12 h. ago The place that stayed with me: on a wild, misty river I learned I have the strength for almost anything

At first Stephanie Wood felt out of her depth rafting the Franklin, but by the end, a world of new possibilities had opened upI am old, I am unfit for this project and I am colder than hell frozen over but I am also stuck. A helicopter will not winch me out because my only injuries are the agonies of dodgy hips, screaming arm muscles and deeply wounded pride.And there are miles and days to go before I sleep again on a mattress with clean sheets and a pillow and luxuriate in a hot shower and can be propelled forward in ways that do not require the use of my arms. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Scott Adams, Dilbert creator and conservative commentator, dies aged 68

Cartoonist – who was dropped from US papers in 2023 after calling Black people a ‘hate group’ – had prostate cancer Scott Adams, the cartoonist behind the satirical comic strip Dilbert and conservative commentator, has died aged 68 after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.On Tuesday, Adams’s ex-wife Shelly Miles revealed his death in a tearful livestream of his YouTube channel Real Coffee with Scott Adams. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Boy planning terrorist acts wanted ‘white supremacist utopia’, Leeds court told

Northumberland teenager, who denies terrorism charges, amassed weapons and researched local synagogues, alleges prosecutorA white teenage boy alleged to hate Jews and black people gathered weapons and researched local synagogues as he prepared to commit acts of terrorism, a jury has heard.The boy, now 16, from Northumberland, was proud of holding Nazi beliefs and became a member of a banned terror group which had the goal of creating a “white supremacist utopia”, prosecutors said. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Remove limescale from shower heads with 1 natural item — not vinegar

Limescale in shower heads restricts water flow and harbours mould, but cleaning experts say there's an effective alternative to vinegar without the overpowering odour

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9 d. ago Banish shower head limescale with 1 natural item that works better than vinegar

Cleaning experts shared a surprising hack for tackling stubborn limescale in shower heads using something you likely have at home

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1 week ago I cleaned shower soap scum and hard water marks with 2 natural ingredients — no chemicals needed

Hhard water stains can be a real nightmare to clean, so I tried a solution using just two natural ingredients loved by cleaning fans

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1 week ago QUENTIN LETTS: Why does Labour so hate pubs? Is it because people gather in such places to ask one another 'isn't Starmer a pillock?'

Roads minister Lilian Greenwood, removing the L plates from her bonnet, nosed into the fast lane. Our Lilian, conscientious but underpowered, was making a Commons statement on road safety

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2 w. ago Killer who slaughtered 10 pensioners by pretending to be deaf says 'I hate old people'

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Juan Carlos Villa Cardona, who murdered 11 people in Colombia between March 2012 and September 2023, has shown no remorse for his horrific crimes

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2 w. ago Sick killer who murdered 10 pensioners by pretending to be deaf says 'I hate old people'

Juan Carlos Villa Cardona used his pint-sized physique to gain the trust of his elderly victims – before launching into a frenzied knife attack as soon as he got inside their homes

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2 w. ago Clever 'beat the clock' cleaning hack for 'lazy' people takes just a few minutes

A Reddit user asked for 'lazy' tips on keeping their home clean, and one person had a brilliant tip involving the microwave timer, and it takes just a few minutes.

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2 w. ago 'I hated my January birthday so much that I changed it when I was 12'

A woman has shared the reason she decided to celebrate her birthday in a different month when she was 12, and people are calling it a genius idea for those who hate their birthdays

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2 w. ago You be the judge: should my boyfriend change the way he showers?

Audrey thinks Noah doesn’t take bathing seriously enough. He says he’s a ‘quick-shower kind of guy’ but keeps himself clean. You decide whose argument scrubs up best• Get a disagreement settled or become a YBTJ jurorNoah doesn’t wash himself thoroughly enough – he just rubs a bit of gel around his body Continue reading...

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3 w. ago People who hate cleaning the shower can keep it clean with 1 'lazy' tip

A Reddit user's clever 'lazy' tip has helped them keep their shower clean and ditch the 'pink slime' stains, and it only takes a few seconds while you're showering.

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3 w. ago ‘It restored my hope’: how community action is confronting racism in Belfast

An initiative linking people across race, class and faith offers an antidote to silence, hate and growing divisionDonate to the charity appeal hereAs a black woman in Northern Ireland, Maureen Hamblin knows that racism comes in many forms. “It’s not just the smashing in of shop windows,” she says. “It can be quiet, it can be silent.”Bystanders who hear racist remarks and remain mute, as if oblivious, amplify the hurt and leave victims feeling alone and isolated, a recurring experience that left Hamblin drained. “There was a time when I’d lost a lot of faith in white people, in white men.” Continue reading...

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