1 hour ago My children were abused in care. The silence that followed was suffocating | Anonymous

For so many other kinds of traumas we have a shared language, grief and ritual. But what happens when these stories belong to our children?The moment I discovered both of my children had been sexually abused by our babysitter’s partner, I was hollowed out by the greatest sorrow I’d ever known.They were aged four and two. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Celebrate Exam Results with a FREE card from Moonpig plus FREE delivery!

The A level results are in – and it’s time to give a big “well done” to the teens, grandkids or friends who’ve worked their socks off this year for their A levels and GCSEs.

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3 h. ago Kim Kardashian declares Kanye West’s personality has ‘changed’ in trailer for intimate new documentary

‘In Whose Name?’ features exclusive, never-before-seen footage depicting rapper’s growing psychological struggles

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4 h. ago We were overjoyed when we were told we were having twins until doctors gave us devastating diagnosis... now we may have to lose one of our girls to save the other

When Jack Alexander and his partner Laura went for their early 16-week baby scan, they were delighted to discover they were expecting identical twin girls.

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4 h. ago Lauren Sanchez pens heartfelt message to pal Katy Perry one month after Orlando Bloom split

Sanchez expressed some serious regret in a message to Perry. She took to her Instagram Stories to share the emotional note to the famous pop star.

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5 h. ago Stacey Solomon stuns in a cream bikini as she and husband Joe Swash put on an animated display at the adults pool party during family holiday

The TV personality, 35, looked nothing short of sensational as she showed off her figure in a cream bikini.

Society

5 h. ago 'I glamped at Boomtown 2025 and realised I've done festivals wrong my whole life'

Boomtown 2025 was one for the history books but this year a huge change to our camping experience has permanently altered how we rave for the rest of our lives...

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6 h. ago Trump names Sylvester Stallone and Kiss for Kennedy Center Honors and says he'll host awards show

President Donald Trump has put a personal touch on this year's Kennedy Center Honors

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7 h. ago Billy Joel closing beloved New York motorcycle shop after brain disorder diagnosis

Billy Joel’s beloved motorcycle shop on Long Island, New York, is closing down after nearly 15 years of offering fans a free peek at his personal collection of dozens of bikes

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7 h. ago Canvas of Sound with Tazeen Qayyum at EIF: 'There's something special about seeing an artist working live'

In her Edinburgh International Festival collaboration with musicians Basel Rajoub and Feras Charestan, conceptual artist Tazeen Qayyum hopes to ‘touch some souls’. Interview by Jim Gilchrist

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7 h. ago Edinburgh Oasis fan put 'in headlock and wrestled to ground' by security as probe launched

The man is then brought down to the concourse floor with both security personnel appearing to try to restrain him while on the ground.

Sport

7 h. ago Laura Loomer sets her sights on her next target to get the boot from the Trump administration

‘I’m not naive enough to think that the president is going to get rid of RFK, but I will say that there are concerns about some of the staffing decisions over at HHS,’ Laura Loomer said this week.

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7 h. ago Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon strikes tentative deal to buy the Portland Trail Blazers

Paul Allen’s estate has agreed to a tentative agreement to sell the Portland Trail Blazers to a group led by Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon, a person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press

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8 h. ago Watch: Magic, ventriloquism and a special guest in The Scotsman at the Edinburgh Festivals

The latest edition of our video show is jam packed with interviews and

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8 h. ago Why do family holidays turn me into a sulky teenager again? | Nell Frizzell

It is August, so therefore I find myself in the midst of an intergenerational trip – and somehow unearthing a personality I thought I’d shed decades agoI am not one for aphorisms. I grew up with a water-stained copy of a dictionary of quotations by the toilet and, for the most part, by the toilet is where these things belong. But there is one saying by the American philosopher and yoga teacher Ram Dass that has always cheered me: “If you think you’re enlightened, go and spend a week with your family.”I have no idea if Ram Dass really said this. Just as I’m not sure if the Dalai Lama ever said: “Don’t let the behaviour of others destroy your inner peace.” Or whether Oscar Wilde believed the words he put into the mouth of Lord Illingworth in A Woman of No Importance: “Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.” But as someone in the middle of a family holiday, I can certainly attest that any delusions about maturity, le...

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8 h. ago Festivals diary: Baby Reindeer producer on why performers should put on shows in the smallest venue possible

Industry figures gathered at Shedinburgh to hear from a panel of veteran producers

Culture

8 h. ago TIFF pulls documentary on 2023 Hamas attack from festival lineup, citing footage rights issue

The Toronto International Film Festival has disinvited a documentary on the Hamas' 2023 attack into Israel over what the festival says was a footage rights issue

Culture

9 h. ago Second person dies after eating broccoli amid outbreak of deadly toxin

Officials in Italy are investigating an outbreak of botulism linked to contaminated broccoli

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9 h. ago Toronto film festival 'pulls October 7 documentary because Hamas did not give permission to use bodycam footage'

Israel 's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar likened cancelling the film due to a lack of Hamas 'clearance' to asking for Adolf Hitler's approval for Auschwitz footage, reported i24NEWS.

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9 h. ago Mirror Daily Digest: Our top stories from Ukraine ceasefire 'viable' to inside 'cruel' Beckham feud

In this Wednesday's Mirror Daily Digest, we've pulled together the biggest stories of the day from Starmer's Ukraine war claims to the latest Beckham feud information

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