54 h. ago Ordinary Angels true story: Sharon Stevens' life and where she is today

Ordinary Angels tells the incredible true story of Sharon Stevens, who led a Kentucky community in saving the life of a young girl

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57 h. ago How John Bishop inspired Bradley Cooper’s new film Is This Thing On?

British comedian John Bishop became the inspiration for the new film Is This Thing On, directed by Bradley Cooper, after sharing his life story with a film producer at a nightclub in London.

Culture

3 d. ago This is how we do it: ‘I’d compare myself with other women and end up having panic attacks’

Lana and Jake didn’t talk about sex for years, but since they opened up their love life has been transformed• How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymouslyI had some messed up ideas around a woman’s role and the influence of porn on that Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Rare virus that inspired movie Contagion spreads to nurses as nationwide alert issued

Health chiefs in India have sounded a nationwide alert after two nurses were struck down by the rare, bat-borne virus that inspired the Hollywood blockbuster Contagion

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7 d. ago How a 'grief makeover' erased 20 years of family tragedy from my face. Here are the five tweakments that 'reupholstered' my forehead, cheeks and lips

I stared at a photo from a recent girls' night out in horror. Grief had etched itself on to my features. Looking at that photo, and at my reflection, felt like staring straight at the story of my life.

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1 week ago This is how we do it: ‘Nobody’s enjoyed a night at the Premier Inn Milton Keynes more than us’

Beth’s liberated and open-minded attitude to sex has helped Alex reignite his passion after his former wife came out as a lesbian• How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymouslyWe’re always letting our hands wander under restaurant tables, or on the escalator in the Tube Continue reading...

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1 week ago Lottery winner 'was most miserable man I met' just two weeks after becoming millionaire

A financial planner who offered advice to Lottery winners shared a story of how one couple were left devastated after their life took a turn for the worse following their huge win

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1 week ago Horrifying case haunted LA and inspired chilling movie based on true story

The body of Elizabeth Short was discovered in Los Angeles on 15 January 1947, in one of the most infamous unsolved murders in US history - a case that continues to captivate true crime enthusiasts

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2 w. ago ‘There is one story we never tell’: will old family photos bring joy to my ailing mother – or remind us of dark secrets?

As Alzheimer’s tightens its grip, we have started making our way through the hundreds of albums in my childhood home. But some are too painful to revisitA couple of months ago, my mother moved into a nursing home. Her Alzheimer’s has progressed to a point where it’s no longer safe for her to live alone, and she now needs round-the-clock care. It has been my task to empty out her house, where she lived for more than 50 years.It’s not a job I would have asked for; it requires that I trawl through memories that aren’t mine, or shared memories that are painful for one reason or another. But my mother is no longer able  to make these decisions herself, about which of her possessions are worth keeping hold of and which should be discarded, either for practical reasons of space or necessity or because a continued attachment to the stories behind them might do more harm than good. By deciding these things for her I’m curating her life story. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Béla Tarr’s quest for cinematic perfection made him my ideal, impossible mentor | László Nemes

The Son of Saul director recalls how getting his first job as assistant to the austere master was a hard but inspiring lesson in the most ambitious kind of movie-makingNews: Hungarian director Béla Tarr dies aged 70The last time I saw Béla Tarr was a few years ago at the Nexus conference in Amsterdam. We were invited to speak about the state of the world and of the arts. We both thought light and darkness existed in the world, even if our perception about them differed. Béla was already weakened in his body, but the spirit was still ferocious, rebellious, furious. We sat down to talk. It seemed fairly obvious this would be our ultimate, and most heartfelt, conversation. As the former apprentice, I was able to see the master one last time, with all his rage, sorrow, love and hate.I first met Béla in 2004 when he was preparing The Man from London. I wanted to learn film-making and applied to become an assistant on the film. He gave me my first real job: as an assistant, I had to find ...

Economics

3 w. ago BBC star 'terrified' as she admits 'looming threat' leaves her deeply 'affected'

A beloved BBC star has spoken openly about how she was "deeply affected" by an intense moment in her career, which could see a very real "threat" come true

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3 w. ago Hamnet review – Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley beguile and captivate in audacious Shakespearean tragedy

Chloé Zhao’s film version of Maggie O’Farrell’s myth-making novel powerfully reimagines the agonising loss of a child as the source of Hamlet’s grand stage drama‘The joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears ” This is Francis Bacon’s essay Of Parents and Children; maybe they were more secret in his day than ours. This kind of secrecy and revelation is part of Chloé Zhao’s deeply felt romantic fantasy about the origin of William Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet. It locates the play’s beginning in the imagined anguish of Shakespeare and his wife Agnes (or Anne) Hathaway at the death of their son Hamnet at the age of 11 in 1596, a few years before the play’s first performance.The nearness of the names is not supposed to be some monumental Freudian slip; there is linguistic evidence that the two could be used interchangeably. The movie is inspired by Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel of the same name – Zhao co-wrote the screenplay with O’Farrell – as well as the 2004 essay T...

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3 w. ago Jesy Nelson says doctors initially dismissed her fears for twin babies 

The former Little Mix star said ‘it’s been the most heartbreaking time of my life’ after revealing her daughters Ocean Jade and Story Monroe have been diagnosed with a devastating genetic disease

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3 w. ago London mass stabbing horror as man fights for life and emergency services swoop

Three men were rushed to hospital from the busy West London road at around 12.50am this morning (Sunday, January 4) with one fighting for his life - this is a breaking news story

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3 w. ago Jesy Nelson inundated with support from pals including ex Chris Hughes after diagnosis

Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson announced the heartbreaking news that her baby girls, twins Ocean Jade and Story Monroe, have been diagnosed with life-limiting illness spinal muscular atrophy

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3 w. ago This is how we do it: ‘After 50 years together, I’m more orgasmic than ever’

Valerie and Max have discovered the secret of maintaining an active sex life in your 70s – and are happy to pass on their tips• How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymouslyI’ve actually found that age has affected sex in a very positive way. Now I can have five orgasms in a row Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Netflix viewers 'emotionally beaten up' as true crime documentary tops charts

Netflix's latest true crime documentary has left viewers 'emotionally beaten up' and 'deeply disturbed' by the real-life horror story

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3 w. ago Coronation Street Glenda star's love life from 'dating prats' to finally finding love

Coronation Street star Jodie Prenger plays Glenda Shuttleworth on the cobbles, but her real-life love story with her fiancé is very different to her character's romances

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3 w. ago Real life story behind Harlan Coben's Netflix thriller Run Away

The author's latest adaptation is available to stream on Netflix

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4 w. ago 'Greatest movie ever' inspired by intense real life story is now streaming

The 'modern-day masterpiece' with a cast and story described by fans as 'unforgettable' is available to watch now.

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