5 h. ago Mother’s Day in Germany is a reminder that motherhood is a battle that’s not for me | Carolin Würfel

Growing up in east Germany I saw how women around me struggled – and not enough has changed to make me alter my course To be honest, mothers make me sad. Especially working mothers with small children. Sometimes, when I see a woman in the late afternoon – pushing a buggy, a sniffling toddler in tow, tote bags swinging from her shoulder and two dark circles around her eyes – I want to cross the street. Not out of judgment, but because I can’t bear how exhausted she looks. The quiet despair etched into her face. I feel sorry for her. It’s so damn unfair. Studies and statistics back this up: the status quo for working mothers is dismal.For years, I’ve witnessed it up close, too – in friends, work colleagues, relatives and neighbours. Their inner conflict. The overload. The heartbreak of falling short of whatever illusions they had. The anger at their limits, their circumstances. Because it really is insanely hard to work and, at the same time, keep up an orderly life, with a stocked fr...

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8 h. ago Teddi Mellencamp bravely steps out in LA amid stage four cancer battle after heartbreaking update

Teddi Mellencamp showed off her strength while she stepped out in Los Angeles on Friday as she headed to Hulu Studios amid her stage four cancer battle and a recent heartbreaking update .

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27 h. ago Erin Patterson’s daughter says accused mushroom poisoner was ‘very good’ cook, murder trial hears

Patterson’s son tells jury eye-fillet steak from leftovers of fatal lunch was ‘some of the best meat I’ve ever had’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastErin Patterson’s children ate the leftovers of her beef wellington lunch after their mother and relatives fell ill eating the same meal the previous day, a court has heard.Videos of interviews the siblings gave separately to police on 16 August 2023 have been shown to the jury in Patterson’s triple murder trial. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Mary Berry says first Victoria sponge she had was made by her mother on VE Day

The cook described the air raids she witnessed and the celebrations that took place on VE Day during the 80th anniversary concert.

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49 h. ago Australia mushroom murders trial: Erin Patterson’s daughter describes eating ‘leftovers’ of fatal lunch in police video

Court also hears from nurse who says triple murder accused told Leongatha hospital staff ‘I don’t want any of this’ in relation to treatment for suspected poisoningWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson’s daughter told police she ate leftovers of the deadly mushroom meal with her mother and brother for dinner the day after the meal, a court has heard.A video of Patterson’s daughter’s evidence was played on Thursday during her mother’s triple murder trial. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Challah French toast is a simple but indulgent breakfast to make Mom on Mother's Day

Are you thinking of cooking a brunchy breakfast for mom on Mother’s Day

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69 h. ago BMW driver, 25, admits killing mother and daughter in 'fireball' Boxing Day crash that left three others fighting for their lives

A man has admitted causing the deaths of a mother and daughter and seriously injuring three others in a Boxing Day crash.

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3 d. ago Brit soldier charged with murdering wife in Australia in 'million

Graeme Davidson, 55, from Glasgow, was on a day trip with his wife of 26 years and mother-of-three Jacqueline Davidson when Jacqueline died in what was initially thought to be a kayaking accident in a lake near Brisbane, Australia

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3 d. ago 8 new varieties of rose bush to choose from as a Mother's Day gift

For Mother’s Day this year, you could give mom a bouquet of roses

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4 d. ago New London church gives witness to enslaved mother and daughter

New London church gives witness to enslaved mother and daughter  The Day

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4 d. ago Princess Charlotte shares a sweet moment with her mother Kate as they commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day

The royal, who turned 10 last week, appeared alongside her family at Buckingham Palace.

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1 week ago Open invite for all to come along to Wellbeing in Motherwell Day

It's encouraging positive engagement with health and social care services

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1 week ago Downfall of Darren Day: What happened to the notorious lothario who dated Hollywood stars after brutally dumping mother of his child Suzanne Shaw as she battled Postnatal depression

The star, 56, became known as a ladies man, becoming engaged to future Hollywood stars Isla Fisher and Anna Friel , before seemingly settling down with Hear'Say's Suzanne Shaw.

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2 w. ago Twisted man kept his own elderly mother, 83, as a sex slave and raped her every day

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT - The man, named only as Rafael CDVM, was convicted in Cadiz, Spain, for repeatedly sexually assaulting his 83-year-old mother, who later died

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2 w. ago Hero bystander suffers horror injuries as he stops woman and newborn baby being attacked by three dogs

William Newbury, 22, had been dropping off gifts for a friend on Mother's Day when he was forced to leap through a window to stop the attack.

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3 w. ago I fear I’m doing friendship wrong: why do we lose the art of just hanging out? | Carolin Würfel

Pre-planned lunch is fine but is rarely about true connection. Surely unstructured time with friends is betterThere’s a black and white image of the photographer and war correspondent Lee Miller and her friend Tanja Ramm. The two are having breakfast in bed at Miller’s studio in Paris, casually reading newspapers. Their faces are framed by untamed hair and they’re dressed in cotton shirts, with coffee cups in front of them. The image, captured in 1931, is quiet and intimate. They share a blanket, their arms touch. There’s no rush, no urgency. It’s a scene about love but, above all, it’s about friendship.When was the last time I lay in bed with a friend like that? For most of us, it was probably during school or university, when staying over or crashing at someone’s house was a regular occurrence – sometimes a necessity, but mostly just part of our routines. It kept us close. Staying in a friend’s room or apartment felt like being on an island – safe, cosy and fun. It was about whisp...

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3 w. ago Spoil her silly with Mother’s Day gifts that’ll tug on her heart strings

Serve up style and function with gifts to bag her heart

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3 w. ago I woke up one day and my mother was gone, never to be seen again. It was only years later, when my father made a chilling phone call to my brother, that we discovered what happened

When a five-year-old Joanne Law awoke at her home near Newcastle on a March morning in 1973, she knew instantly that something was wrong.

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3 w. ago Warm weather and Mother’s Day spending gives retailers March boost

Total UK retail sales were up 1.1% year on year in March, despite Easter’s later arrival this year, BRC-KPMG figures show.

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3 w. ago Good news at last: just a little exercise can reduce the risk of dementia | Devi Sridhar

A recent study shows the benefit of being a middle-aged ‘weekend warrior’ who only exercises once or twice a weekIn these bleak times, glimmers of hope often seem to come out of the pages of scientific research. Take what we know about exercise. Just in the past few months, we’ve learned that moderate exercise may almost halve the risk of postpartum depression for new mothers, and that even five minutes of exercise a day could help lower blood pressure.But what really caught my eye recently was a study from Latin America that included roughly 10,000 people who were assessed over two decades using the Mexico City prospective study. The research, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, examined cognitive function with the aim of understanding the impact of exercise on mental ability, including mild dementia. The researchers took account of confounding variables such as age, diet, smoking and alcohol intake, nightly sleep and educational attainment, which have all been sho...

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