88 m. ago ‘Am I doing this right?’: how to master the lost art of flirting

Making a romantic connection with a stranger in real life means levelling up one’s game. The good news is, it is possible to learn how to be a good flirtGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailFrom his birds-eye position in the booth, DJ Rakish has noticed a blue light disco effect on the dancefloor when he plays at “straightish” nightclubs. “If people aren’t already in groups, you definitely see the boys hanging around together and the girls hanging around together,” he says. There might be furtive glances here and there but, “particularly with younger people, game just doesn’t seem to exist at the moment”.Rakish is not alone in noticing a lack of casual flirting between strangers. Clinical psychologist and UCLA professor Dr Elizabeth Laugeson says: “There is some evidence that young adults today are engaging in less traditional dating behaviour, compared to previous generations.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Man guilty of murdering stepdaughter and husband in their home

Josh Bashford and Chloe Bashford were found dead at their home in Newhaven, East Sussex, on June 9 2023.

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2 h. ago Celebrity Traitors: How Alan Carr went from a sweating bag of nerves to a cunning mastermind

The good-natured funny man has transformed into the show’s deadliest killer

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2 h. ago DWP urges state pensioners awaiting triple lock boost to claim possible extra £4,000

State pensioners are set to receive a 4.8 per cent pay rise next year, but the DWP has warned that people should review their finances now

Economics

2 h. ago THE GREYHOUND DIARY by Judy Montagu Edited by Anna Mathias: Rip

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2 h. ago Hotel review: Mallory Court Country House Hotel & Spa, Leamington Spa

Mallory Court is the perfect example of a cute, wholesome hotel in the English countryside.

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3 h. ago Hooded thief steals 21 manhole covers from London street in early morning heist

Watch as a hooded thief is caught on camera stealing 21 manhole covers from a residential street.

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3 h. ago ‘I hate that they show my bum in the first scene!’ David Duchovny on poems, podcasts – and his TV comeback

Playing Fox Mulder made him a global phenomenon then he walked away to save himself. As he stars in killer-nanny thriller Malice, David Duchovny talks art, his beef with Gillian Anderson – and being murdered by Jack WhitehallHalfway through our hour-long conversation, David Duchovny slumps in his seat a little then gently chastises me. “I got tired while you were talking,” he groans. In fairness, I had been talking a lot, but only because I was trying to list everything he’s managed to do in the past year.There’s his podcast, Fail Better, in which he’s wrung incredibly candid interviews from notoriously reticent stars like Alec Baldwin and Robert Downey Jr, more on which later. There’s his book of poetry, About Time, which came out last month. There’s his History Channel show Secrets Declassified With David Duchovny. As we speak, he’s just finished an eight-date tour, where he performed songs from the three folk-rock albums he’s released over the last decade. We are ostensibly here ...

Culture

4 h. ago West End Girl by Lily Allen: A masterpiece album of betrayal

Lily Allen’s first album in seven years is a searing takedown of a dying relationship that reminds us all how confessional pop is done best: with actual confessions

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5 h. ago The Ordinary’s foaming cleanser left our skin ‘feeling soft and smooth’ for less than £10

It has been made with oilier skin types in mind

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5 h. ago West Lothian College celebrates Higher Education achievements

Some achieved Higher National Certificates or Diplomas (HNCs/HNDs) after completing courses in subjects like accounting, business, childhood practice, health care, computing, engineering, science, sport and art.

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5 h. ago THE SURGEON, THE MIDWIFE, THE QUACK by Alanna Skuse: Think you're having a baby? Bite your husband's bottom

Kathryn Hughes dives into the farcical and dangerous world of early modern medicine.

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6 h. ago Watch: Shameless shoplifter steals from London supermarket before fleeing on a bike during 'one

Mark Stavrou, 32, has been jailed after admitting more than 100 shoplifting offences in the space of six months

Economics

6 h. ago Bizarre moment man steals 21 manhole covers from a single street in one night

Footage captured by a neighbour showed the thief in Orpington, Greater London , on Edgewood Drive swiping two of the covers in the middle of the night.

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6 h. ago Dazzling debut fiction: Flat Earth by Anika Jade Levy, Boy from the North Country by Sam Sussman, Our Precious Wars by Perrine Tripier

Sara Lawrence reviews the best debut fiction out this month

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6 h. ago Shockingly good literary fiction: MONA'S EYES by Thomas Schlesser, LOVE DIVINE by Ysenda Maxtone Graham, VAIM by Jon Fosse

Stephanie Cross reviews some of the best literary fiction out this month

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6 h. ago Keira Knightley takes on Kid's Fiction: BEAR'S NAP by Emily Gravett, I LOVE YOU JUST THE SAME by Keira Knightley, THE LONE HUSKY by Hannah Gold

Sally Morris reviews the best children's books out this month

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6 h. ago Criminally good Classic Crime: Scandalize my Name by Fiona Sinclair, Beattie Cavendish and the White Pearl Club by Mary

Barry Turner reviews Classic Crime

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6 h. ago Fury as thief steals 21 manhole covers from single street in one night

Residents of Edgewood Drive in Orpington woke up to see that manhole covers had been stolen overnight

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6 h. ago I’m a Barcelona destination expert and these are the best cheap hotels

Budget-friendly Barcelona is best explored from these top hotels that won’t break the bank

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