8 h. ago The tariffs are bad, but Britain should remember this: Trump will probably be gone in four years | Simon Jenkins

The UK is among those least hit by the US president’s war on the world economy. Retaliation at this point makes no senseThe tirade was astonishing. On Wednesday afternoon the world watched as the leader of its most powerful nation accused friends and foes alike of having “looted, pillaged, raped, plundered”, and simultaneously waved a bogus list of tariff imbalances. The playground paranoia was cringeworthy. What on earth was going on?The answer can only be that Donald Trump is America’s elected president for the next four years. He says he wants to end the military conflicts the US has fought or sponsored round the globe for a quarter of a century. We are waiting for that. Meanwhile, he is waging an economic war on world trade, a response that his biographer and ghostwriter, Tony Schwartz, blames on his childhood: “a life spent feeling like a victim any time he does not totally dominate he feels ripped off”. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago The tariffs are bad, but Britain should remember this: Trump will be gone in four years | Simon Jenkins

The UK is among those least hit by the US president’s war on the world economy. Retaliation at this point makes no senseThe tirade was astonishing. On Wednesday afternoon the world watched as the leader of its most powerful nation accused friends and foes alike of having “looted, pillaged, raped, plundered”, and simultaneously waved a bogus list of tariff imbalances. The playground paranoia was cringeworthy. What on earth was going on?The answer can only be that Donald Trump is America’s elected president for the next four years. He says he wants to end the military conflicts the US has fought or sponsored round the globe for a quarter of a century. We are waiting for that. Meanwhile, he is waging an economic war on world trade, a response that his biographer and ghostwriter, Tony Schwartz, blames on his childhood: “a life spent feeling like a victim any time he does not totally dominate he feels ripped off”. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago My life feels like a mess – yes, it’s Mercury retrograde to blame

Mercury in retrograde supposedly creates havoc with communication, transport, and tech. It’s not about blaming it – or shifting responsibility onto a planet, says Charlotte Cripps. It’s just another small signpost in the journey of self-discovery

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68 h. ago Expert reveals why you might still feel exhausted even though you're getting enough sleep

If you've been making an effort to get your daily dose of seven to nine hours of sleep, it's reasonable to expect that you'd start feeling well-rested and energized in your everyday life.

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69 h. ago Rami Malek’s CIA thriller The Amateur left him ‘paranoid’ about London’s surveillance: 'Nothing is a secret anymore'

The Oscar-winning actor tells The Standard: ‘As if I'm not being watched enough in life, it's only increased my sense of paranoia and the feeling that nothing is a secret anymore’

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69 h. ago Jameela Jamil attempted to take her own life after feeling 'hopeless' with insomnia

The Good Place actress, 39, has been honest with fans about her mental health and recently opened up on feeling 'hopeless and bitter' while struggling with insomnia

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2 d. ago This Morning star reveals health diagnosis at age 47 that made him feel like his 'life had come crashing down'

The resident vet on the ITV show has decided to get tested for the disorder after two of his four children were diagnosed.

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3 d. ago ‘I feel as though I’ve been in chains’: the bittersweet life of lovers rock legend Mari’ Pierre

The British-Guyanese singer topped the reggae chart with 1978’s Walk Away, but despite work with Robert Plant and others, she’s rarely returned to the studio. This interview might change that In December 1978, Marie Pierre was at No 1 in the UK reggae chart with the lovers rock classic Walk Away, a beautiful tearstained lament on a troubled relationship. Her 1979 debut album Love Affair, powered by another enduring scene song in Choose Me, remained one of Trojan’s best-selling albums well into the 1980s; Pierre, with her crystalline multi-octave voice, seemed destined to follow her contemporary, Silly Games singer Janet Kay, into mainstream pop-reggae success.But in the 46 years since, Pierre has never released another album. A career that promised so much has – despite TV work and successful backing singing gigs with Robert Plant, Donna Summer and Chaka Khan – been one of frustration and thwarted ambition. Misfortune, mistrust and mistreatment, personal and professional, have sidel...

