36 m. ago The magic of samphire season: Jimi Famurewa’s recipe for mackerel, chorizo, new potato and samphire

When the samphire is growing on the coasts of north Norfolk, our writer returns almost every year to cook this buttery, smoky marine dishNorth Norfolk captured our hearts by stealth. For most of my life, this arcing coastal stretch of East Anglia was somewhere I had never visited, nor ever spent that much time thinking about; a span of English countryside that I mostly associated with Alan Partridge, Colman’s mustard and, in the context of my south London home, an awkward schlep. But then, almost exactly a decade ago, I stumbled through an internet rabbit hole on to an entry for a clutch of self-catering cottages in a seaside village near the gently bougie, wax-jacketed market town of Holt. Decision made.Soon we were rumbling out across an impossibly wide and flat expanse, bound for the ripe, blustering winds and billowing steam trains of a varied network of time-warp beaches and little towns. Not expecting much, and yet falling a little more in love with each passing moment and mea...

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36 m. ago The unstoppable rise of invisible string theory (and other delusional dating beliefs)

As ideas around fate and destiny go viral on TikTok, Olivia Petter asks if leaning into mystical ideas around love can be helpful or harmful

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36 m. ago Superdrug online shoppers can get a £78 Moschino perfume for under £13 today

"I love this fragrance, the scent is long lasting fresh and fruity, I always get compliments when wearing it, this is my seventh bottle"

Economics

94 m. ago Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori win ‘reimagined’ US Open mixed doubles final – as it happened

Errani/Vavassori win 6-3, 5-7, 10-6 over Swiatek/Ruud $1m prize at stake in revamped US Open mixed doublesFirst set: Pegula/Draper 3-3 Swiatek/Ruud* (*denotes next server)Pegula caps a love hold with a sharply angled volley into the tramlines. Still on serve in the opener. Continue reading...

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95 m. ago ‘Pregnant, homeless, what now?’ The search for a safe place to abandon a baby

Each year, women make the desperate decision to abandon their babies. Specially designed ‘baby windows’ can help – but some argue they make matters worseWhen Romina discovered she was pregnant in 2021, she was 39 years old and homeless, without a euro to her name. She did what many a lonely and frightened woman has done throughout history, on learning that she was going to have a baby, and pretended she wasn’t. “If you don’t think about it, it doesn’t exist – something like that,” she told me, more than three years on.By the time she noticed the changes in her body, she had been homeless for nearly seven years. Before that, she had lived a comfortable, secure life in The Hague, with a man she had fallen passionately in love with. But the man had become controlling, she said, preventing her from working or seeing her friends, spying on her and eventually threatening her if she left him. Continue reading...

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95 m. ago If your husband’s having an affair, this woman will get rid of her: the gripping film about China’s ‘mistress dispellers’

Available for hire, professional persuaders deceive their way into the lives of cheating men – and see off the extra lover. We meet the maker of a jaw-dropping documentary about a growing phenomenonNot long into Mistress Dispeller, a quietly jaw-dropping new documentary from director Elizabeth Lo, the film’s eponymous character lays out her thesis for ridding marriages of troublesome extra lovers. “When someone becomes a mistress,” she says, “it’s because they feel they don’t deserve complete love. She’s the one who needs our help the most.”Wang Zhenxi, a mistress dispeller based in north-central China’s Henan province, is one of a growing number of self-styled professionals who earn a living by intervening in people’s marriages – to “dispel” them of intruders. “I was looking for a love story set in China,” says Lo, speaking from Hong Kong. “I thought it would be really interesting to [explore] the peripheral gaze of a mistress.” Continue reading...

Culture

96 m. ago The thong bikini boom: why the skimpiest swimwear is back – and suddenly mainstream

Once seen as controversial and the preserve of celebrities and Love Islanders, the style has become ubiquitous. Is this a sign of body positivity or something else entirely?There are plenty of places where no one would bat an eyelid at the sight of a thong bikini; on a beach in Brazil or around the Love Island fire pit, visible butt cheeks are practically de rigueur. But my first sighting this year was not while surfing in Australia or sunbathing in the Caribbean, but at an open-water swimming spot, on a rainy day in Scotland.I should not have been surprised. Tiny swimwear is huge news this summer. It is no longer confined to sunny climes, but cropping up everywhere from lidos to leisure centres – and lochs, apparently. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Dear Coleen: I’m hurt that my ex found love so quickly after split

According to them, my ex and his new woman are really “loved up” and the relationship seems serious.

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3 h. ago Swiatek/Ruud v Errani/Vavassori: US Open mixed doubles final – live updates

Swiatek/Ruud defeat Pegula/Draper in first semi-finalErrani/Vavassori oust Collins/Harrison in second semi$1m prize at stake in revamped US Open mixed doublesFirst set: Pegula/Draper 3-3 Swiatek/Ruud* (*denotes next server)Pegula caps a love hold with a sharply angled volley into the tramlines. Still on serve in the opener. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Collins/Harrison v Errani/Vavassori after Swiatek/Ruud win: US Open mixed doubles semi

Swiatek/Ruud beat Pegula/Draper in first semi-finalDefending champs Errani and Vavassori eye repeat run$1m prize at stake in revamped US Open mixed doublesFirst set: Pegula/Draper 3-3 Swiatek/Ruud* (*denotes next server)Pegula caps a love hold with a sharply angled volley into the tramlines. Still on serve in the opener. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago New Balance's retro trainers 'go with everything' and are cheaper than Nike

Shoppers love these New Balance trainers

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4 h. ago Time to remember Meredith: Lawyer hits out at Amanda Knox after she poses up a storm at premiere of series based on her ex

Amanda and her boyfriend at the time, Raffaele Sollecito, were convicted in their first trial of killing Meredith but after another round of flip-flop verdicts, they were ultimately exonerated.

Events

4 h. ago Far from being 'racist', our love of flags is a longing for an identity that's becoming dangerously eroded: PETER HITCHENS

Why do we care so much about flags? Why do ordinary, common-sense people put them up, and why do politically correct councils tear them down?

Events

4 h. ago I'm 25 and my boyfriend is 76... we're happily in love despite our 51

Diana Montano, from San Diego, said relationship with Edgar is the most 'intimate and passionate' one she's ever been in.

Politics

5 h. ago Thug boyfriend avoids jail after he strangled girlfriend over vape liquid

Gasps were heard in court as Nathan Howells, who strangled his defenceless girlfriend for 30 seconds and then punched her in the head, escaped a prison term

Events

5 h. ago Pamela Anderson breaks silence as she 'can't help but fall in love' with Liam Neeson

Pamela Anderson has opened up about her close bond with Liam Neeson as the pair continue to be at the centre of romance rumours amid the release of their new film together

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7 h. ago Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito infamous kiss recreated in new tv drama

The infamous kiss between Amanda Knox and boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito has been recreated for a new TV drama.

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8 h. ago Coldplay's Chris Martin says his hero is Homer Simpson and not because he's all yellow

Coldplay's frontman Chris Martin has opened up about his unexpected cartoon hero, Homer Simpson, and explained his unexpected love comes from one strange reason

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8 h. ago Emotional Zoe Ball reveals how gardening helped her navigate grief after death of her boyfriend Billy Yates

The BBC broadcaster, 54, sat down with her co-host Jo Whiley for a candid chat during their podcast Dig It earlier on Tuesday.

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9 h. ago The Chase's Mark Labbett reveals heartbreaking reason he gave up on love

The Chase's Mark Labbett joined the Celebs Go Dating agency tonight as the stars arrived back in London - and his journey started off with an emotional admission

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