84 m. ago ‘I was told I wouldn’t walk again. I proved the doctors wrong’: the bike

In 2021, Harold Price, now 82, broke a vertebra while cycling with a friend, leaving him barely able to use his legs. Then a chance recommendation changed his life• ‘It took time to love my soft, larger shape’: the body-positive writer who recovered from an eating disorderBefore the accident, Harold Price, 82, loved being on two wheels. A retired engineer from Griffithstown in Wales, he cycled about 95 miles a week on his road bike. “Not bad for 78,” he says. On other days he’d be out on one of his restored motorbikes, as he was in June 2021, with a friend. They were riding at 10 miles an hour on a narrow road when his friend pulled out in front of him. “I had nowhere to go,” Price says. He remembers his head snapping back into his helmet before he blacked out.Price spent months in hospital. He had broken the fifth vertebra in his neck, resulting in compression of his spinal cord. He was told he wouldn’t walk again. “That was a bit of a downer, obviously,” he says. He was determined...

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92 m. ago Danny Dyer 'lined up for The Celebrity Traitors' after snubbing BBC offer

The EastEnders star reportedly changed his mind about appearing on the BBC show after watching Alan Carr win the first celebrity series

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95 m. ago 35st dad knew he had to change after 'biggest' scales couldn't read his weight

Josiah Ojofeitimi said a five-minute walk left him 'sweaty and breathless'

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2 h. ago Family fight for change to franchise law in honour of late Paisley dad

Adrian Howe died after putting his house on the line as part of a deal to run two Vodafone stores as a franchisee

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2 h. ago Full list of DWP measures to help young people into work or learning this year

Young people aged between 16 and 24 in Central and East Scotland will see changes introduced this Spring.

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2 h. ago From Trump’s rejected treaties to our daily lives, we’re building walls around ourselves | Anand Pandian

Martin Luther King Jr knew that ‘whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly’. But we Americans are denying that realityThe United States seems determined to turn its back on the rest of our planetary neighbors. The Trump administration’s recent decision to withdraw from 66 international treaties, conventions and organizations is striking for the range of its rejections. Everything from the global treaty on climate change to multilateral efforts to address migration and cultural heritage, clean water and renewable energy, and the international trade in timber and minerals has been summarily dismissed as “contrary to the interests of the United States”.It’s no surprise that an administration hellbent on physical walls around the United States would also put up such walls of indifference, as if all of these longstanding collective efforts were simply “irrelevant” to our interests as a country, as the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, put it in a public statement. And yet, a...

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2 h. ago Bacon will be perfectly crispy if you add one ingredient to the pan

Learn how to cook extra crispy bacon using water instead of oil with this game-changing method from America's Test Kitchen that delivers delicious results

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2 h. ago Michael Carrick makes new Man United change as senior stars send clear message to team

Michael Carrick has taken over at Manchester United and his new training regime has already been put in place, with players impressed by the level of detail and intensity

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2 h. ago Cleaner River Thames but effects of climate change remain, health check finds

Experts have warned pollution remains a significant challenge despite the return of some 125 species to the river

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2 h. ago America’s new food pyramid hopes to change how the country eats

The US’s new food pyramid is causing a stir reports Cathal O'Hara and Gráinne Kent

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2 h. ago Should I worry my breasts have been getting bigger? DR MARTIN SCURR has the answer...

I've always been slim, but a couple of years ago I noticed that the size of my breasts has increased and that I have put weight on. I have not changed my diet.

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2 h. ago Darts stars to have one shot at £150k prize in Saudi Arabia Masters rule change

The Saudi Arabia Darts Masters features a unique new rule involving a 'Golden Bullseye' that players such as Luke Littler and Gerwyn Price could look to win

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2 h. ago Personal trainer says making 1 daily could help you lose 1lb every week

Many people start the new year with a resolution to lose weight or get fitter, and one fitness influencer has shared a simple change that could help you reach your goals

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2 h. ago US considers offering asylum to BRITISH Jews, saying Britain is 'no longer safe' for them

US President Donald Trump's lawyer Robert Garson revealed he had spoken to the State Department about offering asylum to British Jews escaping antisemitism

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3 h. ago The pub that changed me: ‘I bonded with a new group of friends there – and it led to my dream job’

Ye Olde Swiss Cottage in London was gaudy, draughty and built on a traffic island. But it was just the escape I neededEarly in my career, I was going through a difficult chapter in work and life. Having moved down to London from Glasgow, I felt socially untethered, unsure of where I belonged. I yearned to feel part of a gang like I’d done back home, but I had no clue about how to find one. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago The one change that worked: I tried all the hobbies I thought I’d hate – and found friendship and escape

I was in a work-commute-collapse cycle and didn’t know what to do. Then I began sampling activities I’d previously dismissed – book clubs, line dancing, chess – and it became oddly addictiveFor most of my life, I treated taste as fixed. There were things I liked and things I didn’t, and that was that. Hobbies, foods and even social situations were quietly written off with the certainty of personal preference. But sticking to that sentiment had left me in a bit of a rut.When I moved to London, I threw myself into work: long hours, commuting and networking. In the process, I stopped making time for hobbies or trying anything new. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Everyone to get two 'extra' bank holidays in 2027 as dates change

There will then be another long weekend at the start of 2028

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4 h. ago 'I'm a thrifting fanatic but I've stopped shopping in charity shops for 1 reason'

A second hand reseller has shared his frustrations after deciding to stop shopping in charity shops general due to one change that has been applied - but people don't agree

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5 h. ago 'This Government must act now' urge family of Genevieve Meehan as they deliver letter to Downing Street

The family of Genevieve Meehan are calling for urgent change in law

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5 h. ago Rock icon dies after completing autobiography and helping change music forever

A beloved musician, who played a part in forming one of the most iconic punk bands ever known, has died after completing his autobiography which is set for release this year

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