25 h. ago Kennedy heir, 32, who's never had a real job gives disturbing new insight into how he spends his days

Jack Schlossberg, the unhinged grandson of late President John F. Kennedy, gave a disturbing glimpse into how he spends his time in a recent Instagram post.

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32 h. ago Where Oasis, the Killers and Noddy Holder raised hell: Britpop’s debauched HQ, the Columbia hotel

Noel Gallagher named a song after it, Marc Almond practically moved in and the Killers had a bathtub reserved for puking in – but was it rock’n’roll, or just a bit tragic?In the early 2000s, a member of the New York dance-punk band Radio 4 was walking upstairs when he realised he’d forgotten the key to his room at London’s Columbia hotel. Rather than walk back down the several flights he’d already climbed, he drunkenly decided to jump all the way down to the reception level. When he regained consciousness, a bemused Courtney Love was staring down at his prone body. As was an irate hotel manager, who swiftly barred the band from staying there for years, before the crumpled musician was scooped up to go and spend a few days in hospital.It was not easy to get barred from the Columbia hotel, but Radio 4 were not the only ones who managed it. Once, at 6am, members of Oasis decided to throw all the furniture in the bar out of the window, piece by piece. When items landed on the hotel mana...

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54 h. ago ‘People always say, “I love you, Gramps”’: why these seniors love video games

Adults in their 60s, 70s and 80s represent nearly 28% of roughly 205 million US gamers and are becoming more visible in the mainstreamMichelle Statham’s preferred game is Call of Duty. It’s fast and frenetic, involving military and espionage campaigns inspired by real history. She typically spends six hours a day livestreaming to Twitch, chatting to her more than 110,000 followers from her home in Washington state. She boasts about how she’ll beat opponents, and says “bless your heart” while hurtling over rooftops to avoid clusterstrikes of enemy fire. When she’s hit, she “respawns” – or comes back to life at a checkpoint – and jumps right back into the fray.The military shooter game has a predominantly young male user base, but Statham’s Twitch handle is TacticalGramma – a nod to the 60-year-old’s two grandkids. Her lifelong gaming hobby has become an income stream (she prefers to keep her earnings private, but says she has raised “thousands” for charity), as well as a way to have ...

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54 h. ago Gaming in their golden years: why millions of seniors are playing video games

Adults over the age of 50 represent nearly a third of US gamers and are becoming more visible in the mainstreamMichelle Statham’s preferred game is Call of Duty. It’s fast and frenetic, involving military and espionage campaigns inspired by real history. She typically spends six hours a day livestreaming to Twitch, chatting to her more than 110,000 followers from her home in Washington state. She boasts about how she’ll beat opponents, and says “bless your heart” while hurtling over rooftops to avoid clusterstrikes of enemy fire. When she’s hit, she “respawns” – or comes back to life at a checkpoint – and jumps right back into the fray.The military shooter game has a predominantly young male user base, but Statham’s Twitch handle is TacticalGramma – a nod to the 60-year-old’s two grandkids. Her lifelong gaming hobby has become an income stream (she prefers to keep her earnings private, but says she has raised “thousands” for charity), as well as a way to have fun, stay sharp and con...

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56 h. ago These shoes are expert's top recommendation for keeping feet comfortable at summer festivals

Whether you're dancing into the early hours or spending the day walking miles around a festival's grounds, you need sturdy and comfortable shoes - and this expert has one top recommendation

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61 h. ago Emmanuel Macron warns Europe’s freedom faces 'greatest threat’ since World War Two

French President pledges to increase military budget as his nation celebrates Bastille Day

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63 h. ago German backpacker Carolina Wilga breaks her silence after miracle survival in the outback

A young German backpacker has broken her silence after spending 12 days alone in the outback.

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3 d. ago 'I heard Drake taunt Kendrick Lamar at Wireless and the crowd response was epic'

The Mirror's Hannah Ballantyne spend the day at Wireless festival with Liquid IV, but it got her thinking about conflict resolution and if there were better ways of dealing with things than public feuds.

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6 d. ago ‘An uphill battle’: why are midlife men struggling to make – and keep – friends?

