8 h. ago US remains ‘indispensable partner at time of great peril’, says Irish premier

Micheal Martin was speaking as he travelled to the US for a visit which will include a bilateral meeting with the president Donald Trump.

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3 d. ago ‘My child would use anything as a weapon’: the parents who live in fear of their offspring

Erin had knives thrown at her, Dolly was kicked, Tim was punched and all of this violence came from their own children. Why does the outside world ignore such attacks – or even blame the victims?Erin knows her three children haven’t had an easy time. When they were growing up, her partner was abusive towards her and the children witnessed violence and coercion at home before she found the strength to end the relationship. A few years later, her child Jay – then in their early teens – disclosed that a trusted adult had sexually abused them.Erin, a successful businesswoman, has always believed Jay. She reported the abuse to police and severed ties with the alleged perpetrator. But Jay’s behaviour began to change. They threw knives at Erin. They set fires in the house. “They would use anything as a weapon to cause injury and harm,” Erin says. Often, Erin was forced to barricade herself inside her bedroom when Jay tried to attack her, while the other children fled the house. In many way...

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5 d. ago Mum finds out partner is dead after seeing police and paramedics on camera inside their home

James Digweed, 45, was found dead in his Bootle home after partner Aimee Sunter left for work - the first time she had returned to her job as a community carer after maternity leave

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8 d. ago Fearne Cotton's whirlwind love life from failed engagement and divorce to new beau

Fearne Cotton has had a colourful love life that has intrigued fans for years, with her high-profile relationships making headlines time and time again before her shock split from partner Jesse Wood

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9 d. ago Emmerdale's Natalie Ann Jamieson's 'adoption plans' following unexpected death

Emmerdale star Natalie Ann Jamieson has opened up about her character's tragic death and her future with long-time partner Ali Ward after soap icon Amy was killed off last month

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9 d. ago Emmerdale's Natalie Ann Jamieson's 'adoption plans' following tragic on

Emmerdale star Natalie Ann Jamieson has opened up about her character's tragic death and her future with long-time partner Ali Ward after soap icon Amy was killed off last month

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9 d. ago My partner’s unresolved grief is putting a strain on our relationship

Feeling sadness is essential for feeling happiness, but unlearning the avoidance mechanisms your partner has put in place may take time• Every week Annalisa Barbieri addresses a relationship problem sent in by a readerAs a teenager, my partner lost their father to illness. He was their idol, so of course this led to profound grief, which I feel is unresolved.We recently watched a movie that was hauntingly emotional, and my partner was angry afterwards. This led to an argument, with them saying they never want to watch something that will make them feel sadness again. I encouraged them to sit with sadness; they went to bed. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago My partner’s unresolved grief is putting a strain on our relationship | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

Feeling sadness is essential for feeling happiness, but unlearning the avoidance mechanisms your partner has put in place may take time• Every week Annalisa Barbieri addresses a relationship problem sent in by a readerAs a teenager, my partner lost their father to illness. He was their idol, so of course this led to profound grief, which I feel is unresolved.We recently watched a movie that was hauntingly emotional, and my partner was angry afterwards. This led to an argument, with them saying they never want to watch something that will make them feel sadness again. I encouraged them to sit with sadness; they went to bed. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘The bot asked me four times a day how I was feeling’: is tracking everything actually good for us?

Gathering data used to be a fringe pursuit of Silicon Valley nerds. Now we’re all at it, recording everything from menstrual cycles and mobility to toothbrushing and time spent in daylight. Is this just narcissism redesigned for the big tech age?I first heard about my friend Adam’s curious new habit in a busy pub. He said he’d been doing it for over a year, but had never spoken to anyone about it before. He had a furtive look around, then took out his phone and showed me the product of his burning obsession: a spreadsheet.This was not a record of his annual tax return or numbers he was crunching for work (Adam is a data scientist). Instead, it was a spreadsheet recording the minutiae of his life, with dozens of columns tracking every element of his daily routine. It all started, he told me, because of a recurring argument with his boyfriend. His partner didn’t think they spent enough time together, but Adam thought that they did. There was only one way to settle this, he decided: co...

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2 w. ago I muffle my cries of passion – but the noise is upsetting my partner’s teenager

Slammed doors and avoidant behaviour have alerted me to the 18-year-old’s discomfort. How can I persuade my lover that this is a problem?I’ve been dating a man whose 18-year-old kid lives with him full-time. My partner and I are very intimate and I always thought that I kept my cries of passion down by screaming into a pillow. Recently, his kid began slamming doors and cupboards very loudly to let us know that they had heard us. I told my partner that I felt bad, but he said he didn’t think I was being loud and that he had already explained to his kid when they chose to live with him full-time that this would happen. I don’t have the best relationship with his kid because I very rarely spend any time with them, and they are quite introverted. What’s more, recently they were avoiding eye contact with me and seemed uncomfortable. Now, I’m afraid that I’ve made them unhappy by simply being there. I don’t spend very much time with the man I’m dating, which I think sends a signal to his ...

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2 w. ago US displaced China as Germany's biggest single trading partner last year

The United States was Germany’s biggest single trading partner last year for the first time since 2015, displacing China from the top spot as exports to the Asian power declined

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2 w. ago Take good pictures and embrace the apps: how to start dating

Experts say dating is ‘a numbers game’. Here are their tips on how best to play itPeople love to tell singles to “put themselves out there” like they’re bits of fishing tackle. What does that even mean? Dress in something shiny, submerge yourself in murky water and hook the first unsuspecting vertebrate that comes to investigate?Actually, dating can feel that way sometimes. But it doesn’t have to. Experts say finding a partner does take time and effort. Fortunately, it can also be fun. Continue reading...

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