32 h. ago Skunk Anansie: The Painful Truth review – a raw triumph of reinvention and resilience

(FLG)On their first LP in almost a decade, made as two members were treated for cancer, the rockers shrug off their 90s heyday with an experimental mindsetAlmost 30 years after Weak gave the London band a global smash, Skunk Anansie’s “painful truth” is facing up to middle age, parenthood, the loss of a longstanding manager, fears that their best days were behind them and two members being diagnosed with cancer. Recorded with drummer Mark Richardson in recovery and bassist Cass undergoing chemotherapy, their first album in nine years confronts such issues with candour and defiance. Opener An Artist Is an Artist stridently lays down the manifesto: over an infectious collision of electro-pop and post-punk, singer Skin insists that a true creative will not be denied by ageing or menopause. The vocalist subsequently addresses challenges ranging from the hedonistic rock lifestyle to her own family history.Musically, producer David Sitek of TV on the Radio has urged them to throw off the ...

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50 h. ago Teacher shares exact time kids should go to bed each night but parents are divided

A teacher has shared an informative guide on the exact time kids should be going to bed each night, depending on their age - and it's divided parents right down the middle

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54 h. ago I’ve studied the history of death. I know how we can better face up to our grief – and our own mortality | Molly Conisbee

How we deal with bereavement has changed enormously over the years. But not all the old traditions should be forgottenMany years ago, as part of a school homework project, I asked my grandparents what the most significant social change had been during their lifetime. Two of them answered “child mortality”. I was surprised. Weren’t there other, more significant experiences in long lives that had stretched from the first and second world wars to the 1980s?But now that I am older and have experienced bereavement, I understand their replies. Both grandparents had sisters who died of diphtheria. And my grandfather’s younger brother died of sepsis, meaning his parents had buried two of their four children before the age of three. Their childhoods had been profoundly shaped by loss. Child mortality was, at that time, horrifyingly common, and from their earliest years many people spent a great deal of their lives coping with the emotional fallout of grief, which shaped their lives into olde...

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56 h. ago Missing Jay Slater witness 'found on holiday in Tenerife' after inquest halted with teenager's mother in tears

Coroner adjourned hearing to search for witnesses afterJay’s mother Debbie Duncan demanded answers

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2 d. ago Jay Slater inquest halted as mum breaks down in tears and demands crucial missing witnesses attend

Inquest had begun into death of tragic teenager on holiday whose body was found in ravine after desperate 29 day search

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5 d. ago Have your say: Should teenagers be allowed to go on holiday with their friends?

Many parents are worried about letting their teenager go on holiday without them, but there isn't really a 'one size fits all' answer to the question of what age they should be

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5 d. ago Experts say this is the age you can let your teen go on holiday without you

What age is it ok for teens to go on holiday with friends? Here’s some advice

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5 d. ago What age should parents let teens go on their first holiday without them?

Lisa Salmon asks experts what the best age is for teens’ first holiday without parents – and how to reduce parental worries while they’re away.

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9 d. ago Body found in search for missing teen who disappeared on holiday

Formal identification is yet to take place, but confirmed Athrun’s family have been informed and are receiving support from officers.

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1 week ago Fears for British teenager after she vanishes on holiday in Thailand as distraught family fly out in bid to find her

Bella May Culley, 18, had been travelling around the country with a friend but has not been heard from for since Saturday.

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2 w. ago Disney+ adds iconic 'wickedly funny' noughties cult classic that fans still can't get enough of

Disney+ subscribers should be running not walking to their TVs this Bank Holiday weekend as a fan-favourite teen comedy has dropped.

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