5 d. ago Parenting in the climate crisis: how to raise kids who care about the environment

From acknowledging big emotions to finding ways to make climate action fun, it’s important to start where your kids areChange by Degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.comAlthough it’s unfair, it’s young people (and the generations to come) who will have to deal with fallout from the climate crisis. So how do you talk to young people about living sustainably and raise knowledgeable kids who care about the future of the planet?Here are some tips for engaging the next generation on the environment meaningfully. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Statins slash death from terrifying 'hidden' condition that kills 48,000 a year by 40 per cent, new study finds

Chinese researchers found the cholesterol-busting pills, statins, reduced risk of death for those with the life threatening condition by 39 per cent within one month.

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8 d. ago Stick review – Owen Wilson is utterly charming in the Ted Lasso of golf

This solid comedy-drama features the ever-watchable Hollywood star as a washed-up pro given a shot at redemption when he mentors a teen prodigy. It’s pleasant, feelgood TVI’ve never met a golfer in real life. I’ve always assumed I’m the wrong demographic – perhaps in terms of age, or class or at least tax bracket – or perhaps my lack of athleticism is so aggressive that it has prevented me from becoming friends with anyone with even the mildest sporting proclivity for all my life. Instead, I have essentially taken Mark Twain’s word for it that golf is a good walk spoiled, and gone about my days.Now, however, I think golf may be the spoiler of a good new comedy drama. Stick, it’s called – a deadening name – and it stars Owen Wilson as washed-up golf pro Pryce Cahill. He had a televised meltdown during a tournament at the peak of his career (“He triple-bogeyed his entire life”) and is now reduced to selling golf kit, giving lessons to rich old ladies and hustling for cash in bars. He ...

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9 d. ago Man, 50, who battered his XL Bully with a baseball bat and threw bricks at her walks free from court

An animal abuser who repeatedly hit his XL Bully with a baseball bat and threw bricks at her has managed to walk free from court with just a suspended prison sentence. 

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1 week ago I was married to Lyle Menendez. I'll never forget one thing he said to me behind bars... it proves the brothers SHOULD walk free

I don't think there is a person in America who isn't familiar with my ex-husband and his brother. Their names have become synonymous with one of the most famous crimes of the twentieth century.

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2 w. ago 'My Quasimodo boobs were so big I couldn't eat – now my life is transformed'

One woman said her life was completely changed after she reduced her breasts by almost five cup sizes – as before she struggled to work, walk and even eat a normal meal

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2 w. ago Planet’s darkening oceans pose threat to marine life, scientists say

Band of water where marine life can survive has reduced in more than a fifth of global ocean between 2003 and 2022Great swathes of the planet’s oceans have become darker in the past two decades, according to researchers who fear the trend will have a severe impact on marine life around the world.Satellite data and numerical modelling revealed that more than a fifth of the global ocean darkened between 2003 and 2022, reducing the band of water that life reliant on sunlight and moonlight can thrive in. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Menendez brothers who shot dead parents suffer major setback in bid for freedom

Lifers Erik and Lyle Menendez have been dealt a crushing blow just a week after becoming eligible for parole. The latest setback delays any possibility of freedom by at least nine weeks

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers suffer crushing blow after murder sentences were reduced leading to hopes of parole

Erik and Lyle Menendez have been dealt a crushing blow just a week after becoming eligible for parole.

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3 w. ago Monsters star Cooper Koch shares details of Erik Menendez phone call after promising resentencing

Koch, who starred as Erik in ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,’ has been a fierce advocate of the brothers

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3 w. ago Brits working from home could boost pension pot by £236,000, new data claims

Standard Life found that working from home for three days a week reduces the cost of commuting by as much as £2,000 a year on average - a saving that could be put to good use in a pension

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3 w. ago I click with my new man on every level – except he doesn’t want to have sex

The medication he’s on reduces his libido and means he can’t take erectile dysfunction products. But I’m a very sensual person – what can I do?I started dating someone I really like about two months ago. We click on all levels and he adores me, but he has some complicated circumstances, which means we have no sex life. He has anxiety and takes SSRIs, which reduce his libido. He also takes blood thinners for a coronary issue, which I know precludes the use of erectile dysfunction products. He has also said that he never really felt a lot of lovingness from his previous partners. He says he’s attracted to me and likes my body. He kisses me to show his interest and attraction but not in a heavy making-out way.I am a very sensual person. My former partner and I had the best sex I’ve ever had in my life – however, he could be very distant at times and had poor emotional intelligence and communication with me (unlike my current partner). I have never had this issue with anyone else, so al...

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3 w. ago Expert issues warning over deadly risk of three popular spices

Three popular household spices used in everything from cakes to curries may reduce the effectiveness of life-saving drugs, a pharmaceutical expert has warned.

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3 w. ago The number of steps you take each day could reduce your risk of cancer

A growing body of research shows that getting more steps into your routine could be one of the simplest ways to lower your risk of cancer

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4 w. ago The Menendez brothers case reflects a shifting culture across decades

The trials of Lyle and Erik Menendez and their conviction for killing their parents came at a time when televised trials captured national audiences in the 1990s

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4 w. ago What to know about the Menendez brothers' lives and what lies ahead

Erik and Lyle Menendez will have a shot at freedom for the first time in decades after being convicted of their parents’ murder 30 years ago

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4 w. ago Menendez brothers ‘huge step’ closer to freedom as judge reduces sentences

Brothers, convicted of parents’ 1989 murders, resentenced to 50 years to life, making them immediately parole eligibleAfter months of delays and decades behind bars, Erik and Lyle Menendez now have a long-awaited chance at freedom after a judge reduced their sentences for the 1989 killings of their parents.Their family and extensive network of supporters celebrated on Tuesday when Judge Michael Jesic resentenced the brothers from life in prison without the possibility of parole to 50 years to life. The judge’s decision means they are immediately eligible for parole under California’s youthful offender law because of their young ages at the time of the murders. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago After 35 years, the Menendez brothers have a chance for parole. Was that the Netflix effect? | Zoe Williams

It is hard to prove the judicial impact of two shows inspired by the notorious double murder case. But undoubtedly, they heightened public scrutinyWhen the true-crime documentary Menendez Brothers: Misjudged? aired in 2022 on Discovery+, its impact was not immediate, except on TikTok, where – chicken and egg-style – it was hard to determine whether people were talking about the case because of the show or because a general cultural osmosis had brought the topic to the fore.Erik and Lyle killed their parents in 1989, when they were 18 and 21. They alleged a childhood of sexual, psychological and physical abuse by their father, which their mother knew about but didn’t act on. The judge disallowed what was called the “abuse excuse” at the time, and the prosecution successfully landed the argument that they had murdered their parents for their inheritance, resulting in whole-life sentences without the possibility of parole. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Boots heavily reduces Garmin with '14x longer battery life than Apple watches'

While Apple Watches need to be charged at least once a day, the Garmin Forerunner 55 can last up to two weeks before needing to be topped up

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4 w. ago Menendez brothers' lives now from weddings to prison reunion after brutal attack

Erik and Lyle Menendez, recently made eligible for parole, were 18 and 21 when they shot their parents to death at point-blank range and much has changed after 30 years behind bars

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