34 m. ago Sex 20 times a week? New study identifies four types of romantic lover

Australian research is ‘first to empirically show that we don’t all love the same’, lead author saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew research has identified four types of romantic lover, including one that has sex up to 20 times a week.The research, published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, categorised lovers as mild romantic, moderate romantic, intense romantic, and libidinous romantic.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailMild: About one in five – 20.02% – fell into this cluster, characterised by “the lowest intensity, lowest obsessive thinking, lowest commitment, and lowest frequency of sex”. This group also had the lowest proportion of people who thought their partner was “definitely” in love with them – just 25.31% – and the lowest proportion having sex, at 82.72%.Moderate: About four in 10 – 40.91% – landed in this category, which Bode described as “fairly stock-standard” – or in the words of the journal articl...

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78 m. ago Starmer presses Egyptian president for release of jailed British man

Alaa Abd El-Fattah’s mother Laila Soueif’s hunger strike has left her in a critical condition in hospital.

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2 h. ago US education department offers buyout that employees call ‘beyond misleading’

Email offers up to $25,000 but employees note severance and unused leave compensation would add up to moreDon’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting.The US Department of Education sent an email to employees department-wide on Friday offering up to $25,000 to voluntarily resign or retire, or take severance, whichever is less.The email, obtained by the Guardian, states “this is a one-time offer in advance of a very significant Reduction In Force for the US Department of Education” and gives employees until the end of day Monday to accept. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Tories warn against endorsing Islamophobia definition as review group launched

The working group will be chaired by former Conservative minister Dominic Grieve KC.

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3 h. ago 'I had a Dubai blowout like Josie Gibson and then took on the luxury city on a budget'

The Mirror's Maryam Qaiser samples the desert city’s food and fun without a care for her wallet and then on a budget, seeing whether Dubai could offer tourists both

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4 h. ago Pope Francis suffers ‘breathing crisis’ making condition suddenly worse

Vatican says pontiff was given non-invasive mechanical ventilation, to which he responded well and remains alertPope Francis has suffered an “isolated breathing crisis” which caused him to vomit, provoking a “sudden worsening” of his respiratory condition, the Vatican said.The episode happened on Friday afternoon after the pontiff, 88, spent the morning alternating “respiratory training” with prayer in the chapel at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, where he has been battling pneumonia for two weeks. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Have you got a micropenis? Condition defined with exact length as doc offers one solution

EXCLUSIVE: A woman has claimed that she and her titchy fella have a top teir time between the sheets, but it raises the question of what actually counts as a micro member?

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4 h. ago Pope Francis' condition suddenly worsens with 'prognosis uncertain,' Vatican says

The update came after officials said earlier today that doctors suggested he had overcome the most critical phase of the infection, but he later suffered an 'isolated attack of bronchospasm'

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4 h. ago Pope Francis suffers breathing crisis in hospital as he 'inhales vomit'

Vatican sources said Pope Francis suffered a breathing crisis in hospital which led to an episode of vomiting with inhalation - and a sudden worsening of his respiratory condition

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5 h. ago Jeffrey Schlupp set for Celtic transfer sit down with Brendan Rodgers as Greg Taylor offered advice

Schlupp's loan deal is up in the summer while Taylor is back to work after becoming a dad

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5 h. ago Charles Dickens' Oliver musical is slapped with trigger warning as production alerts audiences of three features

Charles Dickens' very name has become synonymous with the poverty and harsh conditions he described evocatively in his novels about life in Victorian Britain.

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5 h. ago This Blacks discount code gets you 15% off – this weekend only

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5 h. ago Claudia Winkleman lifts the lid on chronic health condition that means she 'can't read any more' or 'see her own face properly'

The TV presenter, 53, has always been open about her eyesight struggles and in December she delved in deeper during an appearance on Gabby Logan 's The Mid Point podcast.

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6 h. ago This city is like no other in Spain – here’s why you should visit during Ramadan

A place where Islam and Christianity have rubbed shoulders for more than a millennium, the Andalusian city offers a rich experience of cultural discovery, finds Queenie Shaikh

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6 h. ago AD FEATURE: 23 exceptional students at Xaverian College secure Oxbridge offers

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7 h. ago 'Just five minutes' can slash risk of painful foot condition, claims expert

A staggering 48 per cent of adults have been affected by corns, but a podiatrist has shared his top tips to help reduce the risk of getting them and other painful foot issues

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7 h. ago Robin Propper admits every Rangers player was in danger at Rugby Park as he offers Clinton Nsiala advice

Nsiala was hooked inside half-an-hour in Ayrshire but Propper and any of his teammates could have followed him

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7 h. ago Stephen Graham’s trainer reveals the exact workouts he used to build his imposing physique for A Thousand Blows

Stephen Graham’s trainer tells Harry Bullmore exactly how he built his imposing new physique for historical boxing drama A Thousand Blows

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7 h. ago Claudia Winkleman lifts the lid on chronic health condition that means she 'can't read anymore' or 'see her own face properly'

The TV presenter, 53, has always been open about her eyesight struggles and in December she delved in deeper during an appearance on Gabby Logan 's The Mid Point podcast.

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7 h. ago 'My daughter was diagnosed with rare disease after I noticed sweet syrup smell on her'

A mother has taken to social media to share her daughter's battle with a rare genetic condition that causes her to smell sweetly of syrup - and results in maple-scented urine

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