25 h. ago Why naming your baby after their birthstone could see them lead a lucky life

Gemstone-inspired baby names are on the up - some you will have heard before while others are far more unusual

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6 d. ago REVEALED: The ultimate way to beat insomnia... and what you should NEVER do in bed

Do you lay awake for hours every night struggling to sleep? Well, you may be in luck. A leading sleep scientist has devised a five-step check list in a bid to beat insomnia.

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7 d. ago Healthcare worker reveals the wildest baby name she's ever heard

An Australian healthcare worker has revealed some of the strangest names she has come across in the course of her work in a video on TikTok.

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2 w. ago Jo Brand's unusual reaction when man tried to punch her in the face while on stage

The comedian of 40 years says her previous career as a psychiatric nurse helped her to handle the worst hecklers, even when they turned violent

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4 w. ago ‘My legal work sows the seeds of my stories’: International Booker prize winner Banu Mushtaq

The author and activist, who was subject to a fatwa in 2000, has won the prestigious prize for translated fiction for her short stories about the lives of Muslim women. She and her translator Deepa Bhasthi explain how Heart Lamp’s themes ‘are universal’• ‘Radical translation’ of Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker prize‘Human beings and their basic nature are the same everywhere,” Banu Mushtaq says. “That is the intention of my writing. The theme is woman, the theme is marginalised people, the theme is to be a voice to the voiceless community.”Mushtaq, from the Karnataka region of southern India, has been “awake all night”, she says, as we speak on the morning after she won the International Booker prize in London for her book Heart Lamp. The prize is shared between Mushtaq and her translator Deepa Bhasthi, who is also present – and also had no sleep. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago I'm a nurse, this it the worst baby name I've ever heard that keeps me awake at night

The unnamed woman, who lives in Germany, noted that name rules are stricter in the country, which can decide to block outlandish monikers from being used.

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4 w. ago Nurses share the 'worst' baby name they've heard that keeps people up at night

A woman has shared her disgust after hearing the 'worst' baby name ever given to a child at a Germany hospital - and it has made her second guess everything

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