81 m. ago SARAH VINE: This mum is making the equivalent of a £113k salary through benefits. The system's broken... and her story shows so clearly where the blame lies

When I was a child there was a saying, now no longer very much in vogue: cut your coat to suit your cloth. In other words, live life according to what you can afford.

Economics

29 h. ago ‘No party on the planet was safe from Hoggy rocking up!’: Irvine Welsh on his friend Pam Hogg

‘I spent the 90s with Pam – clubbing and partying in the way those times demanded. What I saw was a truly groundbreaking artist, and a life marked by independence, courage and kindness’• Pam Hogg, fashion designer with a rock’n’roll spirit, dies at 66 – news• Pam Hogg – obituaryThere are people who live life to the full, then there’s Pamela Hogg. Pam’s tenure on this earth is a trawl through just about every significant cultural and creative moment in the UK over the last 30-odd years. One of our most groundbreaking artists, Pam was a colourist of Warholian proportions, creating art to be hung on the body rather than the walls of a gallery. She was a punk who provocatively mashed up gender and sexual stereotypes. Fashion was the art form that freed her imagination, and her success was due to her talent and drive being greater than her disdain of the conformist industry and the gatekeepers surrounding it.I sat in St Joseph’s hospice in London by her unconscious but serenely beautiful...

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57 h. ago Psychologist's 10 tips you need to know to live a happier life

Millie Hardie, a registered psychologist, often shares tips to help others have access to her practices and live a happier and healthier life

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3 d. ago Paul Doyle's life in jail after Liverpool crash from 'protection to inmate fury'

Paul Doyle changed his plea to guilty on all 31 charges after driving into a crowd of Liverpool fans in the city centre and causing injuries to more than 100 people in the process

Events

3 d. ago This Morning's Alice Liveing rushed to hospital weeks after giving birth

This Morning star Alice Liveing has been diagnosed with a life-threatening condition as she was taken to hospital just a few weeks after giving birth to a baby girl

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3 d. ago ‘It has made me live life more’: Jessie J on cancer, comebacks and cracking China

Endometriosis, miscarriage, failed relationships, suicide and gaslighting they are all laid bare on the singer-writer’s new album. But just as she finished recording it, she got a shock diagnosis. She explains why it’s made her determined to be in the momentYou couldn’t make it up, Jessie J says. There she was preparing for her first album release in eight years, ecstatically in love with her newish partner, and finally the mother of a toddler having struggled to conceive for a decade, on top of the world. Then in March she was diagnosed with breast cancer.The singer-songwriter, real name Jessica Cornish, is famous for telling it as it is. The album, Don’t Tease Me With a Good Time, was supposed to be an open book, dealing with every ounce of devastation she’d experienced since she last recorded music (endometriosis, miscarriage, failed relationships, gaslighting, suicide) with typical candour. The first single, No Secrets, was released in April. But by then...

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3 d. ago I'm A Celebrity's Alex Scott emotionally opens up about 'serious' illness that she will have to fight 'for the rest of her life'

Alex Scott got emotional on Friday as she opened up about a tough health battle she will have to live with for the rest of her life.

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4 d. ago National Guard shooting suspect has charges upgraded as second victim fights for life – Live

Rahmanullah Lakanwal facing further charges after Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died from ‘mortal wound’ sustained in Wednesday’s attack. Fellow Guard Andrew Wolfe, 24, is still in a criticial condition in hospital

Events

4 d. ago Alice Liveing on the dark side of online fitness culture: ‘I thought life would be better if my body was smaller’

The personal trainer and author tells Emilie Lavinia how the pursuit of a ‘perfect’ body left her exhausted and unwell – and why true health has nothing to do with size

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4 d. ago Stem cell jab offering lifeline to tens of thousands of Britons with heart failure may NOT be available on NHS: 'For three years I missed out on so much, now I can live my life'

A pioneering stem cell treatment could extend the lives of a million people with heart failure - but final trials to see it rolled out on the NHS are being hampered by a lack of funding.

Sport

5 d. ago West Bromwich teenage gang sentenced over horrific machete stabbing

Two victims suffered stab wounds to their legs and police warned that being involved in a serious crime can ruin your life and the lives of others affected by your actions

Events

6 d. ago The price of fame? Experts find being a celebrity can shorten your life

Despite the glitz and glamour – researchers found that life in the limelight can shorten lives

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6 d. ago Dick Van Dyke names the two things to avoid to live a long life as he nears 100

‘I’ve always thought that anger is one thing that eats up a person’s insides,’ admitted the star as he closes in on landmark birthday

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7 d. ago Sheffield shooting LIVE as teen fighting for his life after 'terrible' attack

A 16-year-old boy is fighting for his life after a shooting on London Road, Sheffield - South Yorkshire Police has deployed increased patrols as it seeks to find those responsible

Events

8 d. ago Shirley Ballas reveals Strictly stylist saved her life after she choked on a fishbone minutes before Blackpool live show

A Strictly Come Dancing judge revealed she “couldn’t breathe” and “almost didn’t make it” just 20 minutes before the Blackpool special on Saturday (22 November).

Culture

8 d. ago Giorgia Meloni takes on Italian judges over decision to remove British father's children from 'crumbling ruin' where they live 'off

The family, who gave up the rat race to live a simple life in a woodland cottage found themselves at the heart of a national scandal last week.

Society

8 d. ago Italian government clashes with its own judiciary over decision to remove British father's children from 'crumbling ruin' where they live 'off

The family, who gave up the rat race to live a simple life in a woodland cottage found themselves at the heart of a national scandal last week.

Politics

8 d. ago 'Hitler's pianist' escaped from Nazi Germany to live out life in UK countryside

Walter Hamböck became a popular organist at Strichen parish church in Scotland after fleeing the Nazis, and his life story will now be told for first time thanks to his diaries

Events

9 d. ago Slash your cholesterol by a third in just a month... hundreds of thousands are on a new diet that's transforming lives. Here are the exact foods you need to avoid a life on statins: MEIKE LEONARD

High cholesterol causes a sticky form of fat to build up in the arteries, blocking blood flow. Left untreated, it can raise the risk of a heart attack, stroke and even dementia.

Society

9 d. ago Arsenal v Tottenham buildup, Liverpool lose again, and Sheffield derby updates – matchday live

⚽ News, discussion and previews before day’s action⚽ Arsenal can reset title push | Life returns to Cap Nou ⚽ Email Matchday liveThe table, as it stands.And the top scorers in the Premier League. Continue reading...

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