45 h. ago EastEnders star Danny Walters becomes a dad for the first time as he shares sweet photo

EastEnders star Danny Walters has become a father for the first time after his girlfriend Maddi gave birth to a baby girl, with followers rushing to congratulate the pair

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59 h. ago Personal Values review – shocks as sisters reunite for the first time since their father’s funeral

Hampstead theatre, LondonBea, a hoarder, is visited by Veda, who carries a secret, to fix the rift between them in Chloë Lawrence-Taylor’s debut play, full of vivid dialogue and foreboding rumblesObjects pile and tower as walls in Chloë Lawrence-Taylor’s debut play. Since their father’s funeral, when Bea scratched an obscene picture into Veda’s car bonnet, the two sisters have lost contact, and Bea has been isolated in an ever-growing haven of “stuff”. Old vinyl, books, crockery, bags for life and mountains of cutlery have turned her home into a graveyard of the past. To an outsider, it is the depths of hoarding; to Bea, every dusty item is a relic to be pored over and adored.But, now Veda has stopped by unexpectedly to “fix” things. Lawrence-Taylor’s vivid dialogue paints the sisters both as strangers, with years missing between them, and familiars, bound by their shared youth. They remember intimate details about each other; Veda drinks camomile tea, Bea loves bonsai trees. The ac...

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3 d. ago KATIE HIND: The 'vile and cruel' comments Mark Wright made about Lauren Goodger that left her in THERAPY, while he shows off his perfect life

Fifteen years on from Mark's hurtful comments, the reality star is now a first-time father. However, the aired remarks against Lauren Goodger make for sickening viewing and left her needing therapy

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2 w. ago Daughter smothered her terminally ill dad to death in 'mercy killing'

The court heard the woman performed "an act of mercy" that only shortened her father's life by "a very short period of time"

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2 w. ago The Sleep Room by Jon Stock review – shocking tales from 1960s psychiatry

The horrifying truth behind the practices of psychiatrist William Sargant, one of Britain’s most influential mental health practitionersYou’d think a sleep room would be cosy, but the one on Ward 5 of the Royal Waterloo hospital in London, back in the 1960s, was dark and airless, a twilight zone where up to six patients – almost always young women – would lie comatose on grey mattresses for weeks, even months on end. They had come in with schizophrenia, anorexia or, in a few cases, a youthful waywardness that their parents hoped could be cured. For William Sargant, the psychiatrist in charge, the cure lay not only in prolonged narcosis but insulin shock therapy, ECT and, if need be, lobotomy. Afterwards, the patients had no memory of what had been done to them. The Sargant method was to wipe their minds clean.Celia Imrie, later a famous actor, was admitted to Ward 5 in 1966, when she was 14. To her it was “like being in a prison camp” and her recovery “owed nothing” to the “tru...

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2 w. ago Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing review – nothing about this shocking tale feels OK

This grim documentary shines a light on child social media star Piper Rockelle, the hugely murky ethics surrounding this kind of content – and the high-profile lawsuit that engulfed their careerThe title of the new documentary Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing is interesting. It could be said to presuppose the existence of a good side to allowing, encouraging or coercing young children and early teens to put their lives online for attention and validation (or deliberately creating content to attract subscribers, brand interest and sponsorship deals). But perhaps, you think, I am being hopelessly old-fashioned. Perhaps this is the way forward. Perhaps it is the way things are these days. Who am I to say how youngsters should connect, spend their time, be raised in 2025?I understand this impulse to ignore the past. I almost admire it. It is good for us all, as we get older, to fight against the creeping belief that the past was better. It is a canard, a conflation of the ha...

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2 w. ago Tom Hanks’ daughter reveals the first time she saw her father ‘truly scared’

E.A. Hanks is the daughter of Tom Hanks and his first wife Susan Dillingham

Politics

3 w. ago Trump accidentally sends Maryland father to El Salvador jail dubbed 'tropical gulag'... but can’t get him back

The case involving the father, who had protected legal status, marks the first time the president’s team has admitted to deporting someone by mistake

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3 w. ago ‘Please leave feedback’: how constant online reviews are changing our brains – and our lives

We live under mutual surveillance, asked to leave public ratings for every purchase, meal, taxi ride or hair appointment. What is it doing to us?‘Alexlilly1999* has left you feedback!” pings the Vinted notification. My stomach flips as the app loads and I open my review: “Quite good.” A gut punch. I sit in shock, scrutinising the words in front of me. “Good” is a bit uninspired but “quite” feels both passive-aggressive and viciously spiteful: quite good. Alexlilly1999 has also given me just four stars. It’s a lukewarm write-up considering the dress I sold them was good quality, a brilliant price and shipped quickly. I glare at the review. And then another notification pops up: do I want to leave feedback for the buyer? Well, yes, actually, I do.It’s likely we’ve all, at some stage, been asked to leave feedback online. Called your electricity provider with a query? Please answer a few quick questions about the service you received. Had something delivered by a courier? Please rate yo...

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3 w. ago Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell reunite for his sister’s wedding — but ‘as friends’

The joint appearance comes after Sweeney halted wedding planning with her fiancé

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3 w. ago Strictly Come Dancing star shares baby announcement after 'secret' pregnancy

Former Strictly Come Dancing star Seann Walsh has become a father for the second time, after his girlfriend Grace Adderley gave birth to a baby girl earlier this month

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3 w. ago Strictly Come Dancing star becomes a dad and shares newborn snap after girlfriend's 'secret' pregnancy

Seann Walsh has announced that he has become a father for the second time with his girlfriend Grace Adderley after the couple chose to keep their big news a secret from the public.

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3 w. ago Defiant Djokovic on verge of making more history against teenage star

Veteran proving his resilience again but faces test against Jakub Mensik if he is to become third man to win 100 titlesNovak Djokovic departed Indian Wells two weeks ago with serious concerns. Aside from his one encouraging result this year, a supreme performance in his Australian Open quarter-final win over Carlos Alcaraz, the first few months of his 38th year had been grim. Father time had undeniably gained ground on him.The hamstring injury Djokovic suffered against Alcaraz eventually forced him to withdraw from his subsequent semi-final against Alexander Zverev after only one set. After tearing his medial collateral ligament at the French Open last year, this setback marked his second grand slam withdrawal inside a year after two decades of good health. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Wales' fastest man ever Jeremiah Azu sets sights on more glory after stunning world

The Welsh sprinting sensation has enjoyed a dream start to 2025, with European and World Indoor titles adding to him becoming a father for the first time

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