86 m. ago ‘If dieting works, where’s the evidence?’ How weightlifting helped Casey Johnston love her body again

The American writer spent year after miserable year trying to be smaller. Then she stepped into a gym, picked up a barbell – and never looked back. She talks about self-confidence, her new book and the joy of eating like a ‘big beautiful horse’Before Casey Johnston started weightlifting, she had assumed it was the preserve of “people who already had some sort of talent or need for it – like you’re a football player, a firefighter or in the military, and you need to be physically capable in that specific way”. Getting started seemed intimidating: the technique, the gym environment.Cardio, however, had always felt intuitive. “You go out the door and you run until you can’t run any more, and that’s it,” she says. As was the idea that it should be punishing. As a younger woman always obsessively trying to lose weight, she ran half-marathons in sub-zero temperatures and feared eating even the calories burned by any run in case it “undid” her hard work – never mind how cold her extremitie...

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2 h. ago Liverpool transfer news: Arne Slot 'closes in' on Florian Wirtz after statement as rivals eye starlet

Liverpool are closing in on a deal to sign Bayer Leverkusen attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz, who has been left 'wowed' by the Reds' ambition after holding talks

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2 h. ago Inside Boris Johnson and Carrie's rollercoaster romance from fiery fights to new arrival

Boris Johnson and wife Carrie Johnson’s 24-year age gap hasn’t stopped their rollercoaster romance. With their fourth child together and Boris’s ninth overall, he’s no stranger to parenthood

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2 h. ago Premier League hold 'emergency talks' after Gary Neville banned by Nottingham Forest

Gary Neville has been denied access to the City Ground for Nottingham Forest's final-day match against Chelsea on Sunday which has raised alarm bells among Premier League broadcasters

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2 h. ago ‘My parents didn’t have a clue’: why many digital natives would not give their kids smartphones

Online bullying, violence and paedophilia have made young people sceptical of unfettered access to technologyIn 2019, when Sophie* was 12, her classmates sent her “extreme and traumatising” videos that included an al-Qaida beheading, pornography and bestiality. She recalls an adult player in an online game persuading her to meet in person. Although her dad worked in IT, looking back she thinks: “My parents’ generation simply didn’t have a clue.”Now aged 18 and a student at the University of Edinburgh, she wouldn’t allow her children to have a smartphone until they’re adults. “As a teen I would have been the biggest advocate on everyone having a phone, but I’ve 100% changed my opinion,” she said. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Jeremy Clarkson says 'I'll never do that ' as he gives candid response to BBC exit

Jeremy Clarkson has opened up on his controversial exit from the BBC after he was axed from Top Gear for punching a producer, with the star saying he will 'never talk about it'

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3 h. ago U2's Bono responds to THOSE romance rumours about his wife Ali Hewson and his bandmate The Edge: 'They talk about me behind my back'

Did Bono's wife Ali Hewson and his U2 bandmate The Edge get together?

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3 h. ago American travel influencer breaks silence on 'extremely disturbing' stalking ordeal after being targeted by British obsessive with rope in his suitcase who warned her to 'get kidnap insurance'

Talking for the first time since Rob Keating's (pictured) conviction, Alexandra Saper said his 'extremely disturbing' actions had 'rattled' her sense of identity and left her feeling scared.

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3 h. ago Romeo Beckham and his girlfriend Kim Turnbull enjoy London night out with pals as they put on a united front amid feud between brother Brooklyn and their famous parents

David and Victoria Beckham 's eldest child Brooklyn and his actress wife Nicola Peltz are understood to be at the heart of a bitter fallout with the rest of his family.

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3 h. ago How many children does Boris Johnson have? Former PM welcomes baby girl Poppy

The politician has welcomed another child with his wife Carrie

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3 h. ago Carrie and Boris Johnson reveal adorable nickname for newborn daughter

The Former PM welcomed a ninth child into the world yesterday, with wife Carrie quick to brainstorm nicknames on social media

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4 h. ago Fulham plot raid on Premier League rival for new boss if Marco Silva quits club

Marco Silva has appeared cool over talks of a new contract at Fulham amid rumours of interest from Tottenham, with the Cottagers reportedly already weighing up possible replacements

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4 h. ago Boris Johnson: How many children does the former prime minister have?

The politician has welcomed another child with his wife Carrie

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4 h. ago Divorce drama deepens for Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford as £3.6m home at centre of battle

Langsford is understood to have been granted a severance of joint tenancy on their £3.6 million six-bedroom property

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5 h. ago How many children does Boris Johnson have? Carrie Johnson announces surprise birth of fourth child

Carrie Johnson, wife of former PM Boris Johnson, has just announced the birth of their fourth child

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5 h. ago Brooklyn Beckham vows to 'always choose his wife' as David and Victoria's eldest child makes his feelings clear amid escalating feud in latest Instagram post

David and Victoria Beckham 's eldest child and his actress wife Nicola Peltz are understood to be at the heart of a bitter fallout with his family.

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5 h. ago Keir Starmer poised to scrap 'cruel' two child benefit cap in bid to lift kids out of poverty

A newspaper has reported the Labour PM is personally committed to lifting the cap.

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6 h. ago Ruth Langsford makes drastic move in bitter Eamonn Holmes divorce battle

Ruth Langsford has dealt instructions to her lawyers in relation to the six bedroom £3.6million family home she previously shared with husband Eamonn Holmes

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6 h. ago Jack Grealish is 'AXED from Man City's squad against Fulham' just days after being the last to leave Kevin De Bruyne's farewell party at 1.35am

Grealish, who joined the club in a sensational £100million move from Aston Villa in 2021, has seen his season brought to a premature end.

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6 h. ago 'I went viral on TikTok for talking about the most scandalous parts of our history'

TikTok sensation Katie Kennedy – aka The History Gossip – is bringing history to life in her new Sky TV show History Crush after going viral with her bawdy social media videos

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