51 m. ago I’m exhausted but am surviving. How can I heal from burnout without expensive time off? | Leading questions

Lots of us are desperate to come off the watch, advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith writes. One strategy might be to cut the corners you canRead more Leading questionsHow can I heal from burnout while having to do the exact same things that contributed to burnout? Over the past seven years I have worked in government roles and endured intense bullying and misogyny. At the same time, nice colleagues were also scared or bullied into silence. I am on a contract with a truly lovely team but it is short-term and I’m now having to apply for yet more jobs.I have lovely friends and we all support each other, I utilise the work employee support service and have an excellent therapist, and I feel comfortable financially as long as I keep earning what I’m earning. Continue reading...

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51 m. ago I’ve always wanted to be seen as ‘cool’, but it’s time to face the music: I am anything but | Eleanor Burnard

I have come to realise that there is no freer feeling than just embracing one’s own unique lameness, mainstream interests and allEver since the Tumblr-scrolling days of my youth, my ultimate goal in life has always been to be seen as someone who is undoubtedly, undeniably, unquestionably “cool”.As most other former insecure, desperate-to-be-perceived-as-cool teenagers would attest to, the formation of our identities directly coincided with the media, fashion, celebrities or philosophies we were fans of at the time. It was paramount that what we happened to enjoy got the stamp of approval by whatever chic society we were chomping at the bit to be accepted into, digital or otherwise. Continue reading...

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51 m. ago Man Utd receive injury boost but three players will still miss Man City derby clash

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim is hoping to put together back-to-back Premier League victories for the first time in his reign at the club, but he must overcome Manchester City to do so

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57 m. ago Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page lands exciting role hosting brand new BBC series

Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page has landed a brand new BBC One series, less than a year after she bowed out of her signature role on the beloved sitcom

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71 m. ago Pupils moan that their school is 'like a prison' and compared it to Squid Game after new rule was brought in to make sure they get to next lesson on time

Pupils returned to Cowes Enterprise College last week to find toilets now locked during lesson time, flavoured drinks banned and a 'drill sergeant' forcing pupils to stand outside in the rain.

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71 m. ago Jamie Vardy ready to prove doubters wrong as he embarks on Italy chapter

Vardy left Leicester at the end of last season

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74 m. ago Another French invasion! Orange and white spotted ladybirds seen for first time in the UK

It's been hundreds of years since the French last tried to conquer Britain. But a new invasion has quietly gone undetected - until now.

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77 m. ago UK one ‘discarded ham sandwich’ away from food security disaster, Commons hears

Alistair Carmichael MP has warned illegal meat smuggling could be the ‘biggest threat to food security we have had for a long time’.

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86 m. ago King Charles is set to reunite with his grandchildren Archie and Lilibet after 3 years following reconciliation talks with Prince Harry

The summit over tea at Clarence House last night could pave the way for Archie and Lilibet to visit their grandfather for the first time in three years.

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88 m. ago Scott McTominay comparison insults maverick Serie A hero in scathing assessment of Napoli title winner

One former Roma and Inter Milan midfielder is not having people draw similarities between himself and the Tartan Army favourite

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93 m. ago 'Time Moves Fast': Lauren London And Lil Wayne’s Son Kameron Just Turned 16

'Time Moves Fast': Lauren London And Lil Wayne’s Son Kameron Just Turned 16  essence.com

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93 m. ago Tube strike olive branch: TfL offers RMT peace talks next week in bid to avoid further walkouts

Sadiq Khan escapes grilling over Tube strikes: crisis mentioned for just three minutes in three-hour mayor’s question time session

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96 m. ago Tube strike olive branch: TfL offers RMT peace talks next week in bid to resolve staff fatigue concerns

Sadiq Khan escapes grilling over Tube strikes: walkouts mentioned for just three minutes in three-hour mayor’s question time session

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1 hour ago Russian drone incursion an ‘aggressive, reckless act’, says EU as Poland plans no

Poland is seeking to step up its defences with plans to restrict air traffic in the eastern part of the countryGrynkewich now gets a specific question on Poland.He speaks about how allied command operations worked in this case, with every level “doing exactly what they were supposed to do, which was to defend Alliance territory.”“But when you’re when you’re an operational commander, and you have a capability and there’s an attack or an incursion into your airspace, the cost of the weapon doesn’t matter at that moment in time; you’re going to use it to defend our population.” Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Substance smeared on synagogues in series of ‘revolting’ antisemitic incidents

An investigation has been launched after seven Jewish premises in Barnet, London, were targeted in separate incidents over recent weeks, police said.

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1 hour ago Tess Daly says 'feels good to be back' in huge Strictly Come Dancing update days before new series

Tess is back, alongside her co-host Claudia Winkleman

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1 hour ago I Love You, Byeee by Adam Buxton audiobook review – warm and witty whimsy

A chatty, self-deprecating memoir recalls the podcaster’s start in TV and his lifelong friendship with comedian and film-maker Joe CornishThe writer and comic Adam Buxton’s first memoir, Ramble Book, dug into his childhood and his relationship with his father, who featured as the cantankerous BaaadDad in Buxton’s 1990s pop culture series The Adam and Joe Show. I Love You, Byeee is the follow up in which he remembers his late mother, Valerie, and reflects on his TV career which began with him landing a job at Takeover TV, a showcase for new talent on Channel 4, where he brought in his childhood friend Joe Cornish.Fans of The Adam and Joe Show will find reminiscences about the pair’s toy movies, where they recreated films such as Titanic and Trainspotting, and their radio shows on XFM and 6Music. Buxton is candid about the strain of their working relationship and his feelings of insecurity when Cornish went off to direct his first film, Attack the Block, without him. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Ruben Amorim finally has something Erik ten Hag didn't at Manchester United

Manchester United have heavily backed Ruben Amorim and with a huge Manchester derby on the horizon, the time for excuses is over

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1 hour ago Baltimore Ravens’ Lamar Jackson apologizes after pushing incident with fan: ‘Just chill next time’

Jackson pushed a fan in response to having his helmet shoved during the Ravens-Bills game last weekend

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1 hour ago Strictly Come Dancing chaos as pairings leak online days before launch show airs on BBC

Strictly Come Dancing fans have been left furious after a major spoiler surfaced about the BBC dance competition revealing who Thomas Skinner is dancing with this series

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