27 m. ago Yellowstone star pays 'heartbroken' tribute to Graham Greene as beloved actor dies aged 73

Graham Greene, the Oscar-nominated actor who starred in the likes of Dances With Wolves and The Green Mile, has died at the age of 73

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44 m. ago Kerry Katona admits she kept getting married because she was 'desperate to have a father figure' as she details traumatic upbringing that saw her go into hiding to avoid her mum's abusive boyfriend

Opening up to Paul C. Brunson on his podcast, We Need To Talk, the Atomic Kitten star recalled how she was raised not knowing who her real father was.

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46 m. ago A Short History of Stupidity by Stuart Jeffries review – comfortably dumb?

From Shakespeare’s fools to Donald Trump, this exhilarating read considers stupidity in its many formsStupidity, no question, can be just as rich and subtle as its opposite. Three and a half decades on, I still sometimes meditate on what a school friend of mine said in a here’s-a-profound-thought tone of voice: “I’d rather be stupid than happy”.In this clever book, Stuart Jeffries starts out at a double disadvantage, though. First: he has an excellently snappy title but it’s open to question whether stupidity can be said to have a history in any meaningful sense. The quality of stupidity is just, sort of, there; and there’s lots of it. Could you write a history of happiness, or bad luck, or knees? You’d be on firmer ground, as he recognises, historicising the concept of stupidity: a short history, in other words, of “stupidity” – how successive societies and thinkers have defined and responded to reason’s derr-brained secret sharer. As an intellectual historian w...

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46 m. ago Scottish digital firm doubles headcount and targets £10m sales as AI demand surges

“We always talk about staying ‘relentlessly human’ in a digital world” – chief executive James Buchan

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53 m. ago The unique health problems that autistic people face as they age

Menopause, depression and heart disease all hit autistic people differently

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84 m. ago Even in final years, African women endure long walks for water

Old age may bring new aches and pains, stretched savings and a perspective on life only gained by living it

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85 m. ago For many with HIV, drugs lifted their death sentence. Now they must face old age.

They survived HIV

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1 hour ago 'I thought I'd found love with stranger on plane but then she dropped bombshell'

A man had a plane ride to remember when he got talking to the woman next to him and thought he'd found the girl of his dreams - but one small detail changed everything

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1 hour ago My husband has erectile dysfunction. Is it because of his porn addiction?

He struggles to maintain an erection and I feel worthless as his partner. I wonder whether there’s a way back for usWhen we first met, 12 years ago, my husband and I didn’t waste any time in starting the sexual part of our relationship. He warned me he was a sex addict, and I am enthusiastic about sex. On our first night together I was aware of some erectile dysfunction – he wasn’t entirely hard and benefited from holding himself when penetrating me – though this didn’t stop us reaching climax. We joked about how many times I would orgasm and neither of us seemed inhibited. Over time, my husband needed more and more help with ejaculating and would often lose his erection during sex. He has shown less interest in any form of intimacy with me, while I have been trying to show my attraction to him in other ways, like hugging and holding hands. Pamela Stephenson Connolly is a US-based psychotherapist who specialises in treating sexual disorders.If you would like advice from Pamela on se...

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2 h. ago The Hallmarked Man by Robert Galbraith review – a terrific, tightly plotted romp

With four murder inquiries in play, JK Rowling’s eighth Cormoran Strike novel avoids the page-padding longeurs of previous volumes – but will he finally tell Robin how he feels about her?In his popular BBC series Just One Thing, the late Michael Mosley made the case for resistance training. Lifting weights, he explained, not only builds stronger muscles, it also boosts the immune system, maintains a healthy heart and improves brain function. Best of all, it can be done in your kitchen, using ordinary domestic items: pints of milk in place of dumbbells, say, or squats wearing a backpack full of books.Anyone intending to use Robert Galbraith’s Strike novels for this purpose would be advised to seek the advice of a GP. The Hallmarked Man may not be the heftiest of the eight so far – it does not even make it into the top three – but it still clocks in at a cool 912 pages. Galbraith’s tendency to whopperdom has in the past elicited a fair amount of griping from critics, me among them, wh...

