68 h. ago JAN MOIR: Meghan's bizarre twerking in the delivery room is just the latest desperate bid for publicity from the Sussexes. Whatever happened to their pleas for privacy?

First there was jam and there was no jam now the jam is back - but not just yet.

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6 d. ago As the first born, am I the smartest? Maybe – but siblings shape us in far more interesting ways | Imogen West

A new book explores the impact of birth order, but how we measure up against our brothers and sisters can be complexA new book about sibling relationships, The Family Dynamic by Susan Dominus, examines how things like birth order and the specific achievements of your siblings affect a person’s life trajectory. As such, some of my favourite research is back in the public eye: the studies that suggest that I, as the eldest of three children, am the cleverest.I’m kidding. I don’t actually think this is true in my own sibling group, but sure, I’ll take it, and say so in the national press: I’m smarter than you guys, science confirms. I am very interested in siblings and their influences, though. So much so that I wrote my first novel about a brother-sister relationship. Siblings shape you in ways that are less deliberate than parents, which means their influence is less discussed, though just as important. That said, birth order has remained a public fascination, with parents agonising ...

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7 d. ago ‘I’m open about how hard it is’: Stephanie Case breastfed her baby in 100km race and still won

Human rights lawyer returned to running at the Snowdonia ultra-trail six months after giving birthIn Chamonix Stephanie Case is swaying the sway of a new mother. Pepper, her baby, is cocooned in a sling, defying sleep and gurgling politely over the video call. They became viral sensations last month when ultrarunner Stephanie won the women’s section of the Snowdonia ultra-trail, a 100km race with 21,000ft of ascent, while stopping to breastfeed Pepper en route.It was an extraordinary achievement six months after giving birth and slots into an extraordinary life – on the one hand, a human rights lawyer, working in warzones around the world; on the other, an ultrarunner, whose charity, Free to Run, empowers young women and girls in areas of conflict. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago JAN MOIR: The supercilious denials about THAT smack from the Macrons are just so Gallic

The moment at the airplane door became viral, when the First Lady appeared to slap the French president following their touchdown in Vietnam for a state visit.

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2 w. ago JAN MOIR: Seeing Kim Kardashian up close in court has raised troubling questions about her new career

It is quite a journey from sex tape to law degree, via launching one of the world's most successful lingerie ranges, but Kim Kardashian has made that trip her own.

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3 w. ago Paralympic gold medalist banned for life over disability test – as she's not actually blind

Not too long ago the sporting world was celebrating her achievement, but Paralympian Shahana Hajiyeva has now been banned for life from competing in her previous categories

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3 w. ago JAN MOIR: A tearful Kim Kardashian was dripping in more than £1m worth of diamonds as she came face to face with £7.5m 'Grandpa Robbers' in jewellery heist trial

With her hair pinned up and dressed in a black Balenciaga dress, plus plenty of plunge and cleavage up top - because why not?

Economics

4 w. ago Pension payments could be slashed by 20% due to Donald Trump

The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has produced an informational paper which sounds a stark warning in the wake of Trump's sweeping tariffs

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4 w. ago JAN MOIR: What kind of society produces two men so dumb and emotionally stunted that their biggest achievement in life has been to create a stump?

At Newcastle Crown Court this week, former best friends Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, protested their innocence right to the end, even in the face of much evidence to the contrary.

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