glasses framed her strong nose and she wore monochrome, androgynous clothes. She had a stern authority about her that I noticed the very first time I met her. Her hair was uncoloured and cut into a chic crop. She had lived in London since university in her home country on another continent, and English was her third language, which she spoke perfectly. She had never seen a psychotherapist before.In the first weeks of our work together, she talked – without stopping, breathlessly – about a man she had known in her 20s while undertaking doctoral work in America. By chance, they had met again recently at a conference overseas where both were presenting papers. They had sex in a hotel room hours after this meeting. A relationship began, with i...

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3 h. ago Mum 'annoyed' by friends' reactions after choosing singer's name for baby boy

A woman, who's eight months pregnant, has been left feeling irritated by her friends and family's reaction to the name she's chosen for her baby boy, after struggling to come to a decision for months

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3 h. ago Guinea's former dictator pardoned over the 2009 stadium massacre

Guinea’s ruling junta has pardoned the country’s former dictator, Moussa “Dadis” Camara, who was serving a 20-prison sentence for the 2009 stadium massacre by the military

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3 h. ago Hollywood star who shot to fame as a heartthrob in the eighties looks unrecognisable as he returns to TV

The actor, now aged 58, was just 20-years-old when his breathrough movie released and had only one other acting credit to his name. Can YOU guess who it is?

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4 h. ago Corrie's Claire Sweeney's shock response to soap bloodbath and exit rumours

Coronation Street star Claire Sweeney has spoken out on her reaction to the soap's latest string of exit rumours - and opened up about her dating life following her split from Ricky Hatton.

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5 h. ago So much for the domestic goddess! 'Lazy' Nigella Lawson is just like the rest of us as she admits to eating crisps in bed, rarely brushing her hair and not being 'super hygienic'

London-based Nigella Lawson, 65, has insisted that she is the antithesis of a domestic goddess, considering herself 'lazy' when it comes to making an effort with her appearance.

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5 h. ago MINREET KAUR: What it's like to be a virgin on your wedding night: I was 27... this is my warning to other women

'How can you still be a virgin?' One of the many questions I would be asked when I was in my twenties.

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