30 h. ago Horror as MMA fighter starved daughter, 5, to death and kept son locked in cage

An MMA fighter padlocked his three-year-old son in a cage, while his daughter, 5, starved to death in a locked bedroom at his 'house of horrors', while he spent hours taking drugs and playing video games instead

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37 h. ago Hunt for pair rescued from mountain who left hotel that put them up without paying

A rescue team who spent seven hours saving two walkers from "treacherous conditions" on England's highest mountain, Scafell Pike, owe a hotel that took them in £130

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63 h. ago ‘We cut through the online ocean of advice’: the rise of adult sleep coaching

As sleep hygiene becomes received wisdom, growing numbers turning to one-to-one consultants for supportBefore he sought out an adult sleep coach, Thorsten had spent countless hours trawling online advice about sleep.“I devoured advice and implemented it all,” he said. “From the moment I got out of bed, virtually everything I did was tailored towards getting a good night’s sleep the following night.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago 'I woke at 4am, flew to Geneva, got a bus to France, spent a few hours exploring, then flew home and was in bed by 11pm'

Mum Emily Gibbs says she loves an extreme day trip as they give her 'freedom' and 'adventure'

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5 d. ago The Guardian view on toddlers and screens: more reasons to be fearful of big tech | Editorial

Growing concerns about the impact of smartphones on the youngest children must be addressedThe first UK government guidance on young children’s use of tablets, smartphones and other screens, expected in April, cannot come soon enough. The laissez-faire approach to the boom in social media, handheld devices and other digital technology was arguably nowhere less suitable than when such machines were placed in front of babies. The Department for Education’s ongoing Children of the 2020s study has found that 98% of two-year-olds watch screens on a typical day for more than two hours. Those who spent the most time had smaller vocabularies, and were twice as likely as other children to show signs of emotional and behavioural difficulties.Correlation must not be mistaken for causation. This is still a relatively new area of research, and much remains uncertain. But the findings of a recent survey by the charity Kindred Squared, combined with observations by teachers, are highly concerning....

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5 d. ago Brit caught trying to smuggle over 1,000 LSD tabs across Europe by sniffer dog

A British events manager was caught by a sniffer dog after he spent hours hiding in an airport as he tried to secretly smuggle more than 1,000 LSD tab across Europe

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6 d. ago King Charles leaves London without seeing Harry after prince's court appearance

The King left the capital without having seen his son, who had earlier spent approximately two hours giving evidence at the Royal Courts of Justice in central London

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6 d. ago Animal Crossing’s new update has revive d my pandemic sanctuary

After years away revisiting my abandoned island uncovers new features, old memories and the quiet reassurance that you can go home again• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereNintendo’s pandemic-era hit Animal Crossing: New Horizons got another major update last week, along with a £5 Switch 2 upgrade that makes it look and run better on the new console. Last year, I threw a new year’s party for my children in the game, but apart from that I have barely touched my island since the depths of lockdown, when sunny Alba was my preferred escape from the monotonous misery of the real world. Back then, I spent more than 200 hours on this island. Stepping out of her (now massive) house, my avatar’s hair is all ruffled and her eyes sleepy after a long, long time aslumber.I half-expected Alba to be practically in ruins, but it’s not that bad. Aside from a few cockroaches in the basement and a bunch of weeds poking up from the snow, everything is as it was. The paths t...

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2 w. ago Family of dead teenager 'spent hours in hospital' with wrong boy following mix

Joshua Johnson's parents spent hours praying at the hospital beside of a boy they were told was their son. After the teenager woke up from a coma, his true identity was revealed

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3 w. ago Pierce Brosnan reveals he spent hours having prosthetics applied each day for his dramatic transformation into boxing trainer Brendan Ingle for biopic Giant

The actor, 72, appeared on The One Show on Tuesday to promote the film alongside Amir El-Masry, who plays Prince Naseem.

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3 w. ago 6 best ergonomic office chairs, tried and tested by a tech journalist

I’ve spent hours testing ergonomic office chairs from the likes of Humanscale, Flexispot and more

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3 w. ago Footballer, 25, 'leaves irreplaceable void' after death from 'mysterious' 20ft fall at ski resort

A 25-year-old footballer has tragically died in mysertious circumstance after falling 20ft from a bridge in the early hours of the morning as he spent the festive holidays abroad

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3 w. ago ‘I find it all a bit comforting’: why Zodiac is my feelgood movie

The first 2026 entry in our ongoing series of writers calling attention to their comfort films is David Fincher’s thrillerIt begins with a murder, and then another. A woman is killed, a man grievously injured, and a letter is sent to the news media. The killer gives himself a name – this is the Zodiac speaking – and provides a message written in code. So we start with three mysteries: the man, his motives and his message. The third is quickly cracked; the first hypothesized, but never definitively proven. But it’s the why of it all – why a man would kill at least five seemingly random people, and why we as a culture still care – that will require more significant investigation.When it was first released more than 18 years ago, David Fincher’s Zodiac was considered a bit of an also-ran. Over two and a half hours long, it depicts the search for the Zodiac killer, who spent the late 60s terrorizing California’s Bay Area, as a series of bad leads and dead-ends, and concludes without def...

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3 w. ago The John Lewis home winter sale is now on and I've spent hours picking through every deal in order to find you the best ones

I've spent more time that I care to admit poring over John Lewis's website and have found tons of excellent deals across a range of home products - including many products I've tested myself.

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3 w. ago There was a fire alarm at 5am, then residents spent 36 hours 'feeling degraded'

One person living in the Sports City development told the M.E.N. they pay more than £3,000 a year in service charges

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3 w. ago Emirates flight to Dubai turns back to UK due to technical problems

An Emirates jumbo jet heading from Heathrow Airport to Dubai was forced to turn back and spent two hours burning fuel before it could land after suffering technical problems

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