3 h. ago Missing Ben Needham's mum pushes new theory on son's disappearance ahead of DNA test

Kerry Needham has said she doesn't believe in the prevailing theory about her son's disappearance, insisting instead that he was the victim of a twisted kidnapping plot

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14 h. ago Mother of British toddler who vanished without trace on Greek holiday island 35 years ago reveals what she thinks happened to missing son

Ben Needham vanished from the island of Kos at just 21-months-old on July 24, 1991,  after he was last seen playing outside his grandparent's run down farmhouse.

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6 d. ago Bandmates of singer who died in Hogmanay hillwalking tragedy break silence

The Ray Summers are now raising funds for the mountain rescue team who brought dad-of-two Andrew Ure, 41, home from Ben Vane after he went missing on a solo hike.

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7 d. ago Netflix Stranger Things fans have the same complaint ahead of 'secret' episode

Stranger Things came to a close on December 31, but some fans still aren't ready to say goodbye, with the 'Conformity Gate' fan theory pushing the idea of a secret ninth episode

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7 d. ago The friendship secret: why socialising could help you live longer

Neuroscientist Ben Rein is on a mission to show that being around others not only feels good, but can even improve recovery from strokes, cancer and heart attacks. So why are so many of us isolated and glued to our phones?‘I hate it.” I’ve asked the neuroscientist Ben Rein how he feels about the online sea of junk neuroscience we swim in – the “dopamine fasts”, “serotonin boosts” and people “regulating” their “nervous system” – and this is his kneejerk response. He was up early with his newborn daughter at his home in Buffalo, New York, but he’s fresh-faced and full of beans on a video call, swiftly qualifying that heartfelt statement. “Let me clarify my position: I don’t hate it when it’s accurate, but it’s rarely accurate.”He draws my attention to a reel he saw recently on social media of a man explaining that reframing pain as “neurofeedback, not punishment” activates the anterior cingulate cortex (a part of the brain involved in registering pain). “That’s genuinely never been st...

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2 w. ago Scots band frontman dies in Hogmanay hillwalking tragedy one day after birthday

Dad-of-two Andrew Ure, 41, was found dead on Ben Vane after going missing during a solo hike.

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2 w. ago Mum of 'Frankenstein killer's victim' still prays for justice after 40

Margaret Parkes said she was "very disappointed" by a police decision to end the investigation into her son Simon's 1986 disappearance

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3 w. ago First picture of missing Scots fisherman who vanished just days before Christmas

A FISHERMAN who vanished just days before Christmas has been named. The alarm was raised on December 20 when a small creel boat was found washed up on the beach at Inverbervie, Aberdeenshire. The RNLI was alerted but no crew were found aboard the stricken vessel. Ben Dowie has not been seen since the unmanned...

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3 w. ago Mikel Arteta puts Premier League on red alert with Arsenal ‘actively looking’ for transfer reinforcements

MIKEL ARTETA has put the Premier League on red alert by insisting Arsenal are 'actively looking' for transfer reinforcements in January. Riccardo Calafiori was forced to pull out of Saturday's 2-1 win over Brighton, only adding to the injury woes with Ben White and Jurrien Timber both missing. Declan Rice was forced to step in...

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4 w. ago Evri faces Christmas delivery backlash as driver is caught 'stealing' and customers complain their gifts have not arrived

Toni Fryer, 47, vowed to 'never use Evri again' after her son's Christmas present disappeared from her home in Timsbury, Hampshire, on December 15.

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