58 m. ago I long for a sexual relationship but fear I'm too old. Since my husband's death, I feel doomed to a life of celibacy despite being fit and active. What can I do? BEL MOONEY has the powerful answer

I feel too old and nervous to contemplate internet dating and have absolutely no desire to marry again. Is there any solution you know for my problem? Bel Mooney replies...

Events

77 m. ago ‘We had to swim to safety. I didn’t think we would make it out alive’: the people fleeing climate breakdown – in pictures

Photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer capture the families, farmers and fishers who have been forced to leave their homes by extreme weather – and the landscapes they left behind. Introduction by Dina NayeriIn 2009, Swiss photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer set out to document the people suffering the first shocks of the climate crisis. They had just returned from China, where rapid, unregulated development has ravaged the natural landscapes. Back home, though, the debate still felt strangely theoretical. “In 2009, you still had people who denied climate change,” Braschler recalls. “People said, ‘This is media hype.’” So the couple, working with the Global Humanitarian Forum in Geneva and supported by Kofi Annan, began The Human Face of Climate Change, a portrait series that showed the people on the frontline of a warming world.Sixteen years later, climate change is no longer up for debate; the urgent discussions now revolve around solutions. Braschler an...

Society

77 m. ago Rage rooms: can smashing stuff up really help to relieve anger and stress?

Venues promoting destruction as stress relief are appearing around the UK but experts – and our correspondent – are unsureIf you find it hard to count to 10 when anger bubbles up, a new trend offers a more hands-on approach. Rage rooms are cropping up across the UK, allowing punters to smash seven bells out of old TVs, plates and furniture.Such pay-to-destroy ventures are thought to have originated in Japan in 2008, but have since gone global. In the UK alone venues can be found in locations from Birmingham to Brighton, with many promoting destruction as a stress-relieving experience. Continue reading...

Politics

79 m. ago 'We've never seen anything like it': The price of gold is soaring to levels not seen in years. Now, our Hatton Garden experts reveal why Brits are turning their backs on banks

While pensions, stocks and shares feel unstable in our volatile world, more and more people are investing in gold. Liz Hoggard meets the sisters who are leading the trend

Economics

1 hour ago Ashes latest: England dealt huge Mark Wood injury blow ahead of second Test

Pace-bowler set to miss the Gabba Test

Economics

2 h. ago Luke Littler buys himself a brand new BMW after darts hero passes driving test

18-year-old darts sensation Luke Littler passed his driving test at the first attempt - after sitting the theory test seven times - and celebrated by buying a brand new BMW

Economics

2 h. ago US tourist tells how robber punched him in the face and stole his £3,000 chain just five hours after he arrived in Lawless London

Eric Ou, who has some 335,000 followers on Instagram and 288,000 on TikTok, took to social media to recount the ordeal while walking through the streets of London with two friends.

Society

2 h. ago Jess Glynne forced to miss Alex Scott I'm A Celeb exit for heartbreaking reason

Singer Jess Glynne was unable to fly to Australia to meet girlfriend Alex Scott after she was voted out of the I'm A Celebrity jungle due to a family health crisis

Politics

3 h. ago Mark Wood set to miss second Ashes Test as England dealt fitness blow

Wood missed training ahead of the clash in Brisbane and is not expected to feature at The Gabba

Economics

3 h. ago The cruel truth behind Bianca Wallace's loving hospital snap of her and Ioan Gruffudd's new 'angel child'... and who I feel most sorry for in this sickening saga: AMANDA PLATELL

Bianca Wallace, the new much younger wife of Ioan Gruffudd, posts pictures of them kissing in the maternity room, welcoming what they call their 'angel child'.

Politics

3 h. ago Australian PM Anthony Albanese marries longtime partner Jodie Haydon in private ceremony

Albanese becomes first Australian prime minister to tie the knot while in office

Events

3 h. ago Australian prime minister Albanese becomes the first ever to marry in office

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has married his partner Jodie Haydon in a secretive ceremony

Politics

4 h. ago Alex Scott in emotional reunion after I'm A Celeb exit as Jess Glynne in family crisis

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!'s first evictee Alex Scott has been snapped reuniting with her family at the Marriott hotel in Surfers Paradise, Australia

Events

4 h. ago British backpackers head to Australia in record breaking numbers to escape UK

Australia is handing out record numbers of visas to young backpackers and Brits are snapping up the most, with nearly 80,000 young British nationals heading Down Under

Politics

4 h. ago Ashes latest as Australia missing captain for second Test against England tourists

Australia can take a commanding 2-0 lead in The Ashes as the second Test gets underway in Brisbane next week, and England know exactly whom they'll be facing next up

Events

4 h. ago 'Masterpiece' musical double bill with Harry Potter icon airing for free this weekend

Film4 is airing this sensational musical double bill with Hollywood and Harry Potter legends on Saturday evening

Politics

5 h. ago 'Magic in a bottle' serum that makes frizzy, bleached hair 'bouncy and shiny' on sale

'You feel the difference in your hair just after one use'

Politics

5 h. ago 'Amazing classic comedy' with 'absolutely perfect cast' on Film 4 today

Two acting legends star in this 90s feel-good family movie perfect for a Saturday spent on the sofa – fans of the film are calling it a 'heart-warming' experience

Culture

5 h. ago I visited the ‘Golden Mile’ of the UK’s best garden centres – it was epic with a Santa’s grotto AND a festive train ride

AS I turn the corner, I see a giant 6ft Santa, a wooden sleigh and thousands and thousands of Christmas trees - but I’m not in Lapland or the North Pole I’m in North London’s Crews Hill. The one mile strip is home to some of the UK’s best garden centres for anyone in search of...

Politics

5 h. ago Ben Stokes says England are desperate to avenge ‘rubbish’ first Test performance

Stokes insists the players feel the same pain as the travelling fans after a two-day defeat in Perth.

Politics