4 d. ago Adults speak differently to babies in at least 10 different languages, says new study

New-borns are so adorable that it can be hard to resist talking to them in complete baby babble

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4 d. ago Travis Decker: Police say they've spotted dad wanted for 'murdering daughters'

The man - thought to be Travis Decker - ran from sight as a police helicopter swooped over the remote rural land in Washington, United States, following a tip-off from hikers

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4 d. ago Police found dad gaming after shaking baby so hard she later died, court told

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Thomas Holford, 24, showed 'little emotion' and appeared to be in a 'good mood' as he played games on his phone when officers arrived, a court heard

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5 d. ago Toddler, two, 'killed by his grandparents' had bleed on the brain caused by 'repeated assaults' and was 'probably going to die', court hears

Dr Jayaratnam Jayamohan said Ethan Ives-Griffiths had been 'desperately ill' when he was rushed to Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, on August 14, 2021.

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6 d. ago Police release new pictures of fugitive dad accused of murdering his three daughters

The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office released new images of Travis Decker as they continue searching for the fugitive father wanted in the murders of his three young daughters.

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8 d. ago Amy Hart's heartbreaking reason for fertility struggle as she tries for second baby

Love Island's Amy Hart has revealed that while she and husband Sam Rason are trying for another baby, she has faced a secret fertility struggle - admitting it's 'hard' to talk about.

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8 d. ago Yoga classes resume at San Diego beach as court says they are ‘protected speech’

Instructors Steven Hubbard and Amy Baack had sued after a city ordinance restricted such activities on the beachYoga classes are back on at San Diego beaches this week after a federal appeals court ruled that a city ordinance restricting such activities was unconstitutional and that teaching yoga was “protected speech”.The three-judge panel of the US ninth circuit court of appeals on Wednesday overruled a San Diego judge and decided in favor of two instructors who had sued over a law that San Diego passed in 2024 banning yoga classes of four or more people at shoreline parks and beaches. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Manhunt for killer dad takes grave new turn as police reveal where they think he's hiding

The manhunt for suspected triple murderer Travis Decker has intensified as police reveal they think he's hiding along the Canada border.

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9 d. ago Yoga classes return to San Diego beachfront park after appeals court deems them 'protected speech'

A federal appeals panel has ruled that a 2024 local law to bar yoga classes for larger groups in San Diego's shoreline parks violates instructors' rights

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1 week ago Murdered girls' mother blames POLICE for their deaths as 'killer' dad Travis Decker remains on the run

Whitney Decker believes 'something broke inside' of her ex Travis Decker, her attorney revealed in a heartbreaking statement early Thursday morning.

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1 week ago Should I remortgage with my existing bank to avoid paperwork? DAVID HOLLINGWORTH replies

I thought the process would be easy, but I'm being asked for all kinds of documents and to fill out lengthy forms. I've just had a baby and this is hard to manage.

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2 w. ago ‘I’m open about how hard it is’: Stephanie Case breastfed her baby in 100km race and still won

Human rights lawyer returned to running at the Snowdonia ultra-trail six months after giving birthIn Chamonix Stephanie Case is swaying the sway of a new mother. Pepper, her baby, is cocooned in a sling, defying sleep and gurgling politely over the video call. They became viral sensations last month when ultrarunner Stephanie won the women’s section of the Snowdonia ultra-trail, a 100km race with 21,000ft of ascent, while stopping to breastfeed Pepper en route.It was an extraordinary achievement six months after giving birth and slots into an extraordinary life – on the one hand, a human rights lawyer, working in warzones around the world; on the other, an ultrarunner, whose charity, Free to Run, empowers young women and girls in areas of conflict. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Police find body in Draycote Water reservoir following search for missing dad

Police have recovered a body in the search for a misisng dad after a boat capsized at the Draycote Water reservoir in Rugby, Warwickshire, on Thursday afternoon

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2 w. ago Dad dragged away from dying daughter's bed by police left with massive legal bill

Dr Rashid Abbasi lost a civil claim for false imprisonment and assault and battery against Northumbria Police after he was forcibly removed from his dying daughter's hospital bedside

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2 w. ago Argentina court declares mistrial in case over soccer star Diego Maradona’s death

Whiplash decision for negligence case comes after one of three judges overseeing trial steps down on ThursdayA court in Argentina has declared a mistrial in the case of seven health professionals accused of negligence in the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona, the latest dramatic twist in a trial that has captivated the nation and the soccer world for more than two months.The whiplash decision on Thursday comes after one of the three judges overseeing the trial stepped down over criticism surrounding her participation in a forthcoming documentary about the case. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago South Carolina Supreme Court rejects inmate's request for more firing squad details

The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected a request from an inmate set to die next month for more information on the firing squad after concerns about the last execution by bullets in April

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2 w. ago Violent and lewd! Not Grand Theft Auto, Shakespeare’s Macbeth

If Shakespeare were around today, he’d be making open-world shooters with the same depth and diversion as his playsLast week, the Guardian spoke to the team behind Lili, a video game retelling of Macbeth, shown at the Cannes film festival. The headline quote from the piece was “Shakespeare would be writing for games today”, which I have heard many times, and does make a lot of sense. Shakespeare worked in the Elizabethan theatre, a period in which plays were considered popularist entertainment hardly worthy of analysis or preservation – just like video games today! The authorities were also concerned about the lewd and violent nature of plays and the effect they may have on the impressionable masses – ditto!But if we agree that a 21st-century Shakespeare would be making games, what sort would he be making? If our central thesis is that Shakespeare would be interested in mass, popular entertainment, then – if we’re talking pure revenue – he would be making casual smartphone games: Te...

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2 w. ago Welsh dad lived in a caravan but what police found in Sports Direct bags blew the lid on £31m plot

Raymond Kinnear and his son Nathan are now facing long sentences behind bars

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3 w. ago Dad dragged away from his dying daughter's bedside by police loses claim

Dr Rashid Abbasi brought a civil claim for false imprisonment, assault and battery against Northumbria Police after he was arrested on a paediatric intensive care unit

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3 w. ago A life saved and what Erin Patterson allegedly confided to friends: week four of the mushroom lunch trial

Sole surviving lunch guest watches on as Victorian supreme court hears how hospital staff ‘thought he was going to die’ from death cap mushroom poisoningWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Ian Wilkinson sat in the Victorian supreme court, only metres from the woman accused of trying to murder him, as one of the men who helped save his life gave evidence.Prof Stephen Warrillow, the director of intensive care at Austin Health, had already spoken about the deaths of three people from death cap mushroom poisoning and the particular characteristics of their illnesses; “rapidly progressive deterioration”, the organ failure and of it being “non-survivable”. Continue reading...

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