43 h. ago 'I chose sentimental name for my baby but people think he will be bullied'

A woman has been left dumbfounded after a parenting group shared their concerns about her son's name - with some questioning her about her decision and worrying her son might face bullying over his name

Politics

6 d. ago ‘It never happened – but the picture says it did’: 28 fake images that fooled the world

From the pope in a puffer to the Princess of Wales and family, baby Hitler to Mussolini on horseback, people have always manipulated photographs, whether for political power, image control – or just for fun “Pictures or it didn’t happen.” So runs the immediate social media retort to any claim deemed too extraordinary to be true. Carried within it is an assumption shared across the globe which has held firm almost since the invention of the camera: that the ultimate form of proof is the photograph. The idea is so strongly fixed in the human mind, it has acquired the status of a law of nature, one obvious even to a child: the camera never lies.Except it does, as the images collected here vividly attest. We may think of AI deepfakes, and their Photoshop predecessors, as thoroughly modern menaces, corrupting a previously innocent, reliable medium, but we would be wrong. It turns out people have been doctoring photos, manipulating and meddling, from the start. “Honest” Abe Lincoln was no...

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8 d. ago Woman can't bear her cousin's baby name choice and people agree

A woman has been left horrified after her cousin revealed the 'cringey' name she had chosen for her unborn baby - and she was not afraid to hold back on her opinion

Politics

1 week ago Shoppers are only just realising what B&M stands for – it's nothing to do with bargains

The popular discount store is a staple in the UK and sells everything from furniture and baby items to homeware - but people are only just realising what the name stands for

Economics

1 week ago My baby bump was so huge people thought I was having quadruplets

Lauren Draper, from Cardiff, was excited when she fell pregnant with her fourth child in June last year but things became more complicated when her bump started to grow unbelievable huge.

Politics

1 week ago Mum upset as people say her 'retro' baby boy's name 'sounds like an old man'

A mum has been told to reconsider the name she's chosen for her son, as people say it will be setting him up for a lifetime of bullying because it sounds like an 'old man'

Politics

1 week ago Eighteen people killed in Russian missile strike on Zelenskyy’s home city

Missile attack on Kryvyi Rih left 61 injured including three-month-old baby and elderly residentsEighteen people, including nine children, have been killed in a Russian missile strike on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home city, a Ukrainian official said.A further 61 people were injured in the attack on Kryvyi Rih on Friday, including a three-month-old baby and elderly residents, the regional governor, Serhii Lysak, said. Forty remain in hospital, including two children in critical condition and 17 in a serious condition. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian missile attack in Zelenskyy’s home town kills 18

Nine children among the dead in strike on Kryvyi Rih residential area as Kyiv says Moscow’s claim it targeted military gathering is false. What we know on day 1,137See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageA Russian missile strike killed at least 18 people, including nine children, in a residential area of Ukraine’s central city of Kryvyi Rih on Friday, local officials said – one of Moscow’s deadliest attacks this year in the war. The strike in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home town damaged residential blocks and sparked fires, the regional governor said on Telegram. More than 30 people, including a three-month-old baby, were in hospital, Serhiy Lysak said. At least 50 people were wounded, the emergency services said, adding that the figure was growing. Zelenskyy said rescue efforts were still under way and called on the west to exert greater pressure on Moscow. “All Russian promises end with missiles, drones, bombs or artillery,” he said in his nightly video address. “Diplomacy mea...

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3 w. ago People tell mum she's 'ruined daughter's life' with unique baby name

Emma says she doesn't care what people think and just didn't want something boring

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