11 h. ago Two boys accused of murder after fatal stabbing of London teenager, 17, with ‘whole life ahead of him’

The 16-year-olds will appear in custody at Highbury Corner Youth Court on Monday

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12 h. ago Two boys accused of murder after fatal stabbing of London teenager, 17, with his ‘whole life ahead of him’

The 16-year-olds will appear in custody at Highbury Corner Youth Court on Monday

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14 h. ago Teenager who LIVED on a train for two years with an unlimited rail pass and all his belongings in one small backpack reveals his tips for packing light

Lasse Stolley, 18, swapped normal teenage life for an annual season ticket in 2023 after an apprenticeship he had planned to take after leaving school fell through.

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32 h. ago Pictured: Teenager, 17, with his 'whole life ahead of him' knifed to death in lawless London

Keiron Charles, from East Acton, who had his 'whole life ahead of him', died after being stabbed at around 1.10pm yesterday on Erconwald Street, Shepherd's Bush.

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46 h. ago Biologist whose innovation saved the life of British teenager wins $3m Breakthrough prize

Prof David Liu is among the winners of 2025’s ‘Oscars of science’, with honours also going to researchers for landmark work on multiple sclerosis, particle physics and ‘skinny jabs’For the past five years, David Liu – a professor at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, a biomedical research facility in Massachusetts – has marked Thanksgiving by handing over his entire annual salary, after taking care of taxes, to the staff and students in his laboratory.It started as the pandemic broke and Liu heard that students who wanted to cycle instead of taking public transport could not afford bicycles. Given how hard they worked and how little they were paid, Liu stepped in. He couldn’t unilaterally raise their incomes, so emailed them Amazon eGift cards. This ran into problems too, however. “Everyone thought they were being scammed,” he recalls. And so he switched to writing cheques. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Road closed after fatal stabbing and arrest near West London tube station

Road closed after fatal stabbing and arrest near West London tube station  Guardian Series

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3 d. ago Teenage driver arrested as man fights for life after being hit by car in east London

London Ambulance Service took two people to hospital following crash Commercial Road, Limehouse

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4 d. ago Luke Littler's rumoured girlfriend and darts sensation's previous age gap romance

Darts superstar Luke Littler has brought more eyes to the sport, but his personal life is also gaining more attention since the teenager's rise to fame on the oche

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5 d. ago Romesh Ranganathan reveals he used to 'fantasise' about suicide and came 'very close' to taking his own life as he opens up about his mental health and how running has helped him

The comedian, 47, admitted he came 'very close' to take his own life when he was a 'super depressed' teenager.

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7 d. ago ‘Society SUCKS!’ The fanatical diary of a teen scribbler who threw herself into punk

Don’t live like everyone else! Angela Jaeger met every act going in punk, in New York and London – and had crushes on them all. Now 65, she talks us through her thrill-filled diariesThere is nothing new to discover, surely, about the birth of punk. But perhaps it depends where you look. Written between 1977 and 1981, the teenage diaries of Angela Jaeger crackle with life. Published as the book I Feel Famous, the New York and London punk scenester’s writing gives us a real-time immersion, with zero revisionism, into not only what happened and who was there, but how it felt to a musically fanatical teenage girl.Diary entry for 9 May, 1977, about a Bryan Ferry/Talking Heads gig being sold out: “Shit, damn, piss forever!! What can you do but kick and curse cause you CAN’T GO! It shits bricks solid!!” By 27 June, she’s a dedicated anglophile, a Sex Pistols and Clash obsessive, searching for an identity and asking the big questions: “Why should we be expected to live like everyone else do...

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1 week ago What is hyaluronic acid and is it really ok for teens to use in skincare?

It might be a common skincare ingredient, but is hyaluronic acid safe? Zoe Porter and Laurence Orlando report.

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2 w. ago 'I lived in a Spanish city for 14 years but I barely recognise it for this sad reason'

Moving to London from my home of Barcelona during my teenage years has made me appreciate the quality of life in Spain. Although I don't blame anyone for wanting to move there, it's getting out of control

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2 w. ago Boy accused of park murder has ‘difficulty keeping track of lies’, jury told

Bhim Kohli, 80, died the day after he was injured while walking his dog in a park near his home.

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2 w. ago Man held on suspicion of murder after fatal stabbing in south London

Officers were called at around 5.10am to reports of a man suffering a stab injury in Brixton Road, Lambeth, on Thursday.

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2 w. ago A moment that changed me: I was an excruciatingly shy teenager. Then Courtney Love roared into my life

I swapped my drab clothes for charity-shop nightdresses, highlighted my hair with Sun In – and realised I didn’t need to apologise for being angryI had no tribe during my first three years of high school. Desperate to be accepted by the in-crowd, but sick with anxiety if I was invited to one of their parties, I had no idea who I was. I had spots, wonky teeth and my hair was lank. I was kind of gangly and excruciatingly shy. I didn’t fit the mould, and I had no idea you could carve out your own space in the world.Bombarded with TV shows such as Beverly Hills 90210 and Baywatch, while poring over teen magazines, I compared myself with the glossy, wholesome models that I saw – and felt that I was failing. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man dies from injuries after saving his teen son from Oklahoma wildfire

Allen Ferguson carried his son through a wildfire to safety during Friday’s extreme weather conditionsA community in Oklahoma is lamenting the death of a local wrestling coach who carried his teenaged son through a wildfire to safety and sacrificed his life in the process.Allen Ferguson, of the Oklahoma City suburb of Chandler, died “a hero, and his dedication to his family and our community will never be forgotten”, said a statement from local state representative Jim Shaw. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Three teenagers die in horror car crash while fourth fights for his life in hospital as police launch appeal over 'Audi, Vauxhall Corsa and VW Golf travelling together'

Emergency services were called after a silver Audi A1 crashed on Offoxey Road, in Tong, near Shifnal, Shropshire, at around 11.15pm on Friday.

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3 w. ago Stacey Dooley's dark past from shoplifting stint to drug dealer ex

Documentary-maker Stacey Dooley has become a household name on our screens, but there's a lot more to the presenter than what we see on screen including her past love life and rebellious teenage years

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3 w. ago Teenager sentenced to life for south London murder of Elianne Andam

Hassan Sentamu jailed for at least 23 years for fatal stabbing of Elianne, 15, in Croydon after row over teddy bearA teenager has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering a 15-year-old girl after a row over a teddy bear in south London.Hassan Sentamu was 17 when he killed Elianne Andam by stabbing her in the neck outside the Whitgift Centre in Croydon, south London, in September 2023. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Teenager jailed for life for Elianne Andam murder over teddy bear row

Hassan Sentamu, 18, had a history of attacking girls and carrying knives.

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