5 h. ago SPFL confirm reconstruction on cards but calls for bigger Premiership fall on deaf ears

No consensus on expanded top flight but lower leagues set for shake-up

Politics

65 h. ago ‘Mummy, Charlie called me fat today’: how to talk to kids about body image

A psychologist reveals five questions children can ask – and how to answer them• Can I protect my seven-year-old daughter from the impossible beauty standards of the fashion world?If your child is upset because a classmate has been unkind about their body, it’s natural to want to ease their distress with: “You’re not fat, darling, you’re beautiful!” However, trying to reassure them in this way is more likely to undermine their body confidence. First, it reinforces the message that being fat is bad, thereby perpetuating stigma, instilling a belief that only some body types are acceptable, and eliciting fear around weight gain. Second, it focuses on bigger bodies being the problem, rather than name-calling and stigmatising behaviour. And third, it insinuates that you can’t be fat and beautiful. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Love Island's Tyrique Hyde breaks silence on split from Ella and shares dating update

EXCLUSIVE: Two years since his stint in the villa, Tyrique Hyde sets the record straight on what really happened with Ella, and how being born deaf in one ear shaped who he is today...

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2 w. ago 'I thought I was going deaf but had a LEGO brick stuck in my ear for 20 YEARS'

A student who believed he was going deaf woke in the middle of the night with his left ear in agony. The journalism undergraduate had recently seen the doctor about his worrying hearing loss.

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3 w. ago I stayed on a new £1bn cruise ship with 17 restaurants and waterslide rollercoaster

The Norwegian Aqua is the first in a new class called Prima Plus, meaning it is 10% bigger than its forerunners Prima and Viva. Even with 3,571 passengers, there is plenty of space for everyone on the 20 decks.

Economics

3 w. ago Stephen Robinson backs calls for bigger Premiership amid league reconstruction debate

The St Mirren manager would be all for the top flight expanding in the coming years.

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4 w. ago SPFL confirm major boost for Celtic, Rangers and Scotland's other European representatives next season

Clubs can request free week before crucial ties

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last month Bruno Fernandes made Man United plea that fell on deaf ears as 'Real Madrid target £90m deal'

Bruno Fernandes has been linked with a move to Real Madrid in recent weeks, with the Spanish giants reportedly ready to launch a record-breaking £90m bid for the Manchester United playmaker

Economics