25 h. ago Did the Royals have magical powers? How English monarchs claimed to heal the sick by performing this one disgusting ritual

The Royal touch was a ritual practised over hundreds of years, where people would travel from far and wide to have their oozing boils massaged by a King or a Queen.

Politics

4 d. ago Livingston boss says SPFL Trust Trophy win is for family and history

David Martindale says his Livi stars wrote themselves into the club's history books, and was pleased his family were there to see it

Politics

2 w. ago The sickening views of wannabe school shooter Nicholas Prosper that were so twisted he was banned from website where people watch others die

Nicholas Prosper trawled the internet for sickening images of mass murder, asked if gunshot wounds to the neck were 'lethal' and if 'sex with a corpse feels good' hours before he slaughtered his family.

Events

2 w. ago The twisted internet history of triple killer Nicholas Prosper who murdered his family and planned 'massacre of the century'

Nicholas Prosper trawled the internet for sickening images of mass murder, asked if gunshot wounds to the neck were 'lethal' and if 'sex with a corpse feels good' hours before he slaughtered his family.

Events

2 w. ago Brief History of a Family review – mysterious interloper at centre of exquisitely constructed drama

Lin Jianjie’s remarkable debut feature keeps you guessing to the final scene – a thrilling film directed and performed immaculatelyThis knockout debut feature from Chinese writer-director Lin Jianjie is like some kind of cinematic kinetic mobile, such as the ones artist Alexander Calder designed in the last century; it’s so exquisitely balanced that it’s able to keep reconfiguring itself with the merest breeze into a whole new arrangement of shapes that’s just as pleasing and abstract as the last. Precision and random chance, freestyle inspiration and formal craft are all in constant play here. That perfectly complements the story itself, a parable about a tricky space – the family unit – where talent, ambition and the lottery of genetics and luck all dance around one another, held in place by gravity and desire. It really is that good, and well-worth seeing in a cinema, not just on a small screen at home, so as to appreciate Zhang Jiahao’s sculptural cinematography and the sparse p...

Society

2 w. ago Teenager who wanted to be 'the most famous killer in history' executed his family before planning to carry out gun attack at primary school

Nicholas Prosper, 18, shot dead his mother and siblings in their Luton home before setting off for a primary school were he planned to shoot a classroom of four and five year olds.

Events

2 w. ago I was told I was 'too young' for cancer after spotting unlikely sign...now I have 3 months to live

Ashleigh Ellerton, 29, was told she was 'too young' to get the disease. The doctor said that, given she didn't have a family history of the illness, it was unlikely to be anything serious.

Politics

2 w. ago Best ancestry DNA tests for exploring your family history, tried and tested

Use a DNA kit to fill out the branches on your tree or discover more about your heritage and genetic make-up

Politics

3 w. ago UK report reveals women less likely to seek help for heart issues despite high risk

A new report highlights how women are more likely to ignore heart issues, as they don't believe they will be affected due to factors like a healthy lifestyle and lack of family history

Events

3 w. ago Livingston boss hails response to ticket sales for SPFL Trust Trophy final

The Lions take on Queen's Park at the Falkirk Stadium at the end of the month

Economics

4 w. ago The touching details in Queen Mary of Denmark's regal ensemble that pay tribute to her husband's family history

Queen Mary of Denmark has paid tribute to the historical lineage of the Danish Royal Family with some stunning accessories. 

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