7 d. ago Man who murdered pal after he shaved his eyebrow off jailed for 18 years

David Eaton, 37, was brutally stabbed to death by his pal Matthew Higgins in the heart after he shaved off his eyebrow as a 'joke' - Higgins has now been jailed for murder

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9 d. ago ‘Gaza, it breaks my heart to see you in this state’: three stories from young Palestinian writers

Authors from the We Are Not Numbers project on their dreams of becoming architects or artists, and a report on how a young woman found fulfilment in fast foodAhmed Alnaouq: ‘It’s our duty that we make Gaza’s stories immortal, on paper’How Gaza inspired me to be a ‘surgeon’ for historic buildings Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Journalist Ahmed Alnaouq: ‘It’s our duty to make Gaza’s stories immortal’

The Gaza-born, UK-based journalist, who has lost more than 20 family members in Israeli airstrikes, has taken pieces from an online platform he co-created for young Palestinians and collated them in a new book‘Gaza, it breaks my heart to see you in this state’: three stories from young Palestinian writersOn 22 October 2023, an Israeli airstrike hit Ahmed Alnaouq’s home in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, killing 21 members of his family, including his 75-year-old father, two brothers, three sisters and all of their children.At the time, Alnaouq was living in London, where he works as a journalist and human rights activist. “It crushed me,” he says of the attack. Unable to return home, he could only watch helplessly from afar and grieve alone. Later, he tells me that it’s not anger or hate that consumes him now, but survivor’s guilt. “All the time I think: ‘Why? Why am I alive? Why wasn’t I killed with my family?’” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Mark Wright shares rare glimpse of baby Palma as he proudly brings her to work for first time

Mark Wright was every inch the doting dad as he cradled his baby daughter Palma in his arms while carrying out his presenting role on Heart Drive Time

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3 w. ago 'I broke my university pal's heart years ago and now he wants to meet up'

Coleen Nolan advises a reader who wonders whether it's a smart idea to reunite with an old friend who made a shocking confession

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3 w. ago My partner doesn’t know I take Viagra – and I worry that one day it won’t work

I have been struggling with erectile dysfunction ever since a bad breakup. The ‘blue pill’ works for me, but sex is still stressfulTwenty years ago I had a bad breakup with the mother of my children. The stress and guilt of our split caused me to experience erectile dysfunction. I consulted a doctor and was prescribed Viagra. The day after getting the meds I had very good sex with my girlfriend, but after about a month I decided to try without the tablet and failed miserably. So I went back to taking a tablet every time I have sex. I get them online now so I don’t even speak to a consultant. I take half a pill 20 minutes before sex, without telling my partner; however, I get stressed at the thought of it not working and sometimes get heart palpitations. I wonder if I should go back to the doctor and get an implant or another form of medication. My lover thinks I am a virile man and would be shocked if she knew I took the blue pill.The heart palpitations you are describing may be of ...

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