4 h. ago Jay Slater tragedy: AirBnB host gives reason why missing teen left property

Mark Williams-Thomas interviewed family, friends and key witnesses in the days after Jay Slater vanished on the Spanish island last year

Society

6 h. ago Netflix fans can't stop noticing unique feature of 'genius' Millie Bobby Brown period drama

The family-friendly adventure film, Enola Holmes, was released exclusively on Netflix in 2020 and fans of Stranger Things actress Millie Bobby Brown could not wait to see her in action once again

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11 h. ago West Lothian Film Festival announces partnership with breast cancer support charity based in Bathgate

Breast Friends and Family emerged as the winner from 30 nominated organisations

Culture

12 h. ago Why more and more parents are becoming secretive about their baby name choices

Have you noticed pregnant friends or family members quickly shutting down any questions about what they might call their new arrival? Katie Rosseinsky speaks to experts and expectant mothers to unpick this phenomenon

Society

28 h. ago 'My friend named daughter after a food and baby's nickname is even worse'

A woman has shared her shock after hearing what her friend is naming her newborn daughter, as she explains how her entire family reacted to the news at the child's gender reveal party

Politics

29 h. ago The best family hotels in Cornwall for coastal kids’ activities and spas for youngsters

From beachfront pads to hotels with kids’ clubs, swimming pools and spas, these are the best places for making memories with the family in Cornwall

Society

29 h. ago The best family hotels in Cornwall for coastal kids’ clubs, beach access and spas for youngsters

From beachfront pads to hotels with kids’ clubs, swimming pools and spas, these are the best places for making memories with the family in Cornwall

Society

31 h. ago Moray crash: Two woman dead after crash on Scottish road as Police Scotland investigate

"Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the two women who died.”

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3 d. ago The 7 best family friendly cities in the UK, and why the experts say you'll love living there

Good schools, low crime rates and plenty of green spaces make them an ideal choice

Politics

3 d. ago 'I wore Chelsea’s No. 9 before Liam Delap – friends and family laughed when I got it'

Liam Delap is the latest Chelsea signing to take on the No. 9 shirt for the Blues and one former player has opened up on his strange stint with the iconic jersey while at Stamford Bridge

Politics

3 d. ago Uriah Rennie, first black referee in Premier League, dies aged 65

Trailblazing official battled rare neurological conditionRennie oversaw more than 300 top-flight matchesUriah Rennie, the first black Premier League referee, has died at the age of 65. The Jamaica-born official grew up in Sheffield and oversaw more than 300 top-flight matches, starting with his breakthrough appointment as Derby hosted Wimbledon in August 1997. The game was, however, abandoned due to floodlight failure.The Sheffield and Hallamshire County Football Association posted on X: “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our former chair and trailblazing referee, Uriah Rennie. Uriah made history as the Premier League’s first black referee, officiating over 300 top-flight matches between 1997 and 2008. He broke down barriers, shaped our football community and inspired generations to come. Our thoughts are with Uriah’s family and friends at this difficult time.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Kindness of strangers: a woman I’d never met heard we had flu and dropped a big pot of soup at our doorstep

We’d just moved to a small town and didn’t know a soul. Then we all got sick at the same time. That food saved usRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesIt was 1996 when my husband was transferred to the small rural town of Healesville for work. In inner-city Melbourne, where we’d been living, we had a support network of neighbours, friends and family. In Healesville we didn’t know a soul. It was just me and my husband, our two little kids and two dogs.We hadn’t been there long when we all came down with the flu. It wasn’t a cold, it was the flu – complete with aching, fevers and hallucinating. It was terrible. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago The kindness of strangers: a woman I’d never met heard we had flu and dropped a big pot of soup at our doorstep

We’d just moved to a small town and didn’t know a soul. Then we all got sick at the same time. That food saved usRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesIt was 1996 when my husband was transferred to the small rural town of Healesville for work. In inner-city Melbourne, where we’d been living, we had a support network of neighbours, friends and family. In Healesville we didn’t know a soul. It was just me and my husband, our two little kids and two dogs.We hadn’t been there long when we all came down with the flu. It wasn’t a cold, it was the flu – complete with aching, fevers and hallucinating. It was terrible. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago 'Entitled friend blocked me online after I didn't help her move home'

Moving home can be an incredibly stressful experience but, if you're lucky, friends and family are on hand to help. One man had a "brilliant" response to an old friend's "entitled" moving request

Politics

4 d. ago James Whale gives update on ‘very difficult’ situation amid terminal cancer diagnosis

Radio presenter was diagnosed with stage four cancer in 2020

Science

5 d. ago Murder detectives find body in urgent searches for Colombian woman, 46, missing from Ilford

Yajaira Castro Mendez had not been seen by her family or friends who raised the alarm, police said

Events

5 d. ago James Whale issues heartbreaking update live on TalkTV amid terminal cancer battle

Veteran television presenter James Whale issued an emotional message during his live TV segment as he updated viewers on his terminal stage four kidney cancer battle

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5 d. ago James Whale, 73, shares heartbreaking health update amid terminal cancer battle after revealing there were 'no treatments left'

The broadcaster, 73, is battling stage four kidney cancer that has spread to his spine, brain and lungs, and had previously said Christmas 2023 could be his last after stopping treatment.

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5 d. ago My best friend of 50 years knew me better than anyone. But when she died, no one seemed to take my grief seriously

Friends know you differently from family, but where do you sit in the pecking order after they die? Below immediate relatives, ahead of a cousin, behind a workmate?I don’t remember a time in my life when Chrissy wasn’t in it. We were born 11 days apart and were both one when our families moved on to the same street in Geelong, a port city an hour south-west of Melbourne. We had a very Australian childhood; summers spent in our bathers, running through sprinklers; swimming in back yard pools; eating sausages in bread on New Year’s Eve, when we were allowed to stay up late while our parents drank cask riesling with the neighbours, and we’d lie on the cool evening grass listening to crickets.During those blisteringly hot summer days of our childhood, we lived at the beach, where shark alarms were constant and the waves dangerous. Occasionally, Chrissy would paddle out on her inflatable red and blue raft to the big waves out the back where the serious surfers were. Sometimes, I’d panic ...

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5 d. ago Family and friends of three Brits locked up in Bali jail over '£300,000 Angel Delight cocaine smuggling plot' say they are in 'deep shock' as they face death penalty

Jon Collyer, 38, and Lisa Stocker, 39, were arrested at Bali's international airport in February after they were allegedly caught with the narcotics inside the sachets of powdered dessert mix.

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