59 m. ago 'I bought creepy book from jumble sale and it's turned my life upside down'

A man has shared his spooky experiences after buying second-hand books from a jumble scale, and now he is questioning whether ghosts are real and if he needs to be concerned

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2 h. ago Man's life 'turns into horror movie' after buying strange book from jumble sale

A man has been sleeping with one eye open after buying a book from a jumble sale and discovering two photographs and a sketch drawing inside it, and it has made him question everything

Economics

6 h. ago 'My heavy periods dictate my work and ruin all my plans, I desperately want my life back'

For many women, heavy periods shape daily life in ways few see. Carly, 37, is one of them—constantly planning work, clothes and travel around a cycle that dictates far more than a few days a month

Politics

8 h. ago New way to treat cancer without surgery approved for NHS use

Doctors say it will 'improve quality of life for many patients'

Politics

14 h. ago ‘Was it a woman who bit off his ear?’: the wild life and serene photography of Tom Sandberg

Norway’s most celebrated photographer made his name with calm, reflective images that sit at odds with his reckless life. Friends and family remember a paradoxical manNorway has never looked as wet as in the photographs of the late Tom Sandberg. There are shots of drizzle and puddles, of asphalt slick with mizzle. A ripple of water appears to have a hole in it, a figure looms behind a rain-dappled window, a gutter glows after a downpour.Shot in either bold chiaroscuro or gentle orchestrations of greys, these are pictures with the power to make the everyday seem dreamlike. But they are also uplifting, in a confusing kind of way, like being told to dress for sun even when the clouds are black. Continue reading...

Culture

16 h. ago Mammoth series two review – it is a subversive thrill to laugh at these offensive jokes

This old-school sitcom about a PE teacher who wakes after being frozen since the 70s is an impeccably deadpan send-up of masculinity. But it hits hardest when this unreconstructed man turns out to be right about life todayYou can lay the demise of political satire at the door of stranger-than-fiction governmental turmoil. You can attribute the disappearance of pop culture pastiche to a fractured zeitgeist and the thinning out of the artistic mainstream. Yet there’s no obvious reason for the scarcity of jokes about contemporary society in comedy. Maybe it has something to do with the decline of the sketch show; perhaps it’s simply because there’s far less funny stuff on TV in general (during the 2010s, the BBC’s comedy output almost halved). Whatever the reason, when we get a chance to laugh at modern mores, we should probably take it.Re-enter Mammoth, an old-school sitcom from the Welsh comedian Mike Bubbins. The 53-year-old stars as the eponymous Tony Mammoth, a PE teacher who was ...

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17 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs decries Netflix series by 50 Cent as ‘shameful hit piece’

Disgraced and incarcerated music mogul claims footage in docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning was stolenSean “Diddy” Combs has taken issue with a splashy new Netflix docuseries on his life and many legal troubles, that is executive produced by his longtime rival 50 Cent.The former Bad Boy Records executive and hip-hop star, currently serving a four-year sentence for prostitution-related charges, blasted Sean Combs: The Reckoning as a “shameful hit piece”, and accused Netflix of incorporating stolen footage. Continue reading...

Events

20 h. ago I'm A Celebrity's Angry Ginge told he'd 'be millionaire one day' as mum shares truth of life in Manchester

Ginge, whose real name is Morgan Burtwhistle, was brought up by his single mum, Michelle, in Salford

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23 h. ago Alert issued as 'clever' Captcha scam could give hackers your data and money

A warning has been issued over a new and 'very clever' scam that produces fake Captcha tests on websites - and filling them in could give hackers your data and money

Events

31 h. ago Man on how he's 'living his best life' 5 months after incurable diagnosis

'When I was first diagnosed, I thought my life was over. I was scared, I was alone, and, honestly, I was swimming in shame. But you know what? The shame? Yeah, that shame wasn't mine to carry'.

Politics

33 h. ago ‘It was extremely pornographic’: Cara Hunter on the deepfake video that nearly ended her political career

The Irish politician was targeted in 2022, in the final weeks of her run for office. She has never found out who made the malicious deepfake, but knew immediately she had to try to stop this happening to other womenWhen Cara Hunter, the Irish politician, looks back on the moment she found out she had been deepfaked, she says it is “like watching a horror movie”. The setting is her grandmother’s rural home in the west of Tyrone on her 90th birthday, April 2022. “Everyone was there,” she says. “I was sitting with all my closest family members and family friends when I got a notification through Facebook Messenger.” It was from a stranger. “Is that you in the video the one going round on WhatsApp?” he asked.Hunter made videos all the time, especially then, less than three weeks before elections for the Northern Ireland assembly. She was defending her East Londonderry seat, campaigning, canvassing, debating. Yet, as a woman, this message from a man she didn’t know was enough to put her ...

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33 h. ago Man on how he's 'living his best life' just 5 months after life

'When I was first diagnosed, I thought my life was over. I was scared, I was alone, and, honestly, I was swimming in shame. But you know what? The shame? Yeah, that shame wasn't mine to carry.'

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42 h. ago Strictly star makes 'for life' vow in exit as they miss out on quarter

Alex Kingston and Johannes Radebe became the eighth couple to leave the BBC One dance contest

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48 h. ago Her husband won £1m on the Lotto but now she lives in a caravan, and says 'it's the best thing ever'

Michelle Oakes lived a champagne lifestyle, but now says she's found true happiness

Economics

61 h. ago SUE REID: Our probing questions to a judge saved an innocent young man's life from ruin 

The young man smiled as he was freed from the dock. He hugged his relieved parents outside the crown court as we, the jury members at his rape trial, went back to our lives and never met again.

Events

3 d. ago Alejandro Garnacho sends message to Man United players in life update after Chelsea move

Manchester United sold Alejandro Garnacho to Chelsea three months ago, and the Argentina international has now shared a life update on social media after moving to London

Sport

3 d. ago 'My son's life has been flipped upside down since he was mauled by a dog'

Kobie may lose his finger after the horrific attack

Politics

3 d. ago ‘Putin’s whole life revolves around war – he’s manipulating Trump and doesn’t want peace’, ex

Fiona Hill, a Russian expert and former White House adviser, who witnessed meetings between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, tells The Independent podcast World of Trouble’s Sam Kiley that the Russian president knows how to mesmerise his US counterpart - and has no plan to give up his designs on Ukraine

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3 d. ago MOVIE REVIEW: We discover if 'Black Phone 2' is a redundant horror sequel

Follow-up takes too long to warm up but Ethan Hawke's 'Grabber' becomes a new genre icon.

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3 d. ago REVIEW: The Tina Turner Musical is a must see at Manchester's Palace Theatre

"This show is a true celebration of a woman who broke down all the barriers to succeed in life. Something that moved me to tears, and had the Manchester audience leaping to their feet," writes Dianne Bourne

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