2 h. ago The one change that worked: I found an escape from online life by swapping my home office for the library

I can find essential and unusual facts for my arts journalism in the dusty old tomes – information not readily available on Google. And, as I did as a child, I lose myself in a world of books ...Last September, I started walking to the library every day. As a University College London alumnus, I get free membership of both the Senate House library and the university’s main library. It is 90 minutes door to door, at a thinking pace, the perfect stretch of time during which to fuss over whatever is bothering me (a sentence, a professional hurdle, a private conversation) then gradually forget all about it and just let my mind wander too. That’s what the walk does. It unknots me.That the destination is a library only compounds that. The beep when I swipe in with my card is the loudest thing I’ll hear all day. The necessary quiet of the space gentles my every gesture. I open doors more quietly. I pull chairs out from behind tables more carefully. I set up my station and sit down more pro...

Society

6 h. ago She quit her job and launched her own business, then a mystery pain changed her life forever

Collette Beckett says she is grieving the life she once knew

Politics

11 h. ago Christine McGuinness, 36, makes history as the first female winner of Celebrity Hunted as she confesses it has changed her life

The personality, 36, who divorced her ex-husband Paddy last year, evaded the capture from the hunters and was crowned the winner after being on the run with Blue's Duncan James.

Politics

30 h. ago 'I won £7m on EuroMillions – but then everything went horribly wrong'

Luís Lopes thought his life had changed when he won £8million on EuroMillions but, 15 years later, he's penniless and facing a crippling debt

Economics

42 h. ago Woman who lost four limbs in 'massacre' after abortion shares how she copes after hell

In 2011, Priscilla Dray's life changed forever after she went into septic shock and had to have all four limbs amputated - a trauma she's compared to being 'massacred'. She has however found ways to cope with her new reality

Events

48 h. ago Angels are real, I have seen them all my life: Here's the signs you should look out for, writes KYLE GRAY

I am an angel communicator and since I was a teenager people have been coming to me asking what their divine experiences mean.

Politics

48 h. ago ITV Britain's Got Talent's first winner Paul Potts now after his life completely changed

The very first winner of ITV's Britain's Got Talent has been one of the talent show's biggest success stories, and his life has completely changed since winning the competition

Politics

51 h. ago The tax change every electric vehicle owner needs to know about

Starting April 1st, alterations to Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) will impact thousands of electric car owners

Politics

56 h. ago 'I was driving. The next thing I knew I was waking up after a fortnight in a coma'

Ethan Brown's life changed when he was badly injured in a car crash that left him with just 30% chance of survival

Politics

58 h. ago Miss Wales winner gives huge life update after escaping death in horror M4 crash

The beauty queen announced a new chapter in her life, almost two years after she was involved in a life-changing collision on the M4 in Bridgend

Events

59 h. ago Thieves win more than £400,000 on scratchcard bought with stolen credit card

In what is a scarcely believable tale, the victim - whose card was used to buy the ticket - has now offered the pair a life changing deal which would see them share the jackpot.

Economics

61 h. ago Lesbian soldier who won £187k from the Army over sexual harassment says 'nothing has changed' after teenage recruit Jaysley Beck took her own life following harassment ordeal

A woman soldier-turned whistleblower after she was pestered for sex by a male sergeant despite being a lesbian has warned 'nothing has changed in the Army' over the case of Jaysley Beck.

Economics

68 h. ago TV presenter Jenny Powell proudly shows off scars after traumatic health battle

Jenny Powell is four months into her recovery following two 'horrendous' years and a life-changing hysterectomy - and says it's high time women's health was taken more seriously

Events

68 h. ago Jenny Powell shares emotional reason she's proud of scars after debilitating health battle

EXCLUSIVE: TV star Jenny Powell has opened up about her health battle after she underwent a life-changing hysterectomy following years of suffering in virtual silence

Events

2 d. ago Droughts, floods and economic uncertainty: Portraits of the Wayuu people in northern Colombia

Climate change is rapidly altering the way of life of the Indigenous Wayuu people, a semi-nomadic Indigenous group living in the arid La Guajira region, which spans northern Colombia and Venezuela.

Events

3 d. ago Angels are real, I've seen them all my life and they can visit you too. There are signs and numbers you must know. Read KYLE GRAY's testimony before you scoff... and his proof he's telling the truth

I am an angel communicator and since I was a teenager people have been coming to me asking what their divine experiences mean.

Politics

3 d. ago Fit gran, 55, has holiday fling with twins – and age gap leaves people gobsmacked

Bodybuilder Andréa Sunshine, 55, was on a trip visiting family when she had a "thrilling" ménage-a-trois with twin brothers – and made some life-changing discoveries

Politics

3 d. ago 'I gave up phone in a digital detox and this is what you need to know'

Jess, 24, swapped her smart phone for something with no apps - and says it has changed her life forever

Politics

3 d. ago ITV Britain's Got Talent winner George Sampson's life now as he debuts dramatic new look

George Sampson shot to fame after winning the second season of Britain's Got Talent in 2008 - and his life has changed quite a bit since he wowed the judges with his Singin' in the Rain performance

Events

3 d. ago Women ditch tampons for 'life changing' period pants that 'absorb everything'

WUKA is offering three for two on their Ultimate Collection online.

Politics