29 m. ago Mum says picking one type of swimsuit for your kids is 'so dangerous'

A woman has urged parents to exercise caution when dressing their little ones for the pool while on holiday, because the colour of their swimwear could prove catastrophic

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1 hour ago Voices: Dear Vix: I feel ashamed to admit it – but I really don’t like my parents

Do you have a problem you would like to raise anonymously with Dear Vix? Issues with love, relationships, family and work? Email dearvix@independent.co.uk

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1 hour ago Rory McIlroy's amazing body transformation after major injury scare threatened golf career

Rory McIlroy, who is aiming to get back on track at the US Open at Oakmont, has worked incredibly hard off the course to become one of the most powerful players in the golfing world

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1 hour ago 'Nintendo Switch 2 launch inspired me to dust off my old console

Changing the handheld controller has made a huge difference to my Switch playing experience

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3 h. ago Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper suffers 'painful' injury as he shares health update from A&E

Kaleb Cooper, known for being Jeremy Clarkson's handyman on Diddly Squat farm, has experienced a new injury this week and has shared a new health update from hospital

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3 h. ago Man 'battered mum's lover to death' during Manchester derby day birthday party, court told

Jack Naylor is accused of losing his temper inflicting fatal injuries on Thomas Gomm, 44, during a boozy gathering at the defendant's mother's house in Salford

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3 h. ago Man battered his mum's ex to death during Manchester derby day birthday party, court told

Jack Naylor is accused of losing his temper inflicting fatal injuries on Thomas Gomm, 44, during a gathering to celebrate his 22nd birthday

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3 h. ago Mum 'felt so scummy' after what happened with son's buggy during trip to Butlin's

The mum had taken her two children to the holiday park

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3 h. ago Mum felt 'utterly violated' after finding note on her son's pram at Butlin's

The mum had taken her two children to the holiday park

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4 h. ago ‘Prison was the first place we felt sisterhood’: six women return to the ruins of Holloway

In an astonishing new documentary, former inmates go back to the cells that once held them – and reflect on what led them there in the first place. The result is a powerful indictment of our justice systemThe directors of Holloway use a simple but powerful visual device to demonstrate how badly the British prison system is failing the women it incarcerates. Towards the end of their eponynmous documentary, six former inmates are invited to play a version of Grandmother’s Footsteps in the chapel of the deserted ex-prison, where they have been filming for five days.They begin lined up against the wall and a voice tells them: “Step forward if you grew up in a chaotic household.” All six women step forward, before being instructed: “Step forward if you experienced domestic violence growing up.” Again, they move ahead in unison. “Step forward if somebody in your household has experienced drug use. Step forward if you grew up in a household where there wasn’t very much money. Step forward ...

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4 h. ago Confessions of a Parent Killer review – a grisly tale of the murderer who lived with her mum and dad’s corpses

This look at Virginia McCullough tells a deeply strange story. Unfortunately, it also leaves the viewer in suspense about her motive for so long it feels horrifically manipulativeWell, what do you think a 90-minute documentary entitled Confessions of a Parent Killer is going to be about? That’s right, well done! It’s the story of a murder by an (adult) child of her parents. Virginia – Ginny – McCullough killed her mother, Lois, and father, John, and confessed immediately to police when they raided her home in 2023 that she had done so four years previously. The twist was that she had been living with their bodies ever since. “She was weird at school,” says a childhood friend. “But not ‘kill your parents and hide the bodies’ weird.”You can probably tell from such unimpeachably phlegmatic commentary that this case occurred in England. Great Baddow, Essex, to be exact, and the film paints a portrait of quintessential small-town, almost-rural life in these sceptred isles that has gone u...

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5 h. ago Mum of tragic Cole Cooper "refused" request to ID dead teen's body

Five days after a body was found near where the teen vanished, police say the death is being treated as ‘unexplained’ — leaving his loved ones heartbroken and desperate for answers.

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7 h. ago 'I stayed in £40 UK Center Parcs dupe and the location was simply stunning'

Louise, a mum-of-two, spent three nights at the retreat with her family and was very impressed with the facilities - as well as the price tag

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7 h. ago Orlando Bloom's just paid £10,000 to have his blood 'cleaned'

Bloom recently headed to London's Clarify Clinic for a £10,000 procedure where a machine supposedly removed the microplastics from his blood.

Economics

7 h. ago Ryanair warns passengers after hundreds miss flights amid airport chaos

The budget airline has issued a stark warning to passengers as Portugal experiences airport chaos with more than 270 passengers missing their flights in the last two weeks

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9 h. ago How Greta Thunberg relishes being 'the poster girl for rebellious teenagers': JUDI JAMES reveals how she uses all the tricks of a political pro

Body language expert Judi James said campaigner Greta Thunberg projects the 'image of a heroine' and her confidence on the global stage 'would match or even exceed seasoned leaders'.

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9 h. ago Lisa Riley and Lottie Tomlinson on shared grief of losing mums: 'It doesn’t go away, you learn to live with it'

Lisa Riley and Lottie Tomlinson open up about their experiences with grief after losing their mothers, highlighting the importance of sharing feelings and memories as a source of comfort

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11 h. ago Russell Martin can conjure Rangers winning formula if he's learned one thing from Southampton insists Steven Davis

Davis watched Martin's tenure at his other former club Southampton closely and hopes boss has learned from failed experiement

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11 h. ago Stacey Solomon puts on a very leggy display in a white swimsuit before slipping into a black bikini during Lake Como work trip

The busy mum of five, who has jetted to the idyllic location to shoot with her haircare brand Rehab, put on a very leggy display in a white swimsuit while posing with her products on a boat.

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11 h. ago Karen Millen apologises for branding mums who breastfeed after six months ‘selfish’

Fashion designer Karen Millen has apologised after criticising mums who breastfeed their children beyond the age of six months, calling it “selfish” and “not normal”.

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