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3 d. ago Single and happy: These women ditched dating. They have no regrets

More and more women are ditching dating and prioritizing solo life. They tell Rhian Lubin how they feel liberated abandoning the social norm of finding a partner before they check off the other big cornerstones of life

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3 d. ago Vet says dogs feel 'rejected' when you don't let them do one thing

A vet has claimed that dogs can experience a range of emotions, including rejection, and that they will 'try whatever they can' to make up for being unloved if they feel that way

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4 d. ago Vicky Pattison sobs as she says 'I can't add kids to my dumpster fire life'

Former Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison shared a very candid post where she admitted to feeling scared about welcoming children into her life

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4 d. ago ‘Society SUCKS!’ The fanatical diary of a teen scribbler who threw herself into punk

Don’t live like everyone else! Angela Jaeger met every act going in punk, in New York and London – and had crushes on them all. Now 65, she talks us through her thrill-filled diariesThere is nothing new to discover, surely, about the birth of punk. But perhaps it depends where you look. Written between 1977 and 1981, the teenage diaries of Angela Jaeger crackle with life. Published as the book I Feel Famous, the New York and London punk scenester’s writing gives us a real-time immersion, with zero revisionism, into not only what happened and who was there, but how it felt to a musically fanatical teenage girl.Diary entry for 9 May, 1977, about a Bryan Ferry/Talking Heads gig being sold out: “Shit, damn, piss forever!! What can you do but kick and curse cause you CAN’T GO! It shits bricks solid!!” By 27 June, she’s a dedicated anglophile, a Sex Pistols and Clash obsessive, searching for an identity and asking the big questions: “Why should we be expected to live like everyone else do...

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6 d. ago “I decided to stop waiting to start my life with somebody”: the women who gave up dating and are happier than ever

More and more women are ditching dating and prioritizing solo life. They tell Rhian Lubin how they feel liberated abandoning the social norm of finding a partner before they check off the other big cornerstones of life

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8 d. ago Lewis Hamilton's chaotic love life as he leaves Sofia Vergara 'feeling abandoned'

Modern Family star Sofia Vergara and Formula One icon Lewis Hamilton are said to have called time on their brief romance after just a few months of low-key dating

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8 d. ago Top nurse leaves job after being suspended for vile bullying

'My confidence was slowly knocked back making me feel useless, worthless, and at times wanting to end my life,' said one victim of Kara Hannigan

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9 d. ago Amanda Knox shares why she feels ‘lucky’ as she opens up about life after prison

More than a decade has passed since Amanda Knox was cleared of her housemate’s murder. But public scrutiny has continued to follow her. Ahead of the release of her new memoir, Knox tells Andrea Cavallier how she has struggled to truly feel free and how she went from feeling utterly powerless to feeling like a superhero after forming an unlikely friendship with the man who put her in prison.

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9 d. ago Natalie Cassidy has no choice but to take 'opportunities for money' after EastEnders exit

EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy, who is best known for playing Sonia Fowler on the BBC soap, has opened up about her busy work life, and the guilt she feels over missing out on time with her family

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9 d. ago Migraines made life feel unlivable. It took years to find a doctor who believed me

Experts said my headaches and vertigo were just anxiety. Then one neurologist helped me feel hopeful againSoon after my first child was born in 2012, I woke up every morning with a pulsating pain in my head and a disorienting feeling, like the floor was shifting beneath my feet. I’d stumble to the bathroom, popping Tylenol and Tums, but they only offered temporary relief. As a new mom, I struggled to care for myself while also looking after a tiny human. At first, I thought my frequent throbbing headaches, relentless nausea and debilitating vertigo were normal for postpartum life.Then, everything became a trigger. At live concerts, loud music made my ears ring, my neck tighten and the room spin. So I stopped going. At playgrounds, seesaws and merry-go-rounds made me queasy. At happy hours with other moms, my hands went numb, fearing alcohol would set off an episode, leaving me unable to drive home. So I avoided those places, too. Continue reading...

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1 week ago This is how we do it: ‘She reminds me that sex is fun – not a test I’m going to fail’

She was only the second person he’d had sex with – after his ex-wife of 25 years. Now only anxieties about confidence and their age gap hold them backHow do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymouslySex used to feel like an obligation, now it feels like a team activity in pursuit of pleasure Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Underlying feelings of inadequacy, craving respect and an 'inflexible approach to life': Expert reveals hidden meanings behind Meghan Markle's handwritten note to podcaster

Consultant graphologist Tracey Trussell has analysed the letter sent by Meghan Markle to podcaster Amanda Hirsch, concluding that the Duchess of Sussex has an 'unusual calligraphic style'.

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