10 h. ago I thought I was a drama queen because of how much I was affected by things that happened to other people... but then I discovered I had this little

Standing at a supermarket checkout, Juliet Owen-Nuttall felt a rising panic. Her heart was racing; she felt nauseous and weak to the point of needing to lean against the conveyor belt.

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44 h. ago Oasis fans discover true value of old gig tickets as people rake in small fortune

Oasis fans who are lucky enough to have secured a physical ticket for the band's upcoming reunion tour are being urged to keep hold of it, as it could be worth hundreds of pounds in the future

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4 d. ago Is Sidmouth God's waiting room or Gen Z heaven? Maddy Fletcher visits the nonagenarian capital of Britain to find out

Officially the nonagenarian capital of Britain, Sidmouth is home to only 842 people under 30. Maddy Fletcher, 28, discovers what it's like to be young in here

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7 d. ago People left shocked after discovering who Grigor Dimitrov's Hollywood star girlfriend is after she voices support following his heartbreaking Wimbledon injury

The Bulgarian was on the brink of a massive upset against the No 1 seed, leading 6-3, 7-5, and drawing 2-2 in the third set, but a shock pectoral injury forced his withdrawal.

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8 d. ago Chilling discovery exposes tiny differences between psychopaths and ordinary people

Scientists have discovered what really separates a cold-blooded psychopath from the average person.

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1 week ago Can you see circles or rectangles? And does the answer depend on where you grew up? | Anil Seth

We may believe we see the world exactly as it is – but as studies of optical illusions show, it’s far more complex than thatAnil Seth is a professor of cognitive and computational neuroscience at the University of SussexDo people from different cultures and environments see the world differently? Two recent studies have different takes on this decades-long controversy. The answer might be more complicated, and more interesting, than either study suggests.One study, led by Ivan Kroupin at the London School of Economics, asked how people from different cultures perceived a visual illusion known as the Coffer illusion. They discovered that people in the UK and US saw it mainly in one way, as comprising rectangles – while people from rural communities in Namibia typically saw it another way: as containing circles. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Startling discovery about The Pill and cancer that's rising in young people

Researchers have made an unexpected discovery about the Pill and liver cancer - which has risen 86 per cent among 25-to-49-year-olds since the 1990s.

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1 week ago ‘People pay to be told lies’: the rise and fall of the world’s first ayahuasca multinational

Alberto Varela claimed he wanted to use sacred plant medicine to free people’s minds. But as the organisation grew, his followers discovered a darker realityThe first time Dalia* took ayahuasca nothing happened. The second time it changed her life. It was 2017, and she had joined a dozen strangers in a chalet outside Barcelona. Everyone was searching for something. For many it was a way out of misery: an escape from years of addiction, or a last-ditch attempt to survive crippling depression. Dalia, a therapist in her early 30s, hoped ayahuasca would help her process the recent death of her mother. “I felt completely alone at that time,” she said. “And I think in some form that’s how everyone there felt.”The retreat, run by a wellness company called Inner Mastery, began with the two dozen participants talking about their expectations, before imbibing ayahuasca. The Amazonian plant brew, which contains dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a powerful naturally occurring psychoactive, induces an a...

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2 w. ago Scientists discover new cause of aggressive cancer in young people... and a possible treatment

A little-known molecule may be the key to treating aggressive cancer that often strikes young people, a study from researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York suggests.

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2 w. ago Meet three of Britain's teenage tennis stars juggling school and stardom in race for Grand Slam glory

To chart the stories of these three remarkable young women, Mail Sport spoke to their formative coaches - the people who discovered and nurtured their talents.

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2 w. ago From outlaw bushrangers who fell in love to a famous horseman born a woman, Australia’s history is full of queer stories

At the time LGBTQ+ people had to hide away. But researchers are now working to discover and celebrate themGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn 1841, Anne Drysdale invited Caroline Newcomb to live with her on her farm outside Geelong. It was a bold move for the time: the full decriminalisation of homosexuality was 156 years away;the legalisation of same-sex marriage, 176 years.In colonial Australia, women did not own property,let alone share one, and the same bed. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago How migraines can be a sign you're at risk of a stroke but so many young people don't realise. Tracey only found out when doctors discovered a clot in her brainstem

Last year Tracey McMahon woke in the middle of the night with a blinding headache - 'at first I thought it was a bad migraine'.

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2 w. ago People left disgusted after discovering what 'blue ice' is on planes

Plane passengers are often amused by the quirks of flying - like crisp packets puffing up due to cabin pressure - but Brookfield Aviation has highlighted a phenomenon that some would find a little unsettling

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4 w. ago Birmingham bin strike hits 100 days as locals disinfect shoes and wade through rubbish

This week on Wednesday marks 100 days since the all out bin strikes in Birmingham. The Mirror's Sanjeeta Bains discovers a tale of two cities where in some areas people are wading through rubbish

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4 w. ago More than 10m Brits go weeks on end without experiencing any joy at all, study shows

The nationwide poll discovered a surprising 16% of people in the UK experience joy less than once every four weeks – equating to around 10.8 million people across the country

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