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2 h. ago The Spanish camping brand that’s big on nature immersion, cool design and creature comforts

A site in the pine-clad hills of Andalucía is part of a chain that seeks to connect with nature and outdoor adventure while offering a stylish glamping experienceA few years ago, camping with friends, I watched in awe as Becky set up her pitch. While the rest of us were stringing out guy ropes on tents as glamorous as giant cagoules, she arrived with a bell tent, duvets instead of sleeping bags, sheepskin rugs and vintage folding chairs. For all the talk of breathability, practicality and “high performance” gear, it was Becky’s tent we all wanted to sleep in. In the years since, I have never quite achieved her level of camping chic – until this summer, when I discovered the innovative Spanish camping brand Kampaoh.It all began back in 2016, when Kampaoh CEO Salvador Lora and his partner were backpacking in the Dominican Republic. One night they came across a campsite with pre-erected tents within which were mattresses and blankets. “We were in the middle of nature, surrounded by pea...

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3 h. ago Scott Spiegel dead: Evil Dead II writer dies as Bruce Campbell shares tribute

Scott Spiegel has died aged 67, it has been confirmed, with Evil Dead actor Bruce Campbell taking to social media to share a tear-jerking tribute to the writer

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3 h. ago Modi hails ‘insightful’ talks with Putin during armoured limousine ride at China summit

Indian leader strengthens ties with Russia as Trump escalates tariff dispute with New Delhi

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4 h. ago Longtime New York Rep. Jerry Nadler, 78, cites generational change for retirement after ‘watching the Biden thing’

The 78-year-old congressman said he was initially reluctant to step down but was ultimately persuaded that a younger replacement could help challenge President Donald Trump’s ‘fascism’

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5 h. ago Dear Coleen: I'm so jealous my partner is still close to his ex

"I feel a bit short-changed and that my jealousy might be justified, as he talks to his ex a lot."

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5 h. ago Daily habit could be sign of condition vastly undiagnosed in people over their 40s

A new review found around 90% of adults over the age of 40 with autism are undiagnosed as a psychologist reveals the symptoms to look out for

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7 h. ago Calls for age limit on AI to be raised over 'risky truth or dare game that encourages youngsters to eat snails and lick shoes'

Paddy Crump, of the For Us campaign group, said Character. AI encouraged him to perform the acts in a bizarre truth-or-dare game that it conjured up during one of their conversations.

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10 h. ago Farewell Joe Bugner, the boxer who had to fight to win British hearts, writes JEFF POWELL

JEFF POWELL: Joe Bugner gallantly fought many of the giants in heavyweight boxing's golden age but is still best remembered here for breaking the hearts of the old brotherhood.

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11 h. ago The Guest review – a gloriously ridiculous thriller that slips down a treat

When a cleaner starts working for a wealthy woman, she gets sucked in by a luxury mansion bursting with secrets. Get the popcorn ready for a preposterous world of locked rooms, creepy gardeners and bodiesThe writer Matthew Barry and director Ashley Way gave us one of the highlights of 2023’s television output in Men Up, a witty, moving, compassionate treat of a drama about the development of the drug that would become known as Viagra and the group of Welshmen who were among its first guinea pigs.Their new offering is a more straightforward one, and if it doesn’t achieve the same success Men Up did, they can hardly be condemned for having set their bar so high. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Transfer deadline day: City agree Donnarumma deal, Guéhi to Liverpool move collapses – live

City chase Donnarumma | Liverpool agree Isak feeMail Will | Transfer interactive | Monday’s Rumour MillHere’s a roundup of all the deadline-day transfer chat:“Was Vinny Samways ‘tough-tackling’? I always remembered him as more a cultured midfielder,” writes Andrew Champney. One deadline day not dominated by Vinny Samways, all I ask. Will never happen. But did you know he spent six years at Las Palmas? Nice work if you can get it. Continue reading...

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