19 h. ago Life after Molly: Ian Russell on big tech, his daughter’s death – and why a social media ban won’t work

Molly Russell was just 14 when she took her own life in 2017, and an inquest later found negative online content was a significant factor. With many people now pushing for teenagers to be kept off tech platforms, her father explains why he backs a different approachIan Russell describes his life as being split into two parts: before and after 20 November 2017, the day his youngest daughter, Molly, took her own life as a result of depression and negative social media content. “Our life before Molly’s death was very ordinary. Unremarkable,” he says. He was a television producer and director, married with three daughters. “We lived in an ordinary London suburb, in an ordinary semi-detached house, the children went to ordinary schools.” The weekend before Molly’s death, they had a celebration for all three girls’ birthdays, which are in November. One was turning 21, another 18 and Molly was soon to be 15. “And I remember being in the kitchen of a house full of friends and family and thi...

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33 h. ago Pilates after prayers: men’s classes in Bradford mosques offer fitness and friendship

When organisers posted a TikTok promoting 45-minute pilates sessions, the video amassed 2m views. Now plans are afoot for female classes and youth clubsIt’s early afternoon on a gloomy day at the Jamia Usmania mosque in Bradford and a group of mostly elderly men have finished their midday prayers.The assembly of mainly retired men would usually return to the familiar drumbeat of day-to-day life, but instead they make their way downstairs to tackle squats, glute bridges and the butterfly position in the mosque’s weekly 45-minute pilates class. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago 'Exceptional' red roses to make someone’s Valentine's Day special are now £151 off

Plus, shoppers can bag an extra 10% off with a special discount code

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66 h. ago Lajuana is 89, with the body and mind of someone decades younger. What are the secrets of the superagers?

Why do some people age better than others? Five extraordinary individuals – who scientists are studying – share their tipsLajuana Weathers is determined to be the healthiest version of herself. She starts each day with a celery juice, is always trying to increase her step count, and meditates daily. Weathers is also 89 years old. And she has no plans to slow down. “I wake up in the morning and feel blessed that I have another chance at a day of life,” says the grandmother of six, and great‑grandmother of six more, who lives in Illinois in an independent living facility for seniors. “I look at my life as a holistic entity, and in that life is my physical, social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. I have to take care of all of those. That’s what I like about the ageing process. All the clutter of raising children is out and I can concentrate on the wellness of me.”Weathers is a superager. This isn’t a self-proclaimed label, but one backed up by science – she is pa...

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3 d. ago The Traitors star warns season 4 finalists after 'worst day of my life'

A former Traitors star has issued a stark warning ahead of Friday's anticipated final

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3 d. ago Museum of Romantic Life set to reopen in Paris on Valentine’s Day

It closed to the public in 2024 for a major overhaul

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3 d. ago BBC The Traitors star issues stark warning to Stephen just hours before final

The Traitors ended on a huge cliffhanger on Thursday night, just hours before the grand final

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3 d. ago The Traitors star issues warning to Rachel and Stephen after 'worst day of my life'

The fourth instalment of The Traitors is coming to an end after an explosive series of twists and turns

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4 d. ago My secret split, by Emilia Fox. He proposed to her every day and she always said yes. Now Silent Witness actress breaks her silence on her heartache over 'life

Oh no! For a minute there, Silent Witness fans, life looked peachy. Last time we tuned in, Nikki Alexander and Jack Hodgson were finally getting their happy-ever-after.

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4 d. ago BBC Traitors star warns new twist will cause 'chaos' before final

A former Traitors contestant warned the new ceremonial dagger twist 'is gonna cause chaos' as the final approaches

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4 d. ago '16ft great white shark bit my leg off as it played tug of war with me'

WARNING: DISTRESSING FOOTAGE - Heather Boswell was only 19 when she went for a dip in the Pacific Ocean on her day off from work and ended up swimming for her life

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5 d. ago Acer's touchscreen laptop that's just £49 is 'ideal' for school work

Its 15-hour battery life makes it capable of lasting a full day if you need to take it to the office or to school

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5 d. ago A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood review – getting through the day

Alex Jennings’s performance hums with buried rage in Christopher Isherwood’s landmark exploration of griefAt the start of A Single Man, George Falconer wakes up at home in the morning and drags himself despondently to the bathroom. There he stares at himself in the mirror, observing not so much a face as “the expression of a predicament a dull harassed stare, a coarsened nose, a mouth dragged down by the corners into a grimace as if at the sourness of its own toxins, cheeks sagging from their anchors of muscle”.Set in 1962, Christopher Isherwood’s landmark novel follows a day in the life of a 58-year-old British expat and college professor living in California. George is silently trying to come to terms with the death of his partner, Jim, after a car accident. We accompany him from his morning ablutions – during which he reflects on the judgment of his homophobic neighbour Mrs Strunk – and his drive to work, to a teaching session, a gym workout and a drink with his friend Charley. T...

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5 d. ago Dominic Solanke desperate to break into Tuchel’s England World Cup plans after ‘one of hardest moments of my life’

DOMINIC SOLANKE wants to gatecrash Thomas Tuchel’s World Cup squad - after returning from a nagging injury that inflicted "one of the hardest moments of my life”. The Tottenham striker made his first start since the final day of last season against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday, scoring the second in a 2-0 win. It followed...

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6 d. ago I woke up one day with tinnitus. It ruined my life... but this is how I got rid of the agony for good

March 16, 2020. That day is in my diary as the day I started to hear buzzing in my ears. And that buzzing has never gone away.

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7 d. ago Welsh Labour politician hailed as a 'powerful voice' by Keir Starmer took his own life the day before his birthday

A Welsh Labour politician hailed as a 'powerful voice' by Keir Starmer killed himself by hanging the day before his birthday, a coroner has ruled.

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7 d. ago MLK Day 2026: What’s open and what’s closed for the federal holiday

Most schools, banks and stores are closed in observance of the federal holiday

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8 d. ago 'We're conjoined twins with one married and here's how our sex life really works'

Conjoined twins Carmen and Lupita constantly get questioned over Carmen's relationship with her husband - but despite cruel comments the pair continue to share their day-to-day life

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9 d. ago Davina McCall reveals future on ITV show and why wedding was 'best day of her life'

TV legend Davina McCall is stepping back from full-time work following her brain tumour and breast cancer battles, but she has no plans on giving up ITV's Long Lost Families

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1 week ago Today is National Bagel Day: Here’s all the best deals and freebies

National Bagel Day takes place every January 15

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