4 h. ago Amanda Holden addresses change with husband Chris after 'taking notes' from expert

Amanda Holden shared how her new co-star, relationship expert Paul C Brunson, helped with her own love life during filming for their new Netflix show, Cheat: Unfinished Business

Culture

4 h. ago Vicar, 79, found with vile 'eunuch maker' images as police raided his house over meth and ketamine hoard he claimed helped him relate to followers

Geoffrey Baulcomb, a former Church of England vicar who claimed his drug habit helped him relate to his parishioners, has admitted possessing indecent images linked to the 'eunuch maker' case.

Events

28 h. ago Detectives hunting 'Night Watcher' burglar release images of three watches stolen in violent £1.4m raid on 63

The armed robber split open a 63-year-old businesswoman's head by pistol-whipping her when she was alone at home in Sevenoaks, Kent.

Economics

29 h. ago Incels should have ‘speed dating’ coaching to help them form healthy relationships, expert says

‘It’s very easy to walk around hating 50 per cent of the population if you’re never subjected to that half of the population’

Science

6 d. ago Man jumped out of hedge and robbed teenage girls at knifepoint

Police have issued an image of a man they would like to speak to

Events

7 d. ago ‘She helps cheer me up’: the people forming relationships with AI chatbots

From virtual ‘wives’ to mental health support, more than 100m people are using personified chatbotsMen who have virtual “wives” and neurodiverse people using chatbots to help them navigate relationships are among a growing range of ways in which artificial intelligence is transforming human connection and intimacy.Dozens of readers shared their experiences of using personified AI chatbot apps, engineered to simulate human-like interactions by adaptive learning and personalised responses, in response to a Guardian callout. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago Man 'stabbed' in early hours attack as police tape off Edinburgh road

Images from the scene this morning show a huge police presence with cordons erected outside of homes and businesses in the residential area.

Events

1 week ago Kaliane Bradley: ‘I dreaded the book going to people I know’

The author of bestseller The Ministry of Time on how lockdown telly, Terry Pratchett and her Cambodian heritage shaped her Arctic time travel taleKaliane Bradley, 36, lives in east London and works as an editor at Penguin Classics. Her debut novel, The Ministry of Time (Sceptre), was published last year to critical acclaim and a place in the bestseller charts and is out in paperback now. It’s a vivid time travel tale following Lieutenant Graham Gore, a crew member of Franklin’s lost 1845 Arctic expedition, who is brought back to life in the 21st century as part of a government experiment. He develops an unlikely relationship with his “bridge”, a contemporary character helping him assimilate to the modern world. It was longlisted for the 2025 women’s prize for fiction and the BBC has commissioned a TV adaptation.What has the past year been like for you?Lovely and discombobulating. I veer wildly between immense gratitude and intense impostor syndrome. But I’m still working 4.5 days a ...

Politics

1 week ago Why friendship is important in relationships – as Queen Camilla shares secrets to happy marriage

Friendship brings trust, laughter, and a deep understanding that helps relationships not only survive the hard times, but thrive through them.

Politics

1 week ago Two arrested as police raid house with their boss watching on

'There is no earthly point carrying a warrant card if you don't go around arresting bad people'

Events

1 week ago Inside Youth Demand: The Gen Z protest group vowing to 'shut down' London

Youth Demand say they have 25,000 people on their mailing list and have seen interest surge since police raided a Quaker House meeting

Events

2 w. ago The Trump administration withdrew 11 pieces of ADA guidance. How will it affect compliance?

President Donald Trump’s administration has withdrawn 11 pieces of guidance related to the Americans with Disabilities Act that helped stores, hotels and other businesses understand their obligation to the law

Politics

2 w. ago Why you might need vitamins for your EYES, and which ones to buy, by DR HAKAM GHABRA

Countless products claim to help eye health and protect against conditions such as age-related macular degeneration. Here Dr Hakam Ghabra assesses some of these supplements.

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2 w. ago Why you might need vitamin for your EYES, and which ones to buy, by DR HAKAM GHABRA

Countless products claim to help eye health and protect against conditions such as age-related macular degeneration. Here Dr Hakam Ghabra assesses these supplements.

Politics

2 w. ago CCTV image released as police investigate theft in Manchester city centre

Officers want to speak to this man

Events

2 w. ago The crack cocaine epidemic on London's tube: As ministers condemn open drug use, scores more images emerge amid soaring crime levels under Sadiq Khan drug police turn a blind eye

The Tube's crime epidemic was laid bare this week after photos emerged of a 'dirty, scuffy-looking' male lighting a metal pipe on a carriage.

Events

2 w. ago Wife gushes about her husband's 'ridiculously kind' act to help out at meal times

A woman has been criticised online after sharing what she thought was a heartwarming gesture from her husband - only to be accused of being helpless and infantilised.

Politics

2 w. ago Grandparents helping to fund grandchildren to get behind the wheel – survey

The average spend by grandparents helping their relatives to drive a car is £140, according to insurer Veygo.

Society

2 w. ago Met Police bans loud noises and spinning images in PowerPoint presentations

The force has issued guidance banning loud noises during presentations, in case they trigger a heart attack.

Events

2 w. ago ‘I didn’t start out wanting to see kids’: are porn algorithms feeding a generation of paedophiles – or creating one?

More than 850 men a month are arrested for online child abuse offences in England and Wales. They come from every walk of life: teachers, police officers, doctors, TV presenters. And the numbers are rising every year. How did this happen?Andy was enjoying a weekend away with his wife when it happened. “My neighbour phoned me and said, ‘The police are in your house. They’re looking for you.’” He didn’t need to wonder why. “You know. You know the reason. I was petrified when I got that call. It wasn’t just the thought of other people knowing what I had done; I also had to face myself, and that is a sick feeling – it is guilt, shame.”Andy had been watching and sharing images of children being sexually abused for several months before the police appeared at his door. He tried at first to keep it from his wife: “I was afraid she would ask me to leave. I wouldn’t have blamed her if she had.” Continue reading...

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