3 h. ago He gained our trust and said he was family – then we learned the awful truth

'I literally puked on the spot'

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4 h. ago Couple 'from London' found dead in their home in New Zealand after 'concerned family called police'

Couple, a scientist and a teacher, were both ‘absolutely wonderful human beings’, neighbours have said

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6 h. ago William Wordsworth's Grade I listed Victorian Lake District cottage with stunning views of Windermere for sale

Rydal Mount, a historic Grade I listed Victorian property, offers a rare opportunity to own a piece of England’s literary and architectural heritage.

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7 h. ago Women behind the lens: ‘Through needle and thread, a quiet defiance of patriarchy’

One of a series of photographs taken across India in which women, many of them abuse survivors, use traditional needlework to embellish portraits of themselvesThis is a portrait of Praween Devi, a woman I met in 2019 through a local organisation while working on my project Nā́rī. I met her alongside other women who gather in their back yards to embroider together, sharing stories over cups of chai.When I asked to take her photograph, she suggested the main hall of her home, mentioning its lack of decoration and how the walls were bare except for a framed image of flowers and, notably, a photograph of all the men in the house. Before we began, she brought in a rug from another room, subtly curating the space. As I composed the shot, I included the photograph of the men, wondering how she would choose to alter the image through embroidery. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago The world is missing out on the real Yemen: we are not just war, headlines or suffering | Nada Al

After a decade of conflict, loss is constant, as is fear for our children’s future. But we are more than thisA decade of war in Yemen has left us in a place we never could have imagined. Our biggest worries were once exams, work and weddings. Today, we live with the weight of constant fear. You wake to the sound of explosions or the silence of grief, leave your home uncertain if you will return, look at your child and wonder what kind of future awaits.Yet life goes on. We carry our losses, our broken hearts, our grief, and we continue. Ten years of war, ten years of mourning, of learning to survive with a lump in our hearts. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago I loved being a principal, but Australia has grown complacent about the growing violence directed at educators | Andy Mison

School principals are resilient but, in an alarming number of cases, their job harms them. We would not tolerate these conditions in other workplacesI’ve been lucky. I’ve enjoyed a rewarding career in education, including almost 15 years as a principal in the Northern Territory and the ACT. I’ve worked with wonderful teachers and administrative staff, and shared in the successes of hundreds of young people and their families as they grow and graduate high school, going on to further study, employment and life adventures.I’ve also experienced verbal and physical abuse, aggression and violence from students and their carers, directed at me and my colleagues in the course of my work as a school leader. I once regarded these occasional events as part of the job, normal in our frontline occupation. I now think we have grown complacent about the levels of violence toward a predominantly female workforce that we would not tolerate in other workplaces. As the latest data from the Australian...

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14 h. ago 'Wonder heart drug' statins could also lower dementia risk in major breakthrough

South Korean study suggests statins could lower the dementia risk in people by helping to control low-density lipoprotein - also known as 'bad' cholesterol

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17 h. ago In the wake of Adolescence, should we call time on mainstream TV’s diet of gentleness?

With shows like ‘Stacey & Joe’, ‘The Dog House’ and ‘The Great British Sewing Bee’, primetime terrestrial TV has never felt more wholesome. But, wonders Phil Harrison, is that entirely a good thing?

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18 h. ago Nottingham Forest v Manchester United: Premier League – live

Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-offLive scores | Read Football Daily | And email ScottA pre-match palate-whetter, courtesy of friend of the site Steve Pye. “I wondered if you might be interested in a blog of mine looking back at Nottingham Forest dramatically beating Man Utd in December 1984?” Sure thing! “For the second time in two weeks, Ron Atkinson’s team threw away a two-goal lead on the road, with a couple of their players coming to blows in the dressing room after the match.”The return of the Premier League, then. It’s been a while, what with World Cup qualifiers, the Nations League, FA Cup quarters, all that. So here’s a reminder of how the division looks as we head into this full round of midweek fixtures. Forest are looking to consolidate third spot, as they chase a Champions League spot and a chance to bid for European Cup number three. United’s most realistic hope of continental competition next season is to win this year’s Europa League, though barreling up...

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19 h. ago Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle announces return to music after horrific stroke

Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle said she was 'definitely back' with some 'wonderful new projects' after teasing plans for a tour and TV show, three years after a stroke changed her life

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20 h. ago Queen praises ‘wonderful’ large Easter egg installed at Buckingham Palace

The blue and gold-painted Green Man Humpty Dumpty Egg is one of 123 painted eggs scattered in a charity trail across the capital.

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21 h. ago A gentle giant: the shy wētāpunga is adept at living in the shadows

New Zealand’s docile, solitary and elusive ‘god of ugly things’ does wonders for the forest-floor ecosystemAre you sick of throwing yourself on the altar of unrealistic beauty standards? Do you long to celebrate the delightfully monstrous, to give the spiny stuff of shadows their day in the sun? Then consider the mighty wētāpunga – an endemic New Zealand insect so revered for its unconventional beauty its name means “god of ugly things”.This forest behemoth is thought to be the heaviest adult insect in the world, with a female weighing as much as a mouse or a sparrow. Its body can grow up to 10cm long (nearly 4in) and its leg span can be as wide as 20cm. Once found across parts of the North Island, the vulnerable wētāpunga – the largest of 70 wētā species – now resides entirely on a smattering of predator-free islands near Auckland.Between 24 March and 2 April, we will be profiling a shortlist of 10 of the invertebrates chosen by readers and selected by our wildlife writers from mor...

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23 h. ago Theory on why Man City's 115 charges verdict is being held up as huge points deduction touted

The saga of the 115 charges that Manchester City are being accused of continues into April, with many Premier League fans wondering what the hold up on the verdict is

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24 h. ago Stacey Solomon baffles fans by sharing series of baby bump photos

Stacey Solomon left fans confused as she reflected on her motherhood journey by sharing photographs of her baby bump from her previous pregnancies - leaving fans wondering if she was hinting at something

Culture

26 h. ago Scotland’s former National Centre for Children’s Literature to become offices

Moat Brae house and garden in Dumfries, which inspired JM Barrie to write Peter Pan, has recently been sold and is now being marketed as offices for rent.

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30 h. ago One of the wonders of the world? No, it's 'quite literally hell'

A British tourist has said visiting one of the seven wonders of the world was 'literally hell' and 'crushed my very soul' after waiting 30 years to visit

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36 h. ago How Geri Halliwell's daughter turned into Sensible Spice! Bluebell, 18, is an anti

Ex Spice Girl Geri Halliwell 's daughter Bluebell, 18, is, according to her mother's interview in the Sunday Tiimes, studying English literature at university.

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40 h. ago 'Our sex life is great and lover rates my stamina but she doesn't want caravan romp'

A Daily Star reader has got in touch with agony aunt Jane O'Gorman as she wants to marry her lover but she keeps getting turned down and now wondering if she is wasting her time

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44 h. ago Guardian editors helped fuel Southport riots by showing contempt for the white working class, peer claims in explosive talk

At a debate at the Oxford Literary Festival, Lord Sewell reportedly said the disorder that followed the Southport attack stemmed from 'a combination of two people: Guardian editors and criminal arsonists'.

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46 h. ago Gemma Collins' diet overhaul as Jedward gush over her 'Alice in Wonderland' transformation

EXCLUSIVE: Jedward have opened up on their pal Gemma Collins' new look, after they spent Christmas together at the former TOWIE star's Essex home, and reveal how she's achieved her incredible transformation

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