61 h. ago I didn't speak to my evil mother for 12 years because of what she did to me. I was so happy when she died that I sang out six joyful words

After decades of 'trying in vain' to heal his fractured relationship with his mother, a fed-up New Yorker finally decided to put himself first - and his mother last.

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62 h. ago I didn't speak to my mom for 12 years and was so happy when she died. She was evil and I have no regrets

After decades of 'trying in vain' to heal his fractured relationship with his mother, a fed-up New Yorker finally decided to put himself first - and his mother last.

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3 d. ago Maya Jama is being followed on Instagram by Ruben Dias' mother

Maya Jama is being followed on Instagram by Ruben Dias' mother, prompting speculation over a relationship between the Love Island host and the Manchester City star.

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9 d. ago Brianna Ghey's mum reveals heartbreaking reason relationship was 'strained' before tragic murder

Brianna Ghey's mother Esther has opened up about her relationship with her daughter shortly before her tragic murder in 2023 ahead of ITV's upcoming documentary

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1 week ago ‘It was chaotic but beautiful’: Warda Mohamed and Kosar Ali on filming the British

As the award-winning short is released on BBC iPlayer, the director and star talk about grief, breaking Somali stereotypes and a career-changing social media postWhen Warda Mohamed posted a message on social media that she had completed her feature film script, she never expected it to change her career. “I genuinely thought it was just going to be a few people saying, ‘Oh my God, well done’,” she says. “I posted it at nine o’clock at night and thought nothing of it.” By morning, a commissioner at BBC Film had reached out, setting the wheels in motion for what would become Muna – an 18-minute short film that screened at more than 60 international film festivals, won multiple awards, and has now made its way to BBC iPlayer.Muna tells the story of a British-Somali teenager, played by Kosar Ali (Bafta-nominated for Rocks), who navigates a complex mother-daughter relationship while mourning a grandfather she never met. Her grief mirrors Mohamed’s own experience growing up. “There isn’t ...

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1 week ago Just Another Girl on the IRT review – Leslie Harris takes on race, sex and class in 90s indie gem

Ariyan A Johnson stars as the back-talking, fourth wall-breaking high schooler who falls pregnant in Harris’s rough and ready dramaThere’s an undimmed freshness, warmth and freewheeling energy in this 1992 indie gem, and its director Leslie Harris – whose career since has chiefly involved writing and teaching – deserves a far bigger presence in US film history. Ariyan A Johnson plays Chantel, a young Black American high schooler who lives with her stressed parents and two kid brothers in Brooklyn (in an era before its gentrification) and rides the subway’s IRT Eastern Parkway line.Chantel is getting great grades in school, and plans to be a doctor, but is addicted to talking back to the teachers and won’t restrain herself, even when she’s sent to the principal’s office. Her relationship with her mother and father is just as fraught – and as far as dating goes, Chantel is not going to sell herself short. And when she finally has sex with her boyfriend Tyrone (Kevin Thigpen), dizzied ...

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1 week ago British teenage boys are being targeted on Snapchat and Instagram by Nigerian 'sextortion' gangs posing as young women

Teenage boys as young as 14 are being blackmailed by Nigerian crime gangs who pose as women to trick victims into sending explicit images before demanding payments.

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1 week ago British teenage boys being targeted by Nigerian ‘sextortion’ gangs

The National Crime Agency has launched a campaign to educate teenagers on how sextortion works and how to report incidents.

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2 w. ago Chantelle Houghton reveals sad reason for living single life after split from fiancé

Celebrity Big Brother winner Chantelle Houghton has opened up about her single status as a mother, revealing that she hasn't been in a relationship for 'many, many years'

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2 w. ago Queen Letizia's mother, 72, is in a relationship with British Nigerian

Despite being the Queen of Spain 's mother, Paloma Rocasolano is known for being 'discreet'. So, it's no wonder that her romance with British businessman Marcus Brandler has gone under-the-radar.

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2 w. ago Gwyneth Paltrow used controversial therapy to improve relationship with mom Blythe Danner

The 52-year-old Goop CEO-founder first revealed on Netflix's The Goop Lab in 2020 that she used MDMA with her second husband Brad Falchuk, which she called 'a very, very emotional experience'

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3 w. ago Queen Letizia of Spain puts on a sombre display in a black coat dress as she joins King Felipe at remembrance concert for victims of 2004 Madrid train bombings

Queen Letizia of Spain cut a solemn figure in all black as she attended a concert in memory of the victims of Madrid's 2004 terror attacks alongside husband King Felipe VI this evening.

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3 w. ago Queen Letizia of Spain puts on an edgy display in a leather jacket and smart trousers as she joins King Felipe at contemporary art fair in Madrid

She's known for her stylish ensembles - and Queen Letizia of Spain didn't disappoint as she stepped out in Madrid today.

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