8 h. ago Hilarious age gap 'hostage' tiktok video has an ending you will not believe

A devoted husband who is 37 years younger than his 64 year old wife insists he is "not being held hostage" in hilarious ticktock video that has been viewed over a million times.

Events

5 d. ago Survival and stoicism: stories of women born before the second world war

Christian Doyle’s series Quietly Getting On focuses on women in their late 80s and 90s, their memories of a wartime childhood and how they live nowAs a way of maintaining contact with my elderly neighbours during the Covid restrictions of 2020, we set up a project where each person held up a card showing the age they felt inside. From their life stories, a new idea formed in my mind.This is a generation of women who had experienced first-hand the impact of war on the domestic front, who had been evacuated to strangers across the country, not seeing their parents for months on end. Maybe these experiences created a different mindset; a resilience and stoicism, where the self is less important than being part of a community. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Margaret Drabble: ‘Our family had a passion for Georgette Heyer’

The author on re-reading The Mill on the Floss, discovering the eccentric genius of Georges Perec and the comforts of Lee ChildMy earliest reading memory I remember very clearly being taught to read by my father, who had just returned from the second world war in Italy with the RAF. We were living in a council house in Pontefract, having been evacuated from Sheffield. I was three or four, and we used a primer called The Radiant Way which I loved. I later used the title for one of my novels.My favourite book growing up I loved the Alison Uttley stories and was shocked to find in later life that the creator of Little Grey Rabbit was not a good mother and did not like children. I also loved Mary Poppins by PL Travers. I didn’t like the film, which was saccharine, but I loved the much sharper book. Travers too was a very difficult person. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago The incredible immersive experience in Greater Manchester bringing famous stories to life

'Humbling is the word that just keeps coming to mind'

Sport

1 week ago 'I made £1m 'being' David Beckham, but nearly blew it on booze'

David Beckham lookalike Andy Harmer has earned a living out of being his double for over 20 years, but in an exclusive chat with The Mirror he revealed it's not all fun and games

Economics

1 week ago 'I went for a salon treatment but walked out with a cancer diagnosis'

Margaret Gardiner, 65, who won the Miss Universe pageant in 1978, revealed that she was diagnosed with cancer after having a simple beauty treatment

Science

1 week ago Scottish comedy legend Karen Dunbar bringing new show to Dumfries and Galloway

The comedian, DJ and Chewin’ The Fat Star will be sharing stories from her life and talking about her career in Stranraer, Newton Stewart and Dumfries.

Culture

2 w. ago Evidence of alien life, a clue about the rise of bowel cancer, and a new colour? – podcast

Madeleine Finlay and Ian Sample discuss three intriguing science stories from the week. From a hint at alien life on a distant planet to a clue in the search for answers over why colon cancer rates are rising in the under 50s, and news from scientists who claim to have found a colour no one has seen beforeAre we alone? New discovery raises hopes of finding alien lifeChildhood toxin exposure ‘may be factor in bowel cancer rise in under-50s’Hue new? Scientists claim to have found colour no one has seen beforeSupport the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Evidence of alien life, a clue about the rise of colon cancer, and a new colour? – podcast

Madeleine Finlay and Ian Sample discuss three intriguing science stories from the week. From a hint at alien life on a distant planet, to a clue in the search for answers over why colon cancer rates are rising in the under 50’s, and news from a group of scientists who claim to have experienced a colour no one has ever seen before. Are we alone? New discovery raises hopes of finding alien lifeChildhood toxin exposure ‘may be factor in bowel cancer rise in under-50s’ Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man who didn't cut hair for four years unrecognisable after barber's transformation

A man went to a barber shop to have his hair cut for the first time in four years and received a huge transformation that has left people swooning, commenting on how attractive he looks.

Politics

2 w. ago 'Doctors thought I had a stroke during birth but the truth was even more devastating'

A mum-of-six thought she'd suffered a stroke during her 'traumatic' birth. Doctors were stumped as to why she was suffering with worrying symptoms until they discovered a rare diagnosis

Politics

2 w. ago Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (Tape Two) review – love, grief and self

PC, PS5, XBox; Don’t NodThe concluding half of this two-parter may be lacking in interactive challenges, but is profound, sensitively structured and emotionally resonantOne thing you realise as you get older is that memories are plastic and that the stories you tell about your life change with every recollection, depending on who you are at the time. This is one of the themes – and indeed the mechanics – of Lost Records, a narrative adventure about four teenage girls who develop an intense friendship in rural Michigan during the summer of 1995. In the first instalment, they form a band, discover an old shack in the woods to use as a clubhouse, and encounter a supernatural force emanating from a deep hole they discover nearby. But as autumn draws in and the girls plan a climactic rock gig, tragic secrets are uncovered.Cleverly, the story is told mostly in flashback, as the characters meet again, decades later, in their long-abandoned home town – they’re older, wiser and with new pers...

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3 w. ago Autobiographical ‘life story’ books helping Renfrewshire dementia patients

The life stories are said to help keep precious memories alive for patients

Science

3 w. ago Ronnie and Reggie Kray's twisted sexual vengeance and violent orgy with 'meat rack' men

The infamous East End gangster twins lived a life of criminality, violence and sordid sex stories – but it was one particular sexual tale that laid bare just how dangerous they could be

Politics

4 w. ago 'I left the UK and moved to the Thai island where White Lotus was filmed

A savvy traveller has revealed just how she managed to move to the beautiful Thai island rent free for two months - and it involves lots of dog cuddles on the beach

Events