16 h. ago She was watching TV with her kids – three horrifying seconds later everything changed

Paige Amber, 32, was with her partner Joe, 40, and her children when her sense of safety was suddenly 'ripped away forever' after an incident forced the family to flee their home in a hurry

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16 h. ago Mum of two in tears as life changes forever in three horrifying seconds

A GoFundMe page has been set up for a traumatised young family left displaced after their entire world was ripped apart in seconds just two days into the new year

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44 h. ago ‘Chore jackets for your feet’: why a pair of gardening clogs is taking over city streets

The Gardanas, a pair of mucus-coloured hemp shoes, are a somewhat paradoxical current must-have. But their appeal goes deeper than the topsoil• Don’t get Fashion Statement delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThere is every chance that 2026 will be the year you see your first pair of Gardana gardening clogs in the wild. In fact, if you spend much time on TikTok, or live in Brooklyn, you’ve probably already been seeing them for months, if not years. I saw my first pair a few weeks ago. I watched a dad dropping his kids off at school in head-to-toe Carhartt, a pair of Gardanas peeping out from below his trousers like a shy frog.Pliable, but with a sturdy sole, they go for as little as £25. The work of French “environmental poet” André Ravachol, who founded the Plasticana brand behind the clogs in 1998, they’re made from 100% recycled PVC and hemp, which gives them their earthy-caramel or, as Vogue put it, “bird-pooey” hue. They have since been called “maybe the coolest shoes in London...

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4 d. ago Kids watched in horror as mum bitten in half by great white shark

Shirley Ann Durdin, 33, was killed by a 20-foot great white shark while snorkelling for scallops off Peake Bay, South Australia

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1 week ago Alex Jones' great lengths to avoid watching The Masked Singer performance as her kids have 'priceless' reaction

The Welsh The One Show presenter was unveiled as Disc Jockey on the opening episode of The Masked Singer 2026

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2 w. ago Birmingham City to plaster Watford’s ground with reminders of St Andrew’s in desperate bid to change horrific away form

BIRMINGHAM CITY are planning on making Vicarage Road a home from home - by putting up reminders of St Andrew’s. Chris Davies’ club want their fortunes on the road to mirror their stunning form on home turf. And so Birmingham have taken photographs and signage with them that they will use to adorn the away...

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3 w. ago I was making my boy’s birthday pancakes when I looked down & watched skin MELT off my leg – hours after horror collapse

MUM Elizabeth Goen was desperate to give her sons the best birthdays they could wish for, but instead the young boys were forced to watch something horrifying unfold. It was a blazing hot day, 37C, and just moments after singing 'Happy Birthday', the 30-year-old crumpled to the floor without warning as her terrified kids watched...

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3 w. ago Elf actress explains why she won't watch iconic Christmas film with her kids

The actress said that the movie was a bit 'scary' for her kids

Culture

3 w. ago Kids moved out of children’s home slammed as ‘inadequate’ by watchdog

The home will have to give three months notice before it can accept any new kids after 'serious failings'.

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4 w. ago Making Mary Poppins by Todd James Pierce review – the musical brothers behind the movie magic

Bob and Dick Sherman take centre stage in this well-researched account of how Walt Disney created a classicLike many kids of the VHS generation, I must have watched my taped-off-the-telly copy of Disney’s Mary Poppins (1964) well over 100 times. I probably knew every frame as well as Walt Disney himself, who invested 20 years in bringing it to the screen.The culmination of his live action achievements, Mary Poppins remained the project Walt was most proud of. A sophisticated, multi-Oscar-winning musical that proved the House of Mouse was about more than just cartoons, its box office success enabled him to expand his Florida ambitions for Disney World resort and shore up the company’s financial future. Continue reading...

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