3 h. ago Voices: My friends don’t make any effort with me now they have kids – why aren’t they interested in my child

The Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email dearvix@independent.co.uk for advice on love, work, family and relationships

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5 h. ago Voices: My friends don’t make any effort with me now they have kids

The Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email dearvix@independent.co.uk for advice on love, work, family and relationships

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18 h. ago Smurfs review – Rihanna is star turn of the new generation of floppy

James Corden and John Goodman join the singer voicing the Belgian creatures in this uninspired, unengaging kids’ animationThe star vocal turn of the very moderate new Smurfs film is Rihanna, phoning in an undemanding audio contribution as the female character named “Smurfette”. But there is little to no music in this laborious slice of content, one of the many frustrating and disconcerting things about it. And for me, this film shows yet again that there is something about the Smurfs, those little Belgian creatures with blue skin and floppy-protuberant hats, which is basically kryptonite to comedy and entertainment.The script by Pam Brady (justly respected for her work on South Park and Team America: World Police) follows the template of being pretty bland for the sweet Smurfs themselves, but is sharpened up with one or two properly funny lines for the all-too-brief scenes featuring the evil wizard characters Razamel and Gargamel (both voiced by JP Karliak) whom the Smurfs are up ag...

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20 h. ago Voices: Kids need lessons on misogyny and Andrew Tate at school – who else is going to teach them?

From sexism and LGBT+ rights, to porn and ‘incel’ culture: new school guidance unveiled this week is designed to do one thing, writes parent Victoria Richards – stop our kids being awful to each other

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45 h. ago Children to be taught how to resist Andrew Tate ‘incel’ culture at school

The new school guidance also stressed the need to avoid 'stigmatising boys for being boys'

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47 h. ago Children to be taught how to resist incel culture in new anti

Schools will be able to implement the guidance from September this year

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48 h. ago What is an incel? Secondary schools in England tackle ‘incel’ culture with new guidance

Police previously stated the movement is not “currently considered a terrorist ideology” but has the “ability to inspire terrible acts of violence”

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63 h. ago Major update on school curriculum as kids to get new lessons on misogyny and AI

Bridget Phillipson said kids are being 'bombarded by manipulative content online', as she vowed for them to be taught how to 'separate fact from fiction'

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4 d. ago Mum hears strange sound outside kids' bedroom at 3am – but it's not what it seems

A mum woke up in the middle of the night when she kept hearing a mysterious voice saying 'hello' outside her kids' bedroom - and she was left in stitches when she realised who it was

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4 d. ago Mum hears mysterious voice outside kids' room at 3am – then sees who's trying to get in

A mum shared how she woke up at 3am one night only to realise there was a mysterious voice talking outside her kids' bedroom, clearly trying to get inside - but it's not what it seems

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5 d. ago Voices: I don’t just have ‘normal’ worries about my child starting school – I’m scared she could die

For parents of kids with severe food allergies like mine, the rite of passage that is starting primary school is fraught with very real, very deadly fears that they will come to serious harm – or worse, writes Hannah Fearn

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5 d. ago ‘Am I minging?’ It’s Big Brother’s greatest moments – 25 years on

It’s been a quarter of a century since the UK fell in love with Big Brother. To celebrate, we remembers its best bits – from hot tub pregnancies to Andrew Tate getting his just dessertsBig Brother house, this is the Guardian. You are live to the nation. Please do not swear. Yes, it’s the show that changed the face of British TV. On 18 July, it’s exactly 25 years since the OG reality franchise took our screens by storm – which will be marked this autumn by an extended 25th anniversary series. So we are celebrating by fast-forwarding through a quarter-century of romances, rows and all-round ridiculousness to pick the greatest hits of Big Brother – not the celebrity spin-off, otherwise George Galloway being a cat and “David’s dead!” would definitely feature. Instead we’re talking about the original and best civilian edition, whose pioneering 00s pomp came on Channel 4, before the less loved Channel 5 era – which was axed in 2018 until ITV rebooted it two years ago. These are the Endemo...

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8 d. ago Andrew Tate sends UFC chief Dana White clear message over fight debut

Tate has not fought in MMA since 2010 but has called on Dana White to give him a fight following the announcement of potential event at the White House

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2 w. ago Andrew Tate escapes criminal charges for alleged attack on model Bri Stern in Beverly Hills hotel

Andrew Tate will not face criminal charges after Bri Stern accused him of choking her during sex at a Beverly Hills hotel, citing lack of evidence. His lawyer says Tate fully cooperated.

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3 w. ago Bonnie Blue reveals what she really thinks about Andrew Tate after controversial podcast

EXCLUSIVE: Adult star, Bonnie Blue has revealed that she and Andrew Tate have something in common after recording a controversial podcast which shocked thousands

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3 w. ago Andrew Tate’s High Court trial over rape and sexual violence claims by four women brought forward

Four women are suing the former kickboxer over claims of sexual violence, which he denies

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3 w. ago Trial of High Court claims against Andrew Tate brought forward to next summer

Tate’s barristers told an earlier court hearing that there was ‘total denial of wrongdoing’.

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3 w. ago 'It wouldn't be out of place coming from the mouth of Andrew Tate or an incel chatroom'

The Manchester Evening News observed a Progressive Masculinity workshop at Moorside High School, where boys are encouraged to explore who they want to be without judgement.

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3 w. ago Bonnie Blue makes sick Adolf Hitler boast as vile Andrew Tate makes WW3 claim

Bonnie Blue has reached a new low during a conversation with grim bloke Andrew Tate about what she would have done during World War 2 when the Nazis were slaughtering Jews

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3 w. ago Bonnie Blue's Andrew Tate marriage confession as she says 'this is worth being fat for'

Bonnie Blue will be on Andrew Tate's podcast soon and has taken to Instagram to shed some light on what happened in the hours leading up to the recording of the episode

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