5 d. ago Volvo's gone from sensible to cool: We review the new Volvo XC90 and EX30 Cross Country

Volvo is pushing to be the upmarket car maker of choice, embodying countryside cool. Do the XC90 SUV and EX30 Cross Country SUVs hit that mark? Freda Lewis-Stempel finds out.

Politics

8 d. ago When my daughter eats, it is with joyful abandon. Her behaviour is helping me unlearn toxic standards for women | Léa Antigny

Watching my daughter’s strong sense of self has forced me to reflect on my own adolescence through the wildly misogynistic early 2000s“Now there’s a girl who’s comfortable in her own skin,” my father-in-law said about my daughter, his granddaughter. She was about one year old and we were watching her bounce happily in her high chair, egg smeared across both cheeks as she shoved pieces of fritter into her mouth.I realised with pride it was true: she was comfortable. My pride was followed quickly by unease. How long had it been since I could say I was comfortable with myself? Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Woman snaps up £45 coffee machine from charity shop then realises true value

A woman was left gobsmacked when she found a coffee machine in a British Heart Foundation home charity shop, but after googling the RRP, she ran to the till with it

Economics

2 w. ago Charity shopper spends £20 on cat painting then realises its true value

A bargain hunter and avid reseller was gobsmacked when he walked passed a charity shop and spotted a unique piece of artwork - and despite paying just £20 for it, he soon realised it cost significantly more

Economics

2 w. ago ‘Our fat peanut:’ Nashville woman gives birth to nearly 13 pound baby to break hospital record

Martin’s baby is the ‘biggest newborn to be delivered’ at the hospital in Nashville in three years

Science

3 w. ago A$AP Rocky fans floored as they finally realise true meaning behind rap name

A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Athelston Mayers, is celebrating his 37th birthday today (October 3), but some fans are only just realising the true meaning behind his stage name

Sport

3 w. ago Woman finds £7 dress in charity shop and then realises true value

Bargain hunter Vanessa Nagel has shared the find of the year, with a £7 garment turning into a massive profit after she realised the true value of her find, which was in 'perfect condition'

Economics

3 w. ago Chinese woman convicted in UK after record £5.5bn bitcoin seizure

Met Police hails guilty plea in one of largest money laundering cases in history

Economics

3 w. ago The one change that worked: I gave away my last dress – and embraced the real me

Growing up, I could never be the ‘girly’ girl others expected. Even after coming out as gay, I struggled to know what to wear. But I think I’ve finally found my lookAbout a year ago, when I was packing to move to a new flat, I got rid of the only dress I owned. Before that, I hadn’t realised I was down to just the one. I knew I rarely reached for dresses and skirts any more, either in shops or in my wardrobe. And I had already taken the step of binning the unloved tangle of tights in my sock drawer. But the move to wearing only trousers had been gradual. A few months ago, I even surprised myself when my automatic response to someone’s question about my outfit was a calm and confident: “I’m not really a dress person.”But it’s true, I’ve realised. I’m just not. That last dress – a simple black midi that represented the little black dress that 00s magazines taught me all women should have – had only been worn a handful of times. So on to the charity shop pile it went. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago ‘I thought Roman Abramovich’s Chelsea takeover was good – then I realised the true reality’

Chelsea won multiple Premier League titles during Roman Abramovich's time as owner, but the influx of money in the early 2000s wasn't good news for everyone involved

Politics

4 w. ago Woman records 'cool' car and only realises a year later true reason it was there

The woman decided to film the moment the blue and orange Nissan Silvia car raced by her through the streets of London but she didn't realise what she'd recorded until a year later

Politics

4 w. ago Woman films 'cool' car driving by then realises what she unknowingly captured

A woman was out and about in London when she spotted a distinctive looking car driving past and decided to film it on her phone. A year later, she realised what she'd captured

Transport

last month Man spots collectable item in charity shop for £55, then realises true value

A man was browsing a charity shop when he spotted a collectible item sitting on a shelf for a reasonable price, only to then discover it was on offer for 50% less - a fraction of what it was worth

Economics