19 h. ago 'Frustrating' delay kept police from entering teen's flat before tragedy

Beauty student Alex Duce, 18, died in her flat after family raised concerns for her safety

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36 h. ago Golf for them, grind for us: Trump, Vance and the hellish US holiday divide | Arwa Mahdawi

While American workers battle burnout and ‘infinite workdays’, the men at the top are living the endless vacation dreamYou know what the problem is with the US? Nobody wants to work any more. People feel entitled to cushy jobs with fat salaries and unlimited holiday time. And by “people” I mean American politicians, who seem to treat public office as an excuse for endless vacations. Because the president and vice-president are technically always on duty, there’s no official holiday policy – and it rather feels as if they are taking advantage of this.Take the vice-president, JD “OOO (out of office)” Vance. When he’s not inspiring memes or threatening to deport menswear influencers, he always seems to be off on a jolly. So far this year, the man has been skiing in Vermont, shut down bits of Disneyland for his family’s use and apparently raised the water level of a river in Ohio for a kayaking trip. Now, the Vances are summering in the Cotswolds. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago 'We're raising our kids to be night owls staying up until 2am

People have expressed their shock at how late they allow their kids to stay up to

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7 d. ago JD Vance’s team had water level of Ohio river raised for family’s boating trip

Exclusive: Incident raises questions of exploitation of public services, but Secret Service says it was requested for ‘safe navigation’JD Vance’s team had the army corps of engineers take the unusual step of changing the outflow of a lake in Ohio to accommodate a recent boating excursion on a family holiday, the Guardian has learned.The request from the US Secret Service was made to “support safe navigation” of the US vice-president’s security detail for an August outing on the Little Miami River, according to a statement by the US army corps of engineers (USACE). Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Disney's Family Feud features all trans team raising money for PROSTITUTES

Host Steve Harvey was left aghast as Family Feud's first ever all-trans team made a number of sexually charged jokes while raising money for black trans prostitutes.

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8 d. ago Six children orphaned after mum murdered by partner who then took his own life

The bodies of Shafeedqa Husseini, 41, and her 47-year-old husband Mirza were located inside their home after family members raised the alarm when they became uncontactable

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8 d. ago Loch Ken Trust organising family fun day to raise water safety awareness

There will be lots to do for all ages including rescue demonstrations, water safety and nature activities and kids funfair rides.

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2 w. ago ‘There’s an overwhelming bond of love’: the grandparents whose kids rely on them to raise a family

With many parents struggling to afford childcare, an army of grandparents have stepped up. They speak about the joys – and burdens – of caring for their grandkids at a time when they could be taking it easierWhen I first call Rita Labiche-Robinson, a 59-year-old retired project manager, she can’t chat because she is with her nine-year-old granddaughter. Rita looks after Nia two days a week – Thursdays and Fridays. Today is a Tuesday, but they live together, along with Nia’s mum, and Labiche-Robinson is too in the thick of it to talk.The three of them have been in the same home since March last year, when Labiche-Robinson’s daughter and granddaughter moved back from Canada. “While they’re waiting to be housed, they’re staying with me,” she says. On her designated days, she gets Nia up and takes her to school – a 10-minute walk from her home in Hackney, east London. At the end of the day, she picks Nia up, prepares her dinner and reads to her before bed. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Dad of baby girl killed outside hospital says 'I'm terrified' as he faces fears

Mabli Cariad Hall died in the most tragic circumstances outside a Welsh hospital in 2023. Her family and friends continue to raise money for a charity that helped them through the darkest hours of their lives

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3 w. ago ‘Forever 14’ Loved ones raise £4,000 for family of Celtic fan schoolboy killed in Ayrshire crash

Aiden McLuckie was a pedestrian on the bridge over Cessnock Water on the A76 near Hurlford when he was hit by a Vauxhall Corsa at around 5.10pm on Wednesday, July 16.

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3 w. ago 'Inspiring' influencer plunges 600ft to death in Italian Dolomites cycling crash

Andreas Tonelli's family raised the alarm on Tuesday evening after he failed to return home from a ride in the Italian Dolomites, sparking a huge helicopter search at around 9pm

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4 w. ago Family of Scottish farmer father lost to suicide raise £88k in 100

The money will go towards mental health services for those in the agriculture sector.

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