8 h. ago Despelote review – a beautiful, utterly transportive game of football fandom

Panic; PC, PS4/5, XboxSet during Ecuador’s 2002 World Cup qualifying campaign, this fascinating, semi-autobiographical game gives you control of the life of a soccer-mad eight-year-oldVideo games have been simulating football since the 1970s, but they have rarely ever thought about simulating fandom. You can play a whole international tournament in the Fifa titles, but what they never show is the way the competition seeps into the everyday lives of supporters, how whole towns are overtaken, how a World Cup can become a national obsession. The way most of us experience the really big matches is through stolen moments of vicarious glory on televisions and giant pub screens, surrounded by friends and family and the sounds and images of real life.This is the territory of Despelote, a beautiful, utterly transportive game about childhood and memory, set during Ecuador’s historic 2002 World Cup qualifying campaign. Football-mad eight-year-old Julián – a semi-autobiographical version of the...

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9 h. ago Sir Chris Hoy issues update on cancer diagnosis as Olympic icon in 'stability stage'

Former Olympic cyclist Sir Chris Hoy shared the devastating news last year that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer which had spread to his bones but is determined not to let it stop him from living his life

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10 h. ago Ruben Amorim 'steps in to pay for staff' after Manchester United ticket decision for Europa League final

United staff had been told they could pay for two tickets for friends and family

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22 h. ago Ruben Amorim makes classy Europa League final gesture after unpopular Sir Jim Ratcliffe move

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim decided to pay for tickets to the Europa League final for the family and friends of his staff after the club refused to provide complimentary tickets

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23 h. ago Stylish firepit that’s ideal for ‘cosy gatherings’ on summer evenings gets axed by 60%

Elevate your garden this spring with a stylish firepit that's the perfect place to curl up with friends and family on long summer evenings - and right now, it's 60% less

Economics

24 h. ago MSP shares heartbreaking story of why her own mum starved herself to death after cancer diagnosis

Elena Whitman spoke of her mother's decision "to starve herself and hasten her inevitable death" after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer aged just 58.

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25 h. ago MSP says her mother starved herself to death after terminal cancer diagnosis

Elena Whitham told MSPs her mother, Irene McLeod, made the decision in ‘secret’ in a bid to ‘hasten her inevitable death’.

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27 h. ago DWP failings 'likely impacted' mental health of woman who took her own life

Kristie Ann Hunt, 31, known to friends and family as Krissi, took an overdose at her home in Stockport in November 2023 before dying a few days later in hospital

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28 h. ago Great British Bake Off's Prue Leith says 'I'll miss him' as she opens up on family loss

The Great British Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith has shared her heartache over the "death of her best friend", as she paid a touching tribute to a cherished family member

Politics

30 h. ago James Whale says he’ll be ‘lucky to make it to Christmas’ in honest terminal cancer update

The radio host said he hoped to continue hosting his radio show for ‘another few months’

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31 h. ago James Whale says he will be 'exceptionally lucky to make it to Christmas' and admits it would be easier to 'just have a heart attack' as he marks 74th birthday following terminal cancer diagnosis

Joined by fellow radio host Lizzie Cundy and his wife Nadine, James gave a health update while enjoying some drinks in the sun.

Science

32 h. ago James Whale says he will be 'exceptionally lucky to make it to Christmas' as he celebrates 74th birthday with friends and family after terminal cancer diagnosis

Joined by fellow radio host Lizzie Cundy and his wife Nadine, James gave a health update while enjoying some drinks in the sun.

Science

36 h. ago I was diagnosed with terminal colon cancer after brushing off symptom that strikes millions after they eat

Heather Candrilli had been suffering from a common digestive symptom for years but blamed it on her diet. So, when she was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, her world was turned upside down.

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44 h. ago Inside Our ADHD Minds review – Chris Packham’s revelatory show couldn’t be more crucial

Packham refutes harmful anti-woke ideas about the overdiagnosis of neurodiversity by meeting people like Henry, who finds day-to-day life a severe struggle, and Jo, who has spent years constantly being told she’s ‘too much’Inside Our ADHD Minds is a follow-up, of sorts, to Chris Packham’s memorable 2023 documentary, Inside Our Autistic Minds. In that earlier film, the wildlife and nature presenter used his own experience of neurodiversity to help other people explore and demonstrate the impact of autism on their lives, for the benefit of their family, friends and a wider TV audience. Inside Our ADHD Minds uses the same formula – Packham walks through woodland as he explains something important, anecdotes about his own life, informative chats with experts, and art therapy in the form of expressive short films – to dig deeper into the condition, and, in the following episode, dyslexia.The result is a beautiful and revelatory programme which feels educational without being didactic; Pa...

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48 h. ago Watch live: Edan Alexander’s family watches release of Israeli

Watch live as Edan Alexander's family and friends gather to watch his release from Hamas captivity on Monday, 12 May.

Politics

50 h. ago Mum who was told she'd never have kids defied doctors to have son

Charlie Ainsworth, 37, known as Charlie by her family and friends, has battled a series of health problems for most of her life, but was determined to have a child.

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51 h. ago 'I didn't think I'd be believed – now people see monster for who he is'

Ben Cammillare, from Merseyside, was just 14-years-old when his family friend Paul Jones, 62, sexually abused him. The paedophile has received a suspended sentence

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54 h. ago Sir Chris Hoy gives advice on one thing you can do that takes 30 seconds and can save your life

Legendary British Olympian Sir Chris Hoy has been an inspiration to hundreds of thousands since going public with his terminal cancer diagnosis and wants more men to take an easy online risk checker

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59 h. ago Cannibal killed friend, cooked him and sold disguised meat to family to eat

Vladimir Nikolayev, 65, was convicted in 1997 of the murders of two men in the city of Novocheboksarsk, western Russia - he dismembered the bodies and sold the meat on to unsuspecting locals

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2 d. ago Family and friends share memories of London Thomas at candlelight vigil and balloon release

Family and friends share memories of London Thomas at candlelight vigil and balloon release  CBS News

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