7 h. ago Why women want to see more of their friends at a certain time of the month

Lead researcher Dr Anastasia Makhanova from the University of Arkansas in the US said 'the desire to spend time with [friends and family]' is 'highest' at a certain point of the month.

Politics

15 h. ago Hailey Bieber cuddles baby in rare photos of son amid growing concern for Justin Bieber

Hailey Bieber continues to soak up her time in a baby bubble with her six month old son Jack amid growing concern for her husband Justin Bieber and their marriage

Culture

23 h. ago Consumer prices fell in China in February and remain flat in a sluggish economy

Consumer prices fell in China in February for the first time in 13 months, as persistent weak demand was compounded by the early timing of the Lunar New Year holiday

Economics

24 h. ago John Swinney’s officials met fossil fuel firms and lobbyists more than 100 times in first six months as FM

Civil servants held 112 meetings with oil and gas operators in John Swinney's first six months as First Minister

Politics

36 h. ago ‘World’s hottest brand’: how Miu Miu defied sales plunge in fashion industry

As luxury firms struggle worldwide, the ‘knowingly cool’ label is posting record-breaking sales figuresWhile profits fall across the luxury fashion industry, one kooky Italian label is posting record-breaking sales figures.For a global industry worth almost £1.5tn, luxury fashion is having a bruising time. Last month London fashion week had such a small number of catwalk shows it shrank to a weekend. Even super-conglomerate LVMH – which includes Dior, Fendi, Louis Vuitton and most of the drinks brands in your cocktail cabinet – lost a fifth of its profits last year. Continue reading...

Economics

55 h. ago Royal Mail hikes price of stamps for second time in four months

Letter volumes have fallen from 20bn 10 years ago to 6.7bn and costs are increasing

Politics

68 h. ago ‘I ate acid for two months straight. It was the best time of my life’: Americana anarcho

She’s the finger-picking blueswoman whose life was changed by the punk band Crass – and went viral for busking while homeless. She talks about ghosts, her ‘smelly’ childhood and fighting the far rightSunny War is calling via video from her home in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The house belonged to her grandma, then her father; he died during the making of her last album. After War and her brother moved in, she became convinced the house was haunted. She would see people and hear noises at night. “It sounded like someone was walking around, to the point that I would jump out with a machete in my hand, thinking someone had broke into the house,” she says. “It was happening all the time. I thought I was going insane in here.” It was confusing, “because I have been crazy before. And I was also drinking a lot and sometimes that makes me hallucinate.”But the apparitions weren’t ghosts, or the result of a mental health crisis, or indeed a drinking binge: “I didn’t have any money, so I couldn’t ...

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3 d. ago Forget NuFace’s £385 microcurrent device, this £39 tool is seriously sculpting

My crow’s feet are significantly less pronounced than this time six months ago

Economics

3 d. ago Villager's fury after local council orders him to drag his bins half a mile if he wants them collected

Dave Thompson, 61, lives at the end of a long track road in the middle of the countryside and said his bins have only been emptied five times in eight months.

Politics

3 d. ago Manchester United injury boost offers Ruben Amorim two clear positives vs Real Sociedad

Man United head coach will be able to call upon the services of Toby Collyer for the first time in a month against Real Sociedad.

Events

3 d. ago Halle Bailey's son Halo recognizes her as Ariel in The Little Mermaid for the first time

The six-time Grammy nominee - turning 25 this month - became a bona fide Disney Princess in 2023 when she starred in Rob Marshall's live-action reboot

Politics

4 d. ago Met Office divulges exact date Northern Lights set to illuminate UK skies this week

The month of March is set to be a spectacular time to look up, with a "Blood Moon", a partial solar eclipse, and now, a potential Northern Lights display illuminating the sky

Politics

4 d. ago ‘We’re going backwards’: the Black student unions forced to close on US campuses

Black student unions at US colleges are fighting to stay in operation as state laws targeting DEI initiatives threaten their existenceFor Nevaeh Parker, the president of the Black student union (BSU) at the University of Utah, Black History Month is usually a buzzing time on campus.The school’s BSU hosts several events – kickback parties and movie screenings – throughout the month. The Black cultural center, where students would usually congregate and attend activities, would be full. And the month’s crown jewel would typically be a conference at the college for Black high schoolers in the area. Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago ‘We’re going backwards’: the Black student unions being defunded on US campuses

Black student unions at US colleges are fighting to stay in operation as state laws targeting DEI initiatives threaten their existenceFor Nevaeh Parker, the president of the Black student union (BSU) at the University of Utah, Black History Month is usually a buzzing time on campus.The school’s BSU hosts several events – kickback parties and movie screenings – throughout the month. The Black cultural center, where students would usually congregate and attend activities, would be full. And the month’s crown jewel would typically be a conference at the college for Black high schoolers in the area. Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago Heartbroken woman divorces her husband just two weeks after their VERY expensive wedding after finding out what happened on his stag do

Taking to the Reddit thread r/Marriage, users worldwide shared their experiences of getting married and divorced in less than three months and explained what went wrong in such a short time.

Politics

4 d. ago Mood Machine by Liz Pelly review – a savage indictment of Spotify

The global streaming behemoth has made music blander and life harder for artists, according to this enraging portraitIn November and December last year, Spotify’s chief executive, Daniel Ek, sold 420,000 shares in the music streaming company, earning himself $199.7m (£160m). One wild rumour that circulated on social media suggested Ek’s eagerness to divest himself of stock in the company he founded was linked to the imminent publication of Liz Pelly’s book Mood Machine, as if Ek feared the revelations contained within it would adversely affect the share price. That was obviously a fanciful notion. Ek started cashing out Spotify shares in July 2023, and has continued doing so into 2025. At the time of his last transaction, a month after Pelly’s book was published in the US, Spotify’s share price was at an all-time high.And yet, you can see how people who had a preview of Mood Machine’s contents might get that idea into their head. It may be the most depressing and enraging book about...

Politics

5 d. ago Trump designates boy with brain cancer as an honorary secret service agent in emotional moment

The 13-year-old has been battling brain cancer for six years, since his 2018 diagnosis. At the time, he was told he would likely only live another five months.

Politics

5 d. ago Washington BANS Britain from sharing any US military intelligence with Ukraine

Donald Trump 's decision to freeze American military aid to Kyiv yesterday brought warnings that Ukraine could run out of weapons in as little as two to three months' time.

Events

5 d. ago Dad died after knee operation following 'catalogue of missed opportunities'

"Four missed opportunities, across a three month period, to save his life. Four times the system failed him, five times if you include how they treated the fight for justice after his death."

Events

6 d. ago Pitch used by hundreds ruined by vandals for the second time

A pitch field widely used by hundreds of footballers has been a ruined second time in four months since last October

Politics