5 d. ago Pregnant mum begs for help after finding boyfriend has secret kids with SEVEN women

Cassandra Taulaki from the Gold Coast, Queensland, is now heartbroken and homeless after her partner, who used the fake name of 'Marcus Bennet', allegedly conned her into thinking he was a successful businessman

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5 d. ago 'My daughter's ex got me pregnant but what happened next left me even more mortified'

A woman has taken to Reddit to share her 'unforgivable' secret - she slept with her daughter's ex-boyfriend and fell pregnant with his child, before the pair got back together and married

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9 d. ago Loose Women's Frankie Bridge doesn't want her kids to have 'brain like her' in brave admission

Frankie Bridge teamed up with Kaye Adams on the Loose Women podcast as they opened up about their personal struggles

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1 week ago Holland review – twisty Nicole Kidman thriller is a disappointing mess

SXSW film festival: Fresh director Mimi Cave delivers an underwhelming follow-up that can’t make the most of its hard-working leading starNicole Kidman is, in general, providing a public service with her seemingly inexhaustible energy. She’s been working consistently with female directors – 19 in the last eight years – while also attempting to rescue the tight domestic thrillers of yore and consistently probing the gap between women’s placid public facades and private turmoil. The quality of Kidman’s performances – and she is almost always delivering something a little weird, a little off and very magnetic – does not indicate the quality of the project, which can range from the provocative (if underwhelming) Babygirl to her personal beach-read cinematic universe of mediocre TV roles.Holland, Kidman’s latest film as a star and producer (under her Blossom Films banner), finds Kidman in a familiar groove: a suburban housewife with secrets and suspicions, beset by paranoia and straining...

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1 week ago Pregnant mum lured to her death by sicko planning to steal unborn baby

Ashley Bush was heavily pregnant with her fourth child when she was contacted by a woman called Lucy Barrows, who said she had some baby things available and an opportunity for Ashley

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2 w. ago Loose Women's Frankie Bridge admits 'guilt' as she urges mums to take a break from kids

Frankie Bridge shared how other women online were sending her criticism for going away without her kids

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2 w. ago From ‘salam’ shower gel to ‘ethnic’ bedding, firms want to celebrate Ramadan. But some can’t even spell ‘iftar’ | Nadeine Asbali

The religious festival is a month of fasting, prayer and community – not consuming and comparing ourselves with one anotherNadeine Asbali is the author of Veiled Threat: On being visibly Muslim in BritainSupermarkets have wheeled out the 20kg bags of rice. High-street stores have popped hijabs on mannequins. Cosmetic companies are churning out products scented with pomegranate, cardamom, saffron and “sticky date” – at Lush you can buy Salam shower gel, Noor lip butter and a massage bar that apparently smells like a turmeric latte. All this can only mean one thing in our modern, consumerist world: Ramadan is upon us.Ramadan, the holiest month in the Muslim calendar, begins this weekend. Like many Muslims, I find it is my favourite time of the year (and not because I can bulk-buy rice for the entire year in my local Tesco). It is a time of spiritual growth and reflection, of turning away from our own desires and egos to focus on God, and of letting go of the trappings of the earthly w...

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3 w. ago Peppa Pig’s mum Mummy Pig announces she is pregnant with third piglet

Exclusive: Peppa Pig’s creators tell ‘The Independent’ that the story is ‘an important topic to explore’

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3 w. ago Girl boss! Leggy Nicole Kidman looks chic in a power suit as she is crowned one of TIME's Women of the Year and reveals why Baz Lurhmann made her 'swoon'

Nicole Kidman has been crowned as one of TIME's Women of the Year - and she certainly dressed the part on Tuesday.

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3 w. ago Smile for the camera! Pregnant mum gets a surprise as thermal camera at tourist spot captures baby in the womb

It is one of the greatest moments for any mother-to-be - the sight of their unborn child inside the womb. But when Rae Ward got a sneak peak of her little one, it was not during a routine scan.

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3 w. ago Palestinians struggle to restart their lives in the ruins of Gaza

Palestinians who returned to their homes in northern Gaza after the ceasefire began on Jan. 19 are still struggling to find shelter, food, water and other necessities

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3 w. ago 'I thought I'd moved on but turning pregnant has made me long for my ex'

After finding out she was pregnant with her new boyfriend, the mum-to-be has now put herself in a seriously tough situation as she now misses her ex-partner who lives in a different country

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3 w. ago 'I gained weight after meeting my boyfriend, but a secret hack helped me lose two stone'

Like many people, Vicky saw her weight creep up after getting into a new relationship

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4 w. ago This is the year the Oscars found God – but can they keep the faith?

From Conclave to The Brutalist to A Real Pain, films about religion are unusually well represented at the Academy Awards – some with decidedly unorthodox themes• Warning: contains spoilersWhat Tony Blair’s former spin doctor Alastair Campbell said of New Labour – “We don’t do God” – applies also to the Academy Awards. The secular gong-dispensing rite annually sweeps religion off its proverbial red carpet. The last best picture winner to deal with the subject was 2015’s Spotlight, which hardly proselytised for organised religion – it dramatised the Boston Globe’s investigation into sexual abuse in the Catholic church. You have to go back to 1973 to find a movie with a priestly protagonist that really beguiled the Academy: William Friedkin’s horror movie The Exorcist received 10 Oscar nominations, winning awards for screenplay and sound.This year, though, may be different. Two leading contenders, The Brutalist (10 nominations) and Conclave (eight), put faith front and centre. And let’...

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