8 h. ago Teenager wins university place after poolside chat led to life

Former competitive swimmer-turned rower, Felix Merritt, 18, gained a 110% bursary to attend Millfield School in Somerset.

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4 d. ago Luke Littler lights up Wollongong with Australian Darts Masters victory

Littler wins his first World Series event of year ‘It’s another one I can tick off,’ says world No 1World champion Luke Littler demonstrated his phenomenal teenage talent in Wollongong by winning the star-studded Australian Darts Masters. A year after being humbled in the final of the biggest invitation event to be played in Australia, the 18-year-old this time made no mistake, winning all three of his matches convincingly on Saturday night to lift yet another big title.He also crushed Damon Heta’s homecoming dream as he hammered Australia’s top player, the world No 10, in the quarter-finals. After defeating Heta 6-3 in the last eight and Stephen Bunting 7-4 in the semis, Littler outplayed Belgian Mike de Decker to win the final 8-4. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago The truth behind LED face masks and if they actually work, according to experts

As LED face masks take over the beauty world, we chat to dermatologist Olga Skydan to find out whether they actually do as they say

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8 d. ago British Grammy winner reveals teenage drug battle left her with speech problems and a driving ban

Clean Bandit released their new single Believe last month. 

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3 w. ago Tadej Pogacar dedicates Tour de France win to teenage Italian cyclist who died in crash

Authorities are investigating the circumstances of the crash which killed 19-year-old Samuele Privitera

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4 w. ago Tadej Pogacar dedicates Tour de France win to teenaged Italian cyclist who died in crash

Authorities are investigating the circumstances of the crash which killed 19-year-old Samuele Privitera

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4 w. ago Chloe Chua: Mozart Violin Concertos album review – teenage prodigy’s interpretations are balanced and mature

Chua/He/Singapore Symphony Orchestra/Graf(Pentatone)The Singaporean violinist plays Mozart with a clean focused tone, an elegant turn of phrase and a quiet wit. As Chloe Chua points out in her notes, Mozart’s Violin Concertos were written by a teenager – so why shouldn’t a teenage violinist do them justice? Chua – joint winner of the junior Menuhin Competition in 2018, aged 11 – was 15 and 16 when she made these recordings. The framework is conventional – there are no great surprises in the tempos, and she is backed by the modern instruments of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, who give an energised but refined performance conducted by Hans Graf. So far, so traditional. And yet Chua consistently holds the attention with interpretations that are notably mature: balanced, considered and never trying too hard. The faster movements having a gentle momentum, the slow ones plenty of space; everything Chua plays has a clean, focused tone, an unfailingly elegant turn of phrase and a quiet w...

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