29 h. ago ‘There is a moment of clarity that life would be better without alcohol’: what we can learn from addiction memoirs

After losing her father to alcohol addiction, author Sophie Calon turned to writing – and found clarity, connection and hope in other stories of relapse and recoveryOn the night of Boxing Day 2021, my dad’s body was found near a Cardiff hostel. His death, at 55, was as sudden as it was not. For years, alcoholism had been changing the shape of his heart.He died less than a mile from his old office; top law firm, equity partner. Four miles from our once tight-knit home in a leafy neighbourhood. He had lost both his family and his job in 2019. Raised in Barry, working class, he had been proud of the beautiful life he had built for us. Others thought he “had it all”. He was widely adored, but drinking made him volatile. He was homeless and often behind bars in his final two years. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Taxi bursts into flames on Scots street as police launch probe

Emergency services were called to Possilpark in Glasgow after the black cab was found ablaze on Thursday afternoon.

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2 d. ago Woman, 68, is stabbed to death in pretty Hampshire village as wounded man, 39, is taken to hospital and police launch murder investigation

Police have launched a murder investigation after the woman was found at a property in Cheriton, Hampshire last Friday.

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2 d. ago Police launch manhunt for suspect after teen stabbed to death in Birmingham

Chris Ikouara, 19, died at the scene after he was stabbed in Acocks Green, Birmingham on January 13 - police have issued a picture of suspect Zachariah Liburd, 22

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3 d. ago Firefighters form guard of honour at funeral service of Andy Leyland

He died aged 51 on Boxing Day

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5 d. ago Teen 'stabbed to death' on London high street as police launch manhunt for suspect

A murder investigation is underways after emergency crews flooded the high street in Feltham, west London, before the boy was rushed to hospital before later being pronounced dead

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5 d. ago Cops probe online abuse after MP visits Scots mosque following 'meat cleaver incident'

Labour MP Melanie Ward faced racist and threatening online comments after visiting Kirkcaldy Islamic Centre following a Boxing Day disturbance.

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5 d. ago Mum and two children's cause of death confirmed after Boxing Day house fire

The family were asleep when the fire tore through the cottage

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6 d. ago Wife and two children of police officer killed in Boxing Day blaze died from 'exposure' to fire, inquest told

Fionnghuala Shearman, 38, and her children Eve, seven, and four-year-old Ohner were killed when the fire destroyed their home in Brimscombe, Gloucestershire.

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6 d. ago Children killed in Boxing Day fire alongside mum identified by DNA as inquests open

Fionnghuala Shearman, 38, known as Nu, and her children, Eve, seven, and four-year-old Ohner, were all killed in a house fire in Brimscombe, near Stroud, Gloucestershire on Boxing Day

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6 d. ago Final moments of mum and kids killed in Boxing Day fire as dad 'tried to save family'

Fionnghuala Shearman, 38, known as Nu, and her children, Eve, seven, and four-year-old Ohner, were all killed in a house fire in Brimscombe, near Stroud, Gloucestershire on Boxing Day

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9 d. ago Toby Carvery sad moment sparks wave of heartwarming gestures

A 93-year-old widow shared how a sad moment in a Toby Carvery restaurant in Hale Village, Cheshire, on Boxing Day led to a sweet outpouring of kindness from strangers

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9 d. ago Book of condolence opened after Boxing Day death of firefighter as first picture released

Andy Leyland was 51

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9 d. ago West Lothian blaze on Hogmanay was 'wilful' as police launch investigation

Emergency services were called to reports of a vehicle on fire on Heatherbank in Livingston at around 2.25am on Wednesday, December 31.

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9 d. ago Two 'idiot' brothers who left girl, 17, critically injured in Sandbanks crash as they raced each other in cars they were gifted by their parents avoid jail

Harrison Taylor, 19, raced around the millionaire's playground in a Mercedes A200 closely followed by 21-year-old brother Henry in a BMW 135i on Boxing Day, 2023.

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9 d. ago Two brothers who left girl, 17, critically injured in crash while racing each other in BMW and Mercedes cars they were gifted by their parents avoid jail

Harrison Taylor, 19, raced around the millionaire's playground in a Mercedes A200 closely followed by 21-year-old brother Harry in a BMW 135i on Boxing Day, 2023.

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9 d. ago Police launch probe after three schoolboys plunge from double decker bus window

Pictures show a side window on a double decker bus carrying pupils from St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School in Wigan, Lancashire, missing

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1 week ago Six money tips to help people struggling with debt or repayments this month

Money Wellness recorded a 29 per cent increase in people contacting them for help with managing debts between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day.

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1 week ago Rightmove reveals 10 most viewed homes including £2.5million 8

Property websites typically see heavy traffic on Boxing Day, which is said to be down to people having time to think over big life decisions - including where they live - over the Christmas period

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1 week ago Two teen girls missing from Manchester for several days as police launch urgent search

Fifteen-year-old Caitlyn has been missing for four days while fourteen-year-old Olivia was last seen on Monday evening - Greater Manchester Police said cops "want to make sure they are safe and well"

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