5 h. ago Royal Mail issues warning to anyone planning to send post this Christmas

Christmas marks the peak period for posting cards and parcels to family and friends across the nation, but Royal Mail has issued an important notice.

Events

15 h. ago ‘Was it a woman who bit off his ear?’: the wild life and serene photography of Tom Sandberg

Norway’s most celebrated photographer made his name with calm, reflective images that sit at odds with his reckless life. Friends and family remember a paradoxical manNorway has never looked as wet as in the photographs of the late Tom Sandberg. There are shots of drizzle and puddles, of asphalt slick with mizzle. A ripple of water appears to have a hole in it, a figure looms behind a rain-dappled window, a gutter glows after a downpour.Shot in either bold chiaroscuro or gentle orchestrations of greys, these are pictures with the power to make the everyday seem dreamlike. But they are also uplifting, in a confusing kind of way, like being told to dress for sun even when the clouds are black. Continue reading...

Culture

15 h. ago Dame Joanna Lumley says older people spending Christmas alone is a ‘crisis’

Christmas may be a time for celebrating with friends and family for many - but for a million older people the festive period could mean a 'miserable' time alone

Events

22 h. ago My demonic ex sent me sick video as he ‘dug up’ our baby’s grave & heated up iron to disfigure my face

IT was love at first sight when Kaceylee Hookey and Tayla White locked eyes - or so she thought.  Within hours of meeting through a family friend, in August 2020, the pair were inseparable. But what started as a dream for Kaceylee would soon turn into a living nightmare. Kaceylee, then 17, tells The Sun:...

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23 h. ago I was the Daily Mail's health editor and covered the mysterious surge in cancer in young people. But at just 29, there was an aggressive tumor inside me even I missed these hidden signs

The panic hit first. Then came the embarrassment. After all, I'd spent years giving health advice to colleagues, friends and family, convinced I was an expert in many areas of medicine.

Science

26 h. ago The 23 most mouthwatering cookbooks to tickle the tastebuds of your foodie friends and family

From Dame Mary to Jamie Oliver, Thomasina Miers to Diana Henry, Constance Craig Smith provides a list of the BEST cookery books to give this year.

Society

34 h. ago ‘It was extremely pornographic’: Cara Hunter on the deepfake video that nearly ended her political career

The Irish politician was targeted in 2022, in the final weeks of her run for office. She has never found out who made the malicious deepfake, but knew immediately she had to try to stop this happening to other womenWhen Cara Hunter, the Irish politician, looks back on the moment she found out she had been deepfaked, she says it is “like watching a horror movie”. The setting is her grandmother’s rural home in the west of Tyrone on her 90th birthday, April 2022. “Everyone was there,” she says. “I was sitting with all my closest family members and family friends when I got a notification through Facebook Messenger.” It was from a stranger. “Is that you in the video the one going round on WhatsApp?” he asked.Hunter made videos all the time, especially then, less than three weeks before elections for the Northern Ireland assembly. She was defending her East Londonderry seat, campaigning, canvassing, debating. Yet, as a woman, this message from a man she didn’t know was enough to put her ...

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55 h. ago ‘It was soul destroying’: men on the struggle to get answers about infertility

Failure by GPs to diagnose treatable causes had huge time, money and mental health costs for these men After six years of trying for a baby and two failed rounds of IVF, Toby Trice found himself at his “lowest ebb”, feeling “lost, lonely and alienated from society”.“We were in this dark phase of not knowing where we were at. All our friends and family around us had children and we were constantly reminded we couldn’t. It was soul-destroying. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Labour can delay no longer over China firm's plan for £1.5bn turbine

Chinese firms have lots of money to invest, but economic and security concerns remain

Economics

3 d. ago Vogue Williams admits 'it's too much' as she issues I'm A Celeb apology

I'm A Celebrity 2024 latecomer Vogue Williams nearly quit before entering the jungle, apologising to friends and family for ignoring messages during month-long speculation

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3 d. ago Best food Christmas gift hampers to send to friends and family

MoneyMagpie Editor and financial expert Vicky Parry shares her picks for foodie hampers and gifts to send to friends this Christmas

Society

3 d. ago Alex Scott is all smiles as she's greeted by the friends and family on arrival at post

The former Lioness, 41, was the first contestant to be voted off I'm A Celebrity on Friday night as she opened up about 'mentally tough' experience.

Politics

3 d. ago Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, marries partner Jodie Haydon

The PM becomes the first Australian leader to celebrate a wedding while in office with a private ceremony followed by a reception at his official residence, the LodgeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has married his partner, Jodie Haydon, in Canberra, making him the first Australian leader to tie the knot in office.The ceremony took place on Saturday afternoon at Albanese’s official residence, the Lodge, witnessed by a small group of close family and friends, including Albanese’s son, Nathan, and Haydon’s parents, Bill and Pauline. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Liverpool parade crash driver Paul Doyle 'exaggerated' time in Scots Marines as 'murky' home life exposed

Chilling footage from Paul Doyle's Liverpool parade rampage show a different side to the "family man" with a "heart of gold" his friends and neighbours thought he was.

Events

3 d. ago Brooklyn Beckham's gran begs him to come home for Christmas with pointed Instagram snap as David and Victoria make peace with his absence amid family feud

Traditionally it's a time of goodwill, kindness and generosity - just ask Jackie Adams, who has ensured her absent grandson still gets a stocking this Christmas.

Society

3 d. ago Brooklyn Beckham's grandmother sends a message that she misses him as first Christmas since bitter feud looms

Traditionally it's a time of goodwill, kindness and generosity - just ask Jackie Adams, who has ensured her absent grandson still gets a stocking this Christmas.

Politics

3 d. ago Brooklyn Beckham gets a Christmas stocking from his grandmother despite growing family feud

Traditionally it's a time of goodwill, kindness and generosity - just ask Jackie Adams, who has ensured her absent grandson still gets a stocking this Christmas.

Politics

4 d. ago Chilling moment emotionless killer Ernestas Juska told cops 'I killed my mum's friend'

Chilling footage shows the moment Ernestas Juska was arrested by police after stabbing a family friend to death in his home while she slept

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4 d. ago Man 'excitedly' slaughtered woman before vile sex act on corpse

Depraved Ernestas Juska has been jailed for life for the brutal murder of Nina Denisova, a family friend who suffered a horrific fate at the hands of the killer

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4 d. ago Spirit of Walt but no Mickey Mouse in Disney’s planned desert community

The entertainment giant is building almost 2,000 homes in California’s Palm Springs area so beloved by its founderThe Coachella valley typically brings a few things to mind: hot desert sun, the most Instagrammable music festival in the country, and even more sun. What it doesn’t bring to mind, however, is the family-friendly, Mickey Mouse-eared nostalgia associated with all things Disney. But that may be changing.In 2022, Disney announced plans to build a first-of-its-kind branded residential community, which they have named “Storyliving by Disney”. The first of the Storyliving communities, Cotino, is officially welcoming residents into model homes in Rancho Mirage, a city nestled in Coachella valley. When all plans are finished, the 618-acre community will feature almost 2,000 residential units, including single-family homes and condos. Continue reading...

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