3 d. ago 'It’s a good time to be a woman making music': Rico Nasty has a new album — and a new look

Killer album? Acting with Nicole Kidman? Rap star Rico Nasty is back and doing it all her way

Culture

4 d. ago Amber Glenn, the skater redefining what power looks like on the ice

She’s a Grand Prix champion, a triple Axel pioneer and one of figure skating’s most formidable athletes. But her artistry, not just her athleticism, may be what changes the sportWhen Amber Glenn takes the ice for the free skate on Friday night at the world figure skating championships in Boston after a disappointing short program, fans will be holding their breath. Undefeated this season, she was seen as the one to beat. The Grand Prix final Champion, two-time US champion, the only woman to regularly land a triple Axel in competition (on which she suffered an uncharacteristic fall, landing her ninth place in the short on Wednesday afternoon), she had been tipped to become the first US woman to win the world title in nearly 20 years. But with less than seven points between her and first place, nothing is impossible. And while much of the tenacity that could still bring her victory this week lies in her raw athleticism, Glenn has something in her arsenal more tenuous, and more volatil...

Politics

5 d. ago I’ve got a new secret weapon against insomnia: a £20 strip of padded fabric

My wireless sleep headphones let me enter a one-woman sensory deprivation chamber every night. HeavenI’m having a night-time love affair. A blinding, unwashed, entirely distracting relationship that I turn to when everyone else in my house is asleep. My new bedmate whispers in my ear when I’m supposed to be sleeping and leaves imprints on my neck in the morning. That’s right: I’m talking about my new sleep mask with built-in wireless speakers.When I got pregnant last year, my body appeared to forget, entirely, how to sleep. Which was fun, as everyone around me started to joke rather grimly about precisely how tired I was about to make myself for the next 18 years. But then my husband presented me with a small, padded strip of grey velvet fabric, through which I can play precisely the sort of soporific audio that quells even my most brutal insomnia. Continue reading...

Economics

6 d. ago Will I die today? Woman living with brain aneurysms that could kill her at any time

Amber Ford was told in April 2024 that she could have up to three aneurysms in her brain

Events

9 d. ago American tries English mustard for first time but makes 'gut

A woman who tried English mustard for the first time has issued a warning to her fellow Americans, after she said it will 'burn your face off' and made a 'gut-wrenching' error

Politics

1 week ago Your children's stepmother is one of the most important people in your life. It's crucial you have a good relationship with her

After a divorce, the woman who cares for your children part-time is one of the most significant people in your life. No, we don't mean a nanny, but your ex's new partner - aka their stepmother.

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2 w. ago ‘As long he is breathing, I’m not safe’: romance fraud victim flees UK after jailed conman is freed

As cases of romance fraud soar by 27%, tricked woman tells of her £115,000 ordealThe first time Yvonne met Gary Rogers he arrived at her house in a shiny black Range Rover smelling of Armani Code perfume, with neatly gelled silver hair. It was August 2017, and Yvonne’s ex-husband had suggested she ask the motor dealer, known locally as the “Jag man”, to fix her car.Yvonne* says their relationship developed slowly. “Gary” boasted he had been spending time on his 42-ft boat, claimed to own two houses, and once turned up in a Porsche to take her for a drink. As they began to see more of each other, he would arrive at Yvonne’s house with freshly cut fruit and smoked salmon, always with a wad of money on him. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Scots pensioner left with broken leg after seagull attack now terrified to leave her home

The woman was swooped on for a second time when she returned from hospital, leaving her petrified.

Events

3 w. ago ‘You’re always on edge – it has consequences’: the extraordinary drama about working in an Amazon

In On Falling, first time director Laura Carreira exposes the hardships and humiliations of a woman struggling to earn a living in a ‘fulfilment centre’ in GlasgowA lonely woman trudges the aisles of a cavernous warehouse, accompanied by the accusatory bleeps of the scanner that directs her every move. She picks objects off the shelves that serve other people’s needs – a baby doll, a vibrator, a rope washing line – as her own are slowly obliterated.Laura Carreira’s acclaimed debut feature, On Falling, charts the exhausting and repetitive working week of an e-commerce employee. It is a testament to her skill as a director that she injects it with the pace, tension and jeopardy of a thriller. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Skincare expert explains disgusting reason he'll never use a hot tub

A viral video from skincare expert Justin Spracklin in which he reacts to footage of a woman who developed a rash after spending time in a hot tub, has led to his fans sharing their own horror stories

Politics

3 w. ago Danny Jones' rocky love life over the years including past cheating allegations after Maura Higgins 'kiss'

McFly star Danny Jones, who has been married to Georgia Horsley for nearly a decade, was seen 'kissing' Maura Higgins at a BRITs after party but it's reportedly not the first time he has locked lips with another woman whilst being in a relationship....

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