Some call it a friendship recession: a time when close male friendships sink to their lowest. Here’s how friendships for straight men fall to the wayside – and what could bring them togetherAs a therapist, Jeremy Mohler spends his days guiding middle-aged men through feelings of loneliness. He encourages them to seek connections, yet the 39-year-old is the first to admit it: when you’re a guy, making real friends in midlife is difficult. “It feels like an uphill battle,” says Mohler, who lives in Baltimore.Some call it a friendship recession: a time in midlife when close male friendships sink to their lowest. According to data from the Survey Center on American Life, 15% of US men said they do not have close friends in 2021, compared with 3% in 1990. Those reporting 10 or more close friends decreased from 33% to 13% during the same period. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago I’m dodging Guinness and chillies for fear of spending all day in the Scottish Open toilet

Marcel Siem used to love a pint and a party but he’s changed his ways in a bid to be a success on the golf course

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6 d. ago ‘We live on bread and tea. I’ve wished for death’: Yemen’s forgotten refugees

War has intensified poverty and hunger as aid is cut, with many families living in makeshift camps barely survivingThe pain of going to bed hungry is becoming familiar for Jamila Rabea. It’s hard to sleep. The meagre rations of bread, tomato paste and tea she spends much of her day trying to gather, she gives to her children. Five of them live with her in a shelter built from tarpaulin, cloth and scraps of wood.Like many of the refugee families living here in a makeshift camp to the east of the Yemen port city of Al-Mukalla, she has had to leave home because of the bombs and fighting. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Manchester Airport cop spends third day being grilled in court and denies attacking mother of men accused of assaulting him

PC Zachary Marsden said he suffered a flurry of blows to the head

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7 d. ago Parents spend six hours a week or 13 days a year ferrying kids to and from hobbies

Nearly a third have had to seek help from friends and family members just to fit in the spiralling number of extra-curricular outings because it isn’t possible to tackle alone

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7 d. ago This £9.99 desktop fan can blast you with 2,400rpm of cooling power

Weighing no more than a smartphone, this quiet and compact fan could be the best tenner you’ll spend all summer – but the Prime Day deal ends soon.

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7 d. ago Sauce Boss the rodeo bull becomes latest US animal escape artist

Bull also known as Twinkle Toes eluded capture for days in Colorado after reportedly escaping through a fence gapAnimals that have proven themselves to be escape artists as of late in the US have included a terrier and nearly four dozen monkeys. And now a rodeo bull reportedly referred to by the names of Sauce Boss and Twinkle Toes can join their ranks after breaking free from his handlers and spending four days at large.The bull in question was being unloaded in preparation for the Snowmass Village, Colorado, rodeo on 2 July when he somehow got away, local police chief Brian Olson told the state’s Aspen Times. Olson suspected the creature found and forced his way through a gap in the fencing that was being used during the unloading. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Autopsy technician shares common activities that can actually kill you... from doing laundry to changing tire

Dolly, 32, from Colorado, spends her days trying to uncover how someone died - and she revealed that there's a few things that seem harmless but are actually extremely dangerous.

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8 d. ago Britain's jails are being overrun by drugs: Prison watchdog warns of 'uncontrollable levels of criminality' behind bars as inmates spend 22 hours a day in cells 'high and watching daytime TV'

Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor said inmates were able to order from a 'menu' of illicit substances while sitting in their cells for 22 hours a day.

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9 d. ago My daughter was brutally murdered along with three college friends

The father of one of the four Idaho students brutally murdered by Bryan Kohberger has said he will spend life in 'adult daycare' prison after avoiding the death penalty.

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1 week ago Man spends two days looking for lost wallet... can you find it in under 20 seconds in this bathroom?

A frustrated homeowner spent two full days searching for a missing wallet, only to discover it was in one of the most obvious places imaginable.

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1 week ago Trump news at a glance: President rings in Independence Day by signing his ‘big, beautiful’ bill into law

Democrats warn the major changes will benefit the wealthy and hit low-income earners hardest – key US politics stories from Friday 4 July at a glanceDonald Trump kicked off Independence Day by signing into law his sweeping tax and spending bill during a Fourth of July picnic at the White House.The president’s signature legislation, which he called the “big, beautiful bill”, introduces major changes including tax cuts, spending boosts for defence and more aggressive funding for an immigration crackdown. Continue reading...

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