4 h. ago The kindness of strangers: when my period arrived, a lifeguard quietly put a towel around me

I was only 13 and he was young too, but he somehow knew not to make it a big deal. If he hadn’t helped, it likely would have destroyed my entire holidayRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesIt wasn’t my first period, but it was within the first year of getting my period. I was only 13 years old and, when you first start menstruating, you never know when your next period is going to arrive.I was away on holiday with my family, playing in the hotel pool with some new friends I’d just met. There was definitely a boy there I fancied. At one point, I hopped out of the pool and suddenly this lifeguard, who must have only been 15 or 16 himself, walked straight up, put a towel around me and said really quietly in my ear, “You need to go to the bathroom.” I looked down and realised why: my period had started. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago David Tennant's wife breaks silence on Billie Piper's bombshell Doctor Who news

Doctor Who fans were sent into a frenzy on Saturday when former star of the show, Billie Piper, was revealed as the new Doctor after the current Time Lord, played by Ncuti Gatwa, regenerated

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21 h. ago Doctor Who's Ncuti Gatwa breaks silence on 'heartbreaking' exit after two series

Doctor Who viewers saw Ncuti Gatwa's final scenes as the Time Lord on Saturday night

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22 h. ago 'They treated us like animals!'  Mother whose dream holiday to Turkey was destroyed when her son was rushed into 'mortuary'

Kay Bainbridge from Rainham, Kent, was enjoying a family holiday to Turkey when her five-year-old son Layton began experiencing excruciating stomach pain.

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23 h. ago Billie Piper appears to be new Doctor as Ncuti Gatwa leaves Doctor Who

Piper, 42, starred as the companion to the ninth Doctor in 2005, playing Rose Tyler alongside Christopher Eccleston’s Time Lord.

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24 h. ago Doctor Who fans 'speechless' as Ncuti Gatwa leaves show as new Time Lord 'confirmed'

'I am absolutely gobsmacked, shocked and every emotion under the sun'

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24 h. ago Billie Piper is the new Doctor as Ncuti Gatwa regenerates in Doctor Who finale

Piper, 42, starred as the companion to the ninth Doctor in 2005, playing Rose Tyler alongside Christopher Eccleston’s Time Lord.

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36 h. ago Doctor Who finale: what time is series 2 finale out on TV, BBC iPlayer and Disney Plus?

The Reality War is coming to Doctor Who - but don’t get caught out by the TV schedule

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52 h. ago I was on a family holiday when I noticed an embarrassing sexual symptom (and it's not ED). By the time I saw a doctor, it was almost too late

'I'd come to terms with my own mortality when I was a much younger man in the army,' Tim Weale says, 'but as a father, all I could think about was my wife and kids...'

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52 h. ago Millie Mackintosh sizzles in a tiny bikini as she shows off her toned figure while on family getaway to Turkey after revealing her sexuality struggles

Millie Mackintosh has showed off her toned figure as she shared new bikini pictures from her family holiday to Turkey.

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4 d. ago Doctor Who's 'controversial' David Tennant to Ncuti Gatwa Time Lord change to be explained in finale

Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies has promised to explain the perplexing 'bi-generation' Time Lord Change, which caused heavy fan backlash, in the upcoming season 15 finale this weekend.

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4 d. ago From the Pocket: AFL players are taught to conquer their fears but some need saving from themselves

Want to get this in your inbox every Wednesday afternoon? Sign up for the AFL newsletter hereThree of the best marks I’ve ever seen on a footy field were from players sprinting back with the flight of the ball. If I was trying to explain the appeal of the sport to someone who’d never seen it, I’d show them the marks of Mark Harvey, Nick Riewoldt and Jonathan Brown. But why? I’d probably mumble something about courage and commitment and any of the other cliches peddled by coaches and commentators. The truth is there is something visceral about an act like that, a sort of car crash fascination that gets us out of our seats even more than a screamer or a close game.It’s a young man’s act. Young men will do silly things under orders and out of fear of embarrassment. One of the first things you notice about older footballers, at least when the prefrontal cortex fully develops, is the different way they assess risk. Even Harvey, as reckless and as fearless a footballer to play the game, h...

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4 d. ago Pictured: Northern Irish boy, four, who was found dead in Tenerife swimming pool on family holiday

Edward James Watson Massey, from Co Down, was found found unresponsive on Thursday May 22 in a pool in San Miguel de Abona, a popular holiday spot in the south of the island.

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4 d. ago Medic father, 60, who 'died a hero' after leaping into the sea to try to save two children was on holiday, devastated family reveal

Alexandru Melei, 60, died on May 25 while on holiday in Ingoldmells, near Skegness, after bravely leaping into the sea to try and rescue two twin girls who 'appeared to be in distress'.

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4 d. ago Brit boy, four, dies in Tenerife as he's found unresponsive in pool on holiday

Little Edward James Watson Massey, four, from Co Down, tragically died after he was found unresponsive in a pool during a family holiday to the Spanish island of Tenerife

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4 d. ago Pictured: Northern Irish boy, four, who was found dead in Tenerife swimming pool on family holiday

Edward James Watson Massey, from Co Down, was found found unresponsive on Thursday May 22 in a pool in San Miguel de Abona, a popular holiday spot in the south of the island.

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5 d. ago Davide Ancelotti as next Rangers manager takes mysterious twist as coach pictured on holiday with his family

The Italian is the odds-on favourite to become the next Ibrox boss and was looking relaxed in the sun

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5 d. ago WIN! A luxury beach holiday for the family to the Costa Dorada

Fancy winning the chance to whisk the family off for a dream holiday on the Costa Dorada coast? Read on...

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5 d. ago Pregnant Olivia Bowen displays her growing baby bump as she shows off her third trimester outfits on family holiday to Spain with husband Alex and son Abel

The Love Island star, 31, has been soaking up the rays while on a family holiday to Spain with her husband Alex, 33, their son Abel, two, and her mum and dad.

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6 d. ago Family 'falling apart' as simple mistake turns dream Egypt holiday into nightmare

Granmother-of-five Margaret Houghton, 65, was on the trip of a lifetime to Egypt when she was stuck down by pneumonia and rushed to hospital where she developed a bacteria infection

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