56 m. ago Best shoe bags for travellers: Keep your shoes clean and protected on your trips

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56 m. ago Best hip thrust pad: Ultimate guide to choosing the right barbell pads for your workout

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56 m. ago I’m delighted to see gen Z men flocking back to church – I just hope it’s for the right reasons | Jessica White

Community, self-worth, activism: these things have boosted attendances. But so has online radicalisation – and we can’t ignore thatFor decades, there has been a cultural narrative that the church is a declining institution, which has been backed up by data that shows fewer and fewer British people are attending services. You might expect churches to be busy over festivals like this past Easter weekend, or Christmas, but with otherwise sparse crowds and aging parishioners for the rest of the year.However, a recent survey entitled The Quiet Revival, commissioned by the Bible Society and conducted by YouGov, shows that church attendance in England and Wales has actually increased by 50% over the past six years, and that young people aged between 18 and 24 are the second largest demographic in attendance (behind those who are 65 and over). The trend is especially strong with young men, with 21% aged 18 to 24 saying they attend church at least once a month, compared with 12% of young wom...

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57 m. ago Coronation Street star says 'we'll all be mourning' as Daisy Midgeley and Daniel Osbourne future confirmed

Actress Charlotte Jordan has shared her thoughts on the on-off couple as Daisy will officially say farewell in upcoming scene

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1 hour ago Woman, 25, who had back pain 'from exercise' died year after diagnosis

Kate was fit and athletic, and was told she had sciatica from 'exercising too much'

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2 h. ago Kylian Mbappe gets damning response from Real Madrid fans that tells own story

Kylian Mbappe has enjoyed a very impressive first season with Real Madrid on a personal point of view but all does not seem well at the Santiago Bernabeu after their Champions League exit

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3 h. ago Manchester United injury update: Matthijs de Ligt, Ayden Heaven, Toby Collyer latest news and return dates

Ruben Amorim’s injury woes are slowly starting to improve

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5 h. ago Family hit out as killer fit enough to be freed from secure unit but still 'too ill for trial'

Career crook Graham Fraser, 63, dodged justice for a decade before being diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic in 2015. A judge ordered he be sent to a psychiatric unit “indefinitely”.

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6 h. ago Greg Larsen: Geggy review – a very funny standup on why he’s quitting comedy

Melbourne international comedy festival, then SydneyAssured performer leads a chaotic journey through his career’s highs and lows – and the decisions that led him to a McDonald’s drive thru Greg Larsen is broke. Having his card declined at a McDonald’s drive thru just weeks before this year’s Melbourne international comedy festival was a watershed moment for him. He is 41. He’s been performing comedy for more than a decade. This, he says, is his last festival show. He’s done.Geggy is his swan song, a chaotic journey through his career’s highs and lows and the decisions that led him to that drive thru. For those who have followed Larsen’s career, this show is a treat, offering a hilarious insight into the chaos behind the scenes of the various projects he’s been involved in. It includes a cast of others who rose through the circuit with him, many of whom are doing pretty well for themselves, including Larsen’s early collaborator Sam Campbell.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown...

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8 h. ago Nepo baby reveals incredible weight loss in rare outing with his famous family

Christopher Schwarzenegger turned heads once again on Easter Sunday, showing off his fit new frame while celebrating the holiday with his famous family.

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12 h. ago Celebrity Big Brother icon says world has 'gone soft' as he backs controversial housemate

Exclusive: Former Celebrity Big Brother housemate and Strictly star James Jordan has voiced his support for controversial housemate Mickey Rourke and rumbled who he thinks is 'playing the game'

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14 h. ago Grim WW3 warning as nation faces 'very difficult situation' and admits 'we're not ready'

All of Germany's 579 war bunkers are reportedly not fit for purpose should World War Three break out, after an expert said it's 'a very, very difficult situation we have here'

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16 h. ago Mikel Arteta hopes Bukayo Saka will be fit for Arsenal’s Champions League clash

The winger went off injured in the comfortable Premier League win at Ipswich.

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17 h. ago Kerry Katona makes tearful admission as she leaves 'happy place' and teases plans to quit UK

Kerry Katona has teased plans to quit the UK after splitting from fitness instructor Ryan in November 2024

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17 h. ago Fitness experts reveal EXACTLY how you should walk to lose weight and get fit

As a nation, our feelings about walking are mixed. Some of us still harbour resentment at being hauled out as teenagers, post-Sunday lunch, to march over a windy heath.

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18 h. ago Amazon cuts price of Fitbit Charge 6 that 'keeps me motivated to move'

Sports enthusiasts can get their hand on the Google fitness tracker for less for a limited time

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19 h. ago The sweet moment Prince Harry proves he's the 'resident joker' with simple gesture that made Meghan Markle 'collapse in hysterics' after Liam Payne performance

Prince Harry has long held the reputation for being the 'resident joker' of the Royal Family so it is no wonder he knows just what button to press to make Meghan Markle, 43, crumble into fits of laughter.

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19 h. ago Missouri State star Todric McGee dies after suspected accidental shooting

Police found 21-year-old at home after wellness checkSafety was a decorated high school player in KansasMissouri State safety Todric McGee has died at the age of 21 after what has been described as a possible accidental shooting.A Springfield Police Department spokesperson said officers had gone to McGee’s home for a wellness check on Friday morning after receiving a call. They found McGee, who they believe had suffered a “possible accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound”. He was taken to a local hospital but died from his injuries. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago I told a truly weird lie on a first date 30 years ago – and it worked out surprisingly well | Emma Beddington

A new E4 dating show brings the lies we tell while dating into the spotlight. But is bending the truth always a bad thing when looking for love?In 1994, I went on a date. I had just arrived in a new country and I liked the guy: he seemed funny and confident. He took me to a hardware store (weird, but not a dealbreaker) and then for a Tex-Mex meal during which, at some point, I told him I drove a Land Rover.It was a truly weird, dumb, lie – I knew nothing about cars and cared even less. Maybe I thought it made me sound grown up, tougher and more capable than I was, or maybe the margaritas went to my head? I’m sure I told him other lies (I remember giving the impression that I enjoyed clubbing), but that one was memorably stupid. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Delusions of Paradise by Maiwand Banayee review – a compelling rejection of fundamentalism

An Afghan exile’s account of life in war-torn Kabul and a Taliban-dominated refugee camp is an unflinching study of how radicalisation takes root, and his own renunciation of itBorn in Kabul, Maiwand Banayee aspired to become a Talib when he was 16. In 1994, living in a Pakistan refugee camp, there was little to do except sleep, eat, pray and dream of the afterlife: “Islam dominated every aspect of life in Shamshatoo. Even during the volleyball and cricket games the spectators were prevented from clapping because it was seen as un-Islamic.” Banayee joined the camp’s madrasa when he was 14 in an attempt “to fit in”. The only educational opportunity open to Afghans at that time, the religious school offered structure and purpose, although “instead of teaching us to live, they were teaching us to die”.In this illuminating book, Banayee, now resident in England, describes the circumstances that led to his indoctrination, and what eventually saved him. Brutalised by conflict, his Pashtun...

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