68 h. ago 'We have a combined age of over 200, and this is the secret to a long and happy life'

Next-door neighbours Josie Church and Anne Wallace-Hadrill were born on the same day in 1924

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4 d. ago Adolescence's Ashley Walters reveals very strict rule he has to stay connected with kids

Actor and former So Solid Crew star Ashley Walters has revealed his secret to a happy home life with his family- and it's not what you'd expect

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4 d. ago Michelle Keegan gives 'happy' glimpse into life as new mum after new picture of baby girl

The actress has given a tiny insight into how she's spending her time in her baby bubble with her first child

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6 d. ago Inside White Lotus' Walton Goggins stunning Scottish hunting lodge with quirky feature hidden in wall

Walton Goggins has not disappointed HBO White Lotus fans with his epic turn in season three as the mysterious Rick, but off screen he's got a happy home life in a stunning Scottish hunting lodge...

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1 week ago I moved to Finland 40 years ago – here’s what life is like in the ‘world’s happiest country’

As Finland is once again branded the cheeriest country, Tim Bird – who swapped Britain for the Nordic nation in the 1980s – shares the reality of life in ‘Happy Land’

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1 week ago Netflix fans ‘life complete’ as Happy Gilmore 2 trailer teases Rory McIlroy cameo and even more A

The long-awaited sequel to the 1996 comedy classic lands on Netflix this summer

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1 week ago At 58, I'd been on every antidepressant under the sun. Then I tried an experimental drug that 'reset' my mind and FINALLY cleared my decades

To everyone around her, Kerry Soorley appeared put-together. She seemed happy and was always the life of the party after a couple of drinks. Behind closed doors, she was a different woman.

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2 w. ago Dan Osborne all smiles in photos just hours before Jacqueline Jossa split bombshell

Just hours before he shock news of Dan and Jacqueline's split the pair separately took to Instagram to share a life update - but while Dan appeared happy and smiling Jacqueline looked glum

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2 w. ago Happy Face: this drama about a serial killer’s daughter is so mind

At times, this true-crime drama feels like a meta satire of an industry that milks private pain for entertainment. It is, however, no such thing You know the feeling: you’re watching a shocking docudrama about a toxic waste scandal, or the baseless prosecution of 555 sub-postmasters, or the fraudulent founder of a blood-testing biotech company, and you start thinking – did this all really happen? So you do some digging online. Usually, it turns out there has been a mild massaging of the truth in the name of narrative efficiency: a couple of characters conflated, a timeline slightly rejigged. Only very occasionally (once?) will a case of dramatic licence result in a hysterical media storm, a global debate about the ethics of dramatisation and Netflix being hit with a $170m lawsuit. And yet it is almost unheard of to settle down to watch a series based on real events – or, in the case of Paramount+’s Happy Face (from Thursday 20 March), “inspired by a true life story” – and be confron...

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2 w. ago A happy band of hippies brought life to the vacant house in my neighbourhood. I wish they could stay

Watching the abandoned house nearby descend into disrepair frightened Alexandra Hansen. Until the day she started hearing music and smelling incenseSign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morningNear my home in Melbourne’s inner city sits a dilapidated but grand old house. In the nearly four years I’ve lived nearby, it has sat empty, falling deeper and deeper into disrepair, its garden becoming more wild, creating more and more problems for us as its neighbours.There’s the pile-up of hard rubbish that often spills into neighbouring properties and onto the street. There are the bugs and rodents drawn to the place, which, of course, visit us as they come and go. And there are the worrying crashes, shouts and foul language you can occasionally hear from the house’s temporary inhabitants as you walk by.Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Victoria Cross awarded to 'Pirate of Basra' WWI secret agent who was 'murdered' by Turkish troops in Iraq sells for £200,000

Lieutenant-Commander Charles Henry Cowley took part in a suicidal mission to reinforce the besieged Kut garrison in Mesopotamia, now Iraq , in the First Word War.

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2 w. ago My boyfriend wants us to move in together – but I need my independence and his dog won’t let us have sex

I used to struggle with living alone, but now I’m thriving. Should I give it all up?My boyfriend and I are in our late 50s. He never married and doesn’t have kids, while I am divorced with two grown-up children. We each have our own place near to each other but he very much wants us to move in together. I am reluctant and feel guilty about it because I, too, was initially keen to do so. It was very difficult to find myself alone after my marriage broke up – I felt like a cast-off, a failure, and feared I wouldn’t cope financially. Now, 15 years down the line, I am very content because not only have I coped, I have thrived. I have a happy social life, enjoy my work and am part of a community. I also love – need even – my own space and time alone. Although my partner and I enjoy our time together, some issues that I can live with for a couple of evenings a week would be a burden to me on a 24/7 basis. For instance, he has a big dog who sleeps in the bedroom and interrupts every cuddle...

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2 w. ago Ham, mozzarella and orange?! Australia invents a new topping to enrage the pizza purists

Remember when a few chunks of pineapple were enough to cause outrage? This latest offering puts even chicken tikka masala or pumpkin and hummus pizza in the shadeName: Orange pizza.Age: First mentions come in 314BC and AD997 respectively. The combination, however, is a product of our own dark age. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Edinburgh wife 'thankful' for 50 years with husband after lifesaving transplant

Martin received a life-saving transplant in the early '70s, going on to live a long and happy life with his wife Evelyn - the pair branded his life 'nothing short of a miracle'

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4 w. ago Life in Greater Manchester after Covid: Are you happy? Are you skint? Tell us how you're feeling

As the fifth anniversary of the first national lockdown approaches, we want to know how the pandemic has affected people in Greater Manchester and how they feel about it all today

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