67 m. ago Inside Our ADHD Minds review – Chris Packham’s revelatory show couldn’t be more crucial

Packham refutes harmful anti-woke ideas about the overdiagnosis of neurodiversity by meeting people like Henry, who finds day-to-day life a severe struggle, and Jo, who has spent years constantly being told she’s ‘too much’Inside Our ADHD Minds is a follow-up, of sorts, to Chris Packham’s memorable 2023 documentary, Inside Our Autistic Minds. In that earlier film, the wildlife and nature presenter used his own experience of neurodiversity to help other people explore and demonstrate the impact of autism on their lives, for the benefit of their family, friends and a wider TV audience. Inside Our ADHD Minds uses the same formula – Packham walks through woodland as he explains something important, anecdotes about his own life, informative chats with experts, and art therapy in the form of expressive short films – to dig deeper into the condition, and, in the following episode, dyslexia.The result is a beautiful and revelatory programme which feels educational without being didactic; Pa...

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4 h. ago Watch live: Edan Alexander’s family watches release of Israeli

Watch live as Edan Alexander's family and friends gather to watch his release from Hamas captivity on Monday, 12 May.

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6 h. ago Mum who was told she'd never have kids defied doctors to have son

Charlie Ainsworth, 37, known as Charlie by her family and friends, has battled a series of health problems for most of her life, but was determined to have a child.

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7 h. ago 'I didn't think I'd be believed – now people see monster for who he is'

Ben Cammillare, from Merseyside, was just 14-years-old when his family friend Paul Jones, 62, sexually abused him. The paedophile has received a suspended sentence

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16 h. ago Cannibal killed friend, cooked him and sold disguised meat to family to eat

Vladimir Nikolayev, 65, was convicted in 1997 of the murders of two men in the city of Novocheboksarsk, western Russia - he dismembered the bodies and sold the meat on to unsuspecting locals

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28 h. ago Family and friends share memories of London Thomas at candlelight vigil and balloon release

Family and friends share memories of London Thomas at candlelight vigil and balloon release  CBS News

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43 h. ago Family and friends honor London Thomas on what would have been her 18th birthday

Family and friends honor London Thomas on what would have been her 18th birthday  WXYZ Channel 7

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56 h. ago 'Bags under my eyes ashamed me into £3,800 on eyelift surgery – Now I never wear shades'

Jayne Powell, from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, was so embarrassed over the bags under her eyes that she would hardly remove her glasses for any photos with friends and family

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62 h. ago ‘Buddhism and Björk help me handle fame’: novelist Ocean Vuong

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous made him a literary superstar. Now the Vietnamese American author is exploring his working-class roots in an ambitious follow‑upThere are three kinds of family, muses the novelist and poet Ocean Vuong. There’s the nuclear family, “which often we talk about as the central tenet of American life”. There’s the chosen family, “the pushback”, the community and friendships built by people who have been rejected by their parents, often because of their sexuality or gender identity. And then there’s the family we talk about much less frequently, but spend most of our waking hours within – our colleagues, or what Vuong describes as “the circumstantial family around labour”.Vuong’s forthcoming second novel, The Emperor of Gladness, encompasses them all. There’s its 19-year‑old hero Hai’s relationship with his mother, a poor Vietnamese immigrant who believes that he has fulfilled her desperate aspirations for him by going to university, when he has actually...

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62 h. ago Nicola Peltz branded 'obsessive' over Victoria Beckham jacket chaos as feud reaches new heights

Nicola Peltz's reported feud with David and Victoria Beckham has reached a new level as friends of both parties spoke out about their fractured family relationship

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3 d. ago Find your perfect family villa break: from toddlers to teens and multi

From toddlers to teens and multi-gen gatherings, villa holidays offer the ultimate family-friendly escape, with the space, privacy and freedom to make time for what really matters

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3 d. ago Pope Leo watched Conclave movie and played Wordle before being elected new pontiff, brother reveals

The new head of the Catholic Church is also a keen Words with Friends player, his family say

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4 d. ago VE Day: How a wartime bond in Wales blossomed into a lifelong sisterhood

Doreen Thomas was just a young girl when she was evacuated to Wales to live with Mary Brown's family and they have been firm friends ever since

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4 d. ago Prince William's friend gives savage two word response to Prince Harry after BBC interview

Prince Harry is facing even more scrutiny after his tell-all BBC interview in which he spoke about his estrangement from the royal family - as Prince William's friend hits out at his pals brother

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4 d. ago I bought six houses in Italy for £5 for my family and friends to move into

She plans to renovate all six properties

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4 d. ago From apathy to celebration – how four people lived VE Day in 1945

While some were relishing their first hot meal after five years as PoW, others struggled to rejoice in celebrationsAfter nearly six years of hardship, people poured out on the streets in celebration 80 years ago as the second world war in Europe came to an end. However, for many who lost family and friends, the rejoicing was muted.Here, four people recall their memories and those of their families. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Cruise ship 'murder' victim killed after stag do 'fight' described as 'lovely grandad'

"Lovely grandad" James Messham was reportedly on a stag do with friends and family when he was killed in an "altercation" just hours after the MSC Virtuosa set sail

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5 d. ago The clash between 'vile' Nicola and Victoria that REALLY sparked the feud between Brooklyn and the Beckhams, as friends reveal to KATIE HIND family's fury at attacks on Romeo's girlfriend Kim

When David Beckham revealed that he had taken two of his sons on a fishing trip to the Scottish Highlands, Brooklyn Beckham's wife Nicola Peltz must have jumped out of her skin.

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5 d. ago Man allegedly strangled flatmate and kept her body in a box on balcony for 10 MONTHS

Yang Zhao is accused of killing his flatmate, Qiong Yan, before keeping up the pretence she was alive by messaging her family and friends for months before her body was found

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5 d. ago Brave neighbour ran into house to save young boxer 'murdered' in Glasgow home

Friends and family praised Josh Taplin, 28, as "one of the good ones" as Scottish police launch a murder probe after he was found dead inside a property in Glasgow

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