11 h. ago Woman tells how secret teen drinking turned into bottle of vodka a day by 20

Lacey Davis says that 'drinking vodka for breakfast nearly killed her'.

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17 h. ago Woman, 20, dies days after telling mum she'd used balloon party drug

Amy Louise Leonard, known to loved ones as Amy Lou, was just 20 years old when she suddenly fell ill and was rushed to hospital.

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24 h. ago 'I was drinking so much I almost died but doctors said I wasn't alcoholic'

Lacey, 22, was drinking a bottle of vodka or gin every day - starting at 7am

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3 d. ago 'I'm a wine expert and there is 1 bottle you should never order in a restaurant'

A wine expert has shared his tips for getting the best value from your wine - and it turns out you should avoid the cheapest bottle

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6 d. ago Let me in you f***ing b****: Watch Alice Evans's Ring doorbell meltdown at 'old woman'

Appearing worse for wear, Ms Evans, who has two daughters with Welsh hunk Ioan Gruffudd, is seen calling one neighbour a 'b***h' and a 'scary old woman' in unseen Ring doorbell footage.

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6 d. ago Let me in you f***ing b****: Watch Alice Evans' Ring doorbell meltdown at 'old woman'

Appearing worse for wear, Ms Evans, who has two daughters with Welsh hunk Gruffudd, is seen calling one neighbour a 'b***h' and a 'scary old woman' in unseen Ring doorbell footage.

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7 d. ago You'll need eyes of a sniper to spot fourth person hiding in optical illusion

A photo of a group of friends clinking their drink bottles together has left people scratching their heads as they try to spot the fourth person hiding somewhere in the photo

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1 week ago Shocking moment ICE agent tells woman 'Adios' before slamming her to the ground after husband was detained at immigration court

The woman was pleading tearfully with the official who appeared to be out of uniform. Her husband had been detained just seconds before.

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1 week ago My Name Is Emilia del Valle by Isabel Allende audiobook review – portrait of a fiercely independent young woman

Sent from San Francisco to report on the war in late-19th century Chile, a young writer embarks on a journey of self-discovery in this tale of love, loss and liberationSet in the late 19th century and inspired by the Chilean civil war which ravaged the country in 1891, Isabel Allende’s historical drama tells of a young woman born illegitimately in San Francisco’s Mission District. Emilia del Valle’s surname comes from her Chilean father, an aristocrat who seduced her mother when she was a novice nun and left before their child was born. Emilia owes her fiercely independent spirit to her liberal-minded stepfather Francisco Claro, whom she calls Papo, who encourages his stepdaughter to think for herself.In her late teens, Emilia writes a series of successful pulp fiction novels under the male pen name Brandon J Price. By the age of 23, she is a columnist at San Francisco’s Daily Examiner; still writing as a man, she longs to do more serious work. Eventually, she is commissioned to tra...

Culture

1 week ago Better Days review – modest, honest study of woman trying to grapple with a drinking problem

Valérie Bonneton is terrific in French drama about women in rehab that gets a little carried awayThis French rehab drama begins with some painfully realistic scenes showing the grim slog of maintaining a hidden drinking problem. At night, after her kids go to bed, mum of three Suzanne (Valérie Bonneton) gets a box down from a high cupboard. Inside is her stash of vodka, which she carefully siphons into mineral water bottles for the next day. There is no pleasure in her drinking; it makes her foggy at work and detached from her boys. Bonneton, better known in France for comedy roles, is terrific, with her warm, worn performance, not a scrap of sentimentality in it.Suzanne hits her rock bottom after a car accident; the court puts her sons into the care of their grandparents and orders her into rehab. First comes denial. “Some wine with dinner,” she tells the doctor who asks her about her drinking at the all-female unit. Other residents include Diane (Michèle Laroque), a famous actor w...

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2 w. ago I sought to protect an immigrant legal client. Instead, I’m facing Trump’s new sanctions

I appear to be the first attorney targeted in a scheme that calls on federal agencies to accuse lawyers of unethical conductOn Memorial Day weekend 2025, a woman frantically called to tell me her husband was being removed to Laos late that night, with only hours of notice. Though I’m a solo practitioner with limited resources, I took the case pro bono because my values drive me to help indigent clients. I was aware of the government’s catch-me-if-you-can scheme to move detainees around without notice to escape court oversight, but I felt prepared for the challenge because I’m also an independent legal scholar who published a practice guide to help lawyers navigate habeas corpus actions for immigrant clients.Though I secured an order from the northern district of Texas explicitly preventing my client’s removal from the United States, he was nevertheless put on an international flight around 1am on Memorial Day. After a restless night making calls and sending emails, I went on a hike ...

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2 w. ago I caught my fiancé cheating on me two weeks before our wedding

A NZ woman revealed the tell-tale sign that led to the discovery that her fiancé was cheating on her. But calling off the wedding two weeks out from the big day wasn't the most shocking part...

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3 w. ago Man arrested over ‘racially motivated’ rape of woman in West Midlands

British-born Sikh woman in her 20s tells police a racist remark was made during assault in OldburyA man has been arrested after a Sikh woman said she had been left “deeply affected” by what police are treating as a racially motivated rape in the West Midlands.The woman, described as a British-born Sikh in her 20s, told police a racist remark was made to her during the assault in the Tame Road area of Oldbury on Tuesday morning. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Inside the dramatic transformation of Australia's most beautiful woman

A Dubai-based Australian pageant queen has returned Down Under, looking almost unrecognisable following a decade-long model makeover.     

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3 w. ago Heartbroken mother of woman killed by boyfriend in Hackney tells PM justice system is ‘broken’

Linda Westcarr sent a letter to the Prime Minister calling for an urgent meeting after her daughter’s killer was handed a hospital order

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3 w. ago Mother of woman killed by boyfriend tells Starmer justice system is ‘broken’

Linda Westcarr sent a letter to the Prime Minister calling for an urgent meeting after her daughter’s killer was handed a hospital order.

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3 w. ago Brazen children stealing booze from gravestones sparks council warning

The public have been warned not to leave alcohol at cemeteries by gravestones for lost loved ones - as youngsters are removing the bottles to drink the contents

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4 w. ago Grieving Scots warned not to leave alcohol at graveyard due to underage drinkers

"We have to remind visitors to our cemeteries that you cannot leave cans or bottles of alcoholic drinks on gravestones."

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