58 m. ago Post Office choir founder says BGT stint was 'life changing' after depression battle

Mark Wildblood, the founder of Hear Our Voice - the choir made up of people impacted by the Post Office scandal - says the initiative has been 'therapeutic' after a battle with depression.

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8 d. ago BGT's Simon Cowell slams the Post Office as postmasters choir perform 'a massive F you'

Simon Cowell has praised Hear Our Voice - a choir made up of people affected by the Post Office Horizon scandal - after their performance during the Britain's Got Talent final

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8 d. ago Best headphones and earbuds for sleeping that have noise blocking features

Bring a whole new meaning to sleeping soundly

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1 week ago I can still hear people talking over my noise cancelling headphones

I've bought noise cancelling headphones, but I can still hear people talking near me when I wear them. Can I get my money back?

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1 week ago I can still hear people talking over my noise cancelling headphones. Can I get a refund? DEAN DUNHAM replies

I've bought noise cancelling headphones, but I can still hear people talking near me when I wear them. Can I get my money back?

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2 w. ago Opera star Lesley Garrett: Surgery after my terrifying cancer diagnosis could have destroyed my voice

When thousands of people gathered to hear Lesley Garrett perform in Bristol for an open-air gala in July last year, few could have guessed just how significant an event it was for the star.

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2 w. ago Why you don’t need to be a tech business to benefit from Glasgow’s ecosystem

When people hear the word “tech,” they often assume it’s only relevant to businesses with Silicon Valley ambitions. But Glasgow is showing the world that technology - and the ecosystem that supports it - is far more inclusive and collaborative than that.

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2 w. ago Tell us about a poem that reminds you of someone you’ve lost

We would like to hear about the poem that invokes memories of someone you loved and lost• ‘He lived inside poetry’: Toby Jones and Helena Bonham Carter perform poems in memory of lost loved onesIn the Guardian’s new video series “Poems to remember” (published in collaboration with “Celebration Day”, an initiative that honours people who have died), actors including Helena Bonham Carter, Toby Jones, Stephen Mangan have read poems in memory of people they’ve lost. Now we would like to hear from you.You can tell us about a poem that reminds you of someone you’ve lost – and why – below and we’ll include a selection in our Bookmarks newsletter. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Sony unveils 'next level' noise cancelling headphones created by Taylor Swift's sound engineer

Sony claims the WH-1000XM6 headphones, endorsed by music star Post Malone, are "the most advanced noise cancelling yet"

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3 w. ago Cops screamed four words before shooting man suspected of stabbing man and woman

Neighbours said they could hear the shouts of two people stabbed at a property in Merseyside, with one man emerging from the home shouting 'I've been stabbed' as police arrived

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3 w. ago Tell us: do you have a more unusual emotional support animal?

We’d like to hear from people who have an unusual emotional support animal (ESA) which they have asked their employer if they can bring into workDo you – or does one of your employees – have a more unusual Emotional Support Animal (ESA)?We’re keen to hear from people who have an unusual emotional support animal (ESA) which they have asked their employer if they can bring into work. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Deaf President Now! review – stirring record of student protest

Documentary follows the 1988 anti-audism revolt in the US after the world’s first deaf university appointed a hearing person to head it‘It’s awfully difficult to talk above this loud noise,” says the chair of the board of trustees at a liberal arts university. It’s the late 1980s, protesting students have shut down the campus and now, midway through a tense meeting, someone has set off the fire alarm. But here’s the thing, Gallaudet University in Washington DC is the world’s first deaf university. The students can have a conversation just fine with the alarms blaring – in sign language. But trustee chair Jane Bassett Spilman does not sign. In fact, she appears to be completely ignorant about deaf culture – and, dressed like a Margaret Thatcher lookalike, all handbags and helmet hair, she is the easy-to-loathe villain of this fascinating documentary.Co-directed by actor and deaf activist Nyle DiMarco with Davis Guggenheim, this is the story of an eight-day student protest at Gallaude...

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3 w. ago Deaf President Now! review – passion and energy in stirring record of student protest

Documentary follows the 1988 anti-audism revolt in the US after the world’s first deaf university appointed a hearing person to head it‘It’s awfully difficult to talk above this loud noise,” says the chair of the board of trustees at a liberal arts university. It’s the late 1980s, protesting students have shut down the campus and now, midway through a tense meeting, someone has set off the fire alarm. But here’s the thing, Gallaudet University in Washington DC is the world’s first deaf university. The students can have a conversation just fine with the alarms blaring – in sign language. But trustee chair Jane Bassett Spilman does not sign. In fact, she appears to be completely ignorant about deaf culture – and, dressed like a Margaret Thatcher lookalike, all handbags and helmet hair, she is the easy-to-loathe villain of this fascinating documentary.Co-directed by actor and deaf activist Nyle DiMarco with Davis Guggenheim, this is the story of an eight-day student protest at Gallaude...

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3 w. ago Anker Q20i noise cancelling headphones with 'premium look' now 36% off in Amazon sale

Shoppers are snapping up the bargain Bluetooth headphones that won't break the bank

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4 w. ago Pope Leo XIV: Tens of thousands of people cram into St Peter’s Square to hear first Sunday Mass

Thousands of people rushed into St Peter's Square to hear Pope Leo XIV's first Sunday Mass where he called for 'no more war', peace in Ukraine & an immediate ceasefire in Gaza

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