3 h. ago David Stratton, esteemed Australian film critic, dies aged 85

The international cinema expert was beloved for his film reviews, particularly on television with Margaret PomeranzDavid Stratton’s closing credits: ‘I’ve done the best I could’David Stratton, the revered Australian film critic and beloved co-host of television programs The Movie Show and At The Movies with fellow critic Margaret Pomeranz, has died aged 85.Born in the English town of Trowbridge in 1939, Stratton was sent to live with his grandmother in Hampshire during the second world war. An avid filmgoer, she took Stratton to the cinema almost every day, which changed his life. In the 2017 documentary David Stratton: A Cinematic Life, Stratton said he watched “at least one” film he hadn’t seen every day, and had seen more than 25,000 films in his life. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Model ditches her life for the African desert after being robbed at gunpoint

When young model Aleks was mugged by thugs and held up at gunpoint, she made a massive life change that very same night. She would spin the globe and move to wherever it landed...

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20 h. ago Postcode Lottery winner who scooped £1m reveals spending spree

Sixty-three-year-old People's Postcode Lottery winner David shares how his life has changed - and how he even helped Dunkeld Golf Club buy a new tractor.

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50 h. ago Stephen Spencer on biking 1,000 miles for The Wave Project: 'these volunteers make magic happen' 

The surf therapy offered by the Wave Project charity helps young people going through tough times – and the results can be life-changing, writes Roger Cox

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62 h. ago What will happen to people arrested at Palestine Action demonstration?

After more than 500 arrests on Saturday, anyone convicted under s12 of the Terrorism Act could get up to 14 years in jailThe consequences of being arrested for expressing support for Palestine Action could be “life-changing”, one of those detained during Saturday’s protests, Jonathon Porritt, has admitted.While the former government adviser said he had carefully deliberated over a decision to take part, the road ahead for the more than 500 people arrested on Saturday involves possible criminal charges, court cases and convictions. Ultimately, custodial sentences of as much as 14 years could be imposed. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago 'I'm a hospice nurse and someone is close to death when their hands do one thing'

In the final days and hours of life, the body undergoes a series of physical changes - and experts have identified a symptom that is particularly common but often surprising for loved ones

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3 d. ago 'I thought I just had toothache, then a shock diagnosis changed my life forever'

Keshia Liburd thought her pain would be solved with a quick trip to the dentist - however she soon got the devastating news that she had a rare form of aggressive cancer

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3 d. ago Coronation Street star in tears as she addresses huge life change

Lucy Fallon, who first appeared as Bethany Platt on Coronation Street more than a decade ago, became emotional as she told her fans on social media about a major life change

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3 d. ago From finding love and God to gruelling challenges and coming close to death: How Mike Posner's life has changed 11 years on from writing hit single I Took A Pill in Ibiza

The 37-year-old singer is best known for 2010 hit Cooler Than Me, and his 2016 track with Avicii, I Took A Pill In Ibiza.

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4 d. ago The six gutting final words his father said to him that made him change his life

Josh Jones, 34, completely transformed his life after losing a staggering 7.5 stone

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4 d. ago 'Best' method to fall asleep easily during heatwave and it's completely free

A woman has shared a game-changing life hack for those struggling to sleep in the sweltering heat, as temperatures soar to over 30 degrees Celsius in some parts of the UK

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4 d. ago Lotto numbers LIVE: One National Lottery ticket holder wins £7.3m jackpot

One ticket holder has won a life-changing National Lottery jackpot in Saturday's draw, just in time to book a last-minute summer holiday with the cash

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4 d. ago Lotto numbers RECAP: One National Lottery ticket holder wins £7.3m jackpot

One ticket holder has won a life-changing National Lottery jackpot in Saturday's draw, just in time to book a last-minute summer holiday with the cash

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5 d. ago ‘We fought to achieve our dreams’: Fabinho on Diogo Jota and leaving Liverpool

Midfielder’s outlook on life has changed since the death of his former Anfield teammate in a tragic accidentFabinho attended Diogo Jota’s funeral unable to believe it was all true. His Portuguese friend, with whom he played for three years at Liverpool, had died in a tragic accident alongside André Silva, his brother. The Brazilian found himself reflecting extensively on life and how everything can be lost in a fleeting moment.“It was very difficult to absorb because he had a routine and a life just like mine,” Fabinho says. “When that happens, you put yourself in that situation. We’ve lived through a period together. We fought to achieve our dreams. Professional dreams, but personal dreams too. We had a lot in common. And then you think about it. There’s no way round it. It makes you think that life is but a breath.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago British woman moves to China and can't get over nine big career perks

A young British woman insists people should move to China as she has been wowed by her new way of life living in Shanghai – and she pointed out nine positive changes

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6 d. ago EuroMillions winning cancer dad thought £1 million win email was a sick scam

Single dad Paul Harvey, 51, had no idea he was sitting on a life-changing £1 million win for a week - and thought 'this must be a scam' when when he was chased by the National Lottery to claim the sum

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6 d. ago Scotland's Health Awards 2025: The NHS staff delivering life

The popular Hospital at Home service at NHS Forth Valley has been running since 2021.

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6 d. ago Emotional moment £1m lottery winning single dad battling cancer tells son of huge win

Paul, 51, told his son he won £1million in the lottery as the teenager got home from school – the two were captured celebrating their life changing winnings in the kitchen

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7 d. ago I trained like Anne Hathaway for a month, and it had some unexpected benefits

Hathaway says working with trainer Monique Eastwood ‘changed my life’

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7 d. ago Crumbling shells, melting ice – and a wildlife boom: what recreating Scott’s Antarctic trip reveals about our seas today

A new polar expedition compared samples with those collected more than a century ago by by Scott, along with voyages led by Shackleton and BorchgrevinkThree glass specimen jars full of satsuma-sized echinoderms, or sea urchins, sit on Dr Hugh Carter’s desk in the Natural History Museum. Each one, collected from the depths of the Southern Ocean by polar teams led by Sir Ernest Shackleton, Capt Robert Falcon Scott and the Norwegian Carsten Borchgrevink, tells a tale of heroic exploration and scientific endeavour.Now, more than a century later, Carter, the Natural History Museum’s (NHM) curator of marine invertebrates, hopes the preserved Antarctic urchins, 50 in all, will help tell a different, increasingly urgent story of modern times: how changes in the world’s southernmost waters may be affecting marine life. Continue reading...

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