15 h. ago Experts predict Millie Bobby Brown, 21, could inspire Gen Z and millennials to adopt

Experts believe her decision could spark a ripple effect, inspiring younger generations to expand their view of what family can look like and what it truly means to be 'ready' for parenthood.

Science

28 h. ago ‘I was never worried’: 10 years on since Syrian siblings’ 2,700

Ten years after Angela Merkel declared ‘We can do this’ at the height of the 2015 migration into Europe, Syrian refugee Somar Kreker looks back at his 44-day odysseyThe trip would be tough, Somar Kreker knew, but he was not overly fearful. It was the summer of 2015, and in a small flat in Amman, Jordan, this young Syrian’s only thought was how to turn a long and arduous journey into something more bearable. The engineering student had fled Syria three and a half years earlier after refusing to enlist in the brutal regime’s army. He was now ready to begin a new chapter of his life, starting with a new task: to reunite with his younger sisters, still trapped in Damascus, and lead them to Germany, where their brother was living.“I was never worried or stressed about the trip,” says Somar, just 27 years old at the time. “I never had any thought about danger or failure. My only thoughts were how I could make the trip a happy adventure for me and my sisters. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago ‘I sit alone and talk to myself’: a family ripped apart by Europe’s migration crisis

An Algerian mother blames people smugglers and opportunists for the death of both her daughters. Now she cares for four grandchildren aloneEach morning Zahia leaves the home she shares with her four grandchildren in the Algerian coastal city of Bou Ismaïl and heads to her job cleaning a primary school. For the past year she has lived alone with them, after the death of both her daughters ripped their family apart.Their tragic story started on 5 October 2021, when Zahia’s youngest daughter, Feryal, then 23, decided to leave Algeria with her husband, Aissa, and their son Amjad, aged 2. At the time neither had jobs – although Aissa worked occasionally as a horseback tour guide – but they were both determined to improve their lives. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Katie Price calls for Peter Andre sit down talk over one thing that will end Princess feud

Katie Price has once again discussed the fallout between herself and her ex-husband Peter Andre after a feud was sparked over their daughter Princess' ITV documentary series

Politics

2 w. ago Dad misses £4k TUI holiday after 'damaged passport ripped in front of family'

"I can't believe she just sat there and ripped my passport instead of giving me the option to tear it off properly so she wouldn't have marked it."

Economics

3 w. ago Family's heartbreak as horrific fire kills pet dogs and rips through their home in scene of utter devastation

Dad Connor 'got a call nobody wants' as the family's lives turned upside down

Events