5 h. ago Becky suffered itchy skin and felt tired all the time. GPs dismissed her but she was on the brink of organ failure. More than a million people are at risk

After a series of small health issues, Becky's condition quickly deteriorated. When she rang the GP they told her to come in - and gave a terrifying diagnosis

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8 h. ago Becky suffered itchy skin and felt tired all the time. GPs dismissed her

After a series of small health issues, Becky's condition quickly deteriorated. She was finally diagnosed with kidney failure, which is now treated with Ozempic and Mounjaro.

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52 h. ago These are the best hotels in Barbados to visit in 2025, from beach clubs to luxury rooms

Whether you’ve come to party, are seeking a tranquil stay or spending time with the kids, these are the best hotels in Barbados for 2025

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2 d. ago Woman kidnapped as a toddler in the US 25 years ago found alive in Mexico

Andrea Michelle Reyes was two when her mother took her from her father in Connecticut and fled the countryA woman who was abducted in Connecticut as a toddler has been found alive 25 years later in Mexico.Andrea Michelle Reyes was two years old when she was taken by her mother, Rosa Tenorio, in October 1999, according to a news release from the New Haven police department. Tenorio did not have legal custody of Reyes, who was in the care of her father at the time of the kidnapping, police said. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago 'Wonderful' man 'shot dead outside Wolverhampton primary school during kids' home time'

Neo Graham, 24, was allegedly shot dead outside a primary school in broad daylight in Wolverhampton this week, while a second man was rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds

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4 d. ago Kids held in Glasgow police cells for “inappropriate” length of time

Inspectors found a number of children were being held in custody for long periods despite being charged with “minor offences”.

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6 d. ago Typewriters, stinky carpets and crazy press trips: what it was like working on video game mags in the 1980s

Powered chiefly by enthusiasm and primitive publishing tech, these publications shaped the future of video games mediaIn the summer of 1985, I made the long pilgrimage from my home in Cheadle Hulme to London’s glamorous Hammersmith Novotel for the Commodore computer show. As a 14-year-old gamer, this was a chance to play the latest titles and see some cool new joysticks, but I was also desperate to visit one particular exhibitor: the publisher Newsfield, home of the wildly popular games mags Crash and Zzap!64. By the time I arrived there was already a long queue of kids at the small stand and most of them were waiting to have their show programmes signed by reigning arcade game champion and Zzap reviewer, Julian Rignall. As an ardent subscriber, I can still remember the thrill of standing in that line, the latest copy of the mag clutched in my sweaty hands. I wouldn’t feel this starstruck again until I met Sigourney Weaver a quarter of a century later.It turns out I’m not the only o...

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6 d. ago My petty gripe: why can’t I boot my freeloading kids off Netflix when I finally have time to watch?

In my few stolen moments of recreational screen time, I need a big red button that automatically restores primacy to me, the bill payerNetflix could solve this problem if it would just give me a big red button to nuke my kids. Like, not actually nuke them. But, yeah, blow those freeloading teenagers off Netflix whenever I choose.Such a beautiful, all-powerful button should only be on the app of the primary account holder – you know, the person who pays the monthly bill. In my case, moi. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Clarks has launched a Roald Dahl kids' footwear range in time for World Book Day

Just in time for World Book Day, Clarks has just released a collection of kids' footwear inspired by iconic Roald Dahl books, from Matilda to Charlie And The Chocolate Factory

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8 d. ago Sunday with Ellie Taylor: ‘there’s a lot of pyjama action – we’re usually quite unwashed’

The comedian, 41, talks about time with kids, normalising champagne, and why they probably won’t have a roast Lie-in or early start? Always an early start. My one-year-old has just started sleeping until 6.15am. It feels much later than that because for a long time it was consistently 5am.What time is breakfast? About two minutes after either child gets downstairs. I’ll fill the kettle the night before and have a mug ready with a tea bag in it, so it’s good to go before I give the baby his bottle. Then it’s a video call to Australia to my in-laws, making the baby do his new tricks, high-octane stuff like clapping. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago The dogma of ‘Britain’s Strictest Headmistress’ is a con as old as time

Disciplinarians claim a stern approach is best, but there’s a lot of evidence to dispute this, says the Observer parenting columnistYou’ve heard the ­terrible news, I’m sure. Our children are pampered. We raise the coddled brats not as stern parents but simpering friends. We flatter their whims and let them bury their heads in screens. We fetishise what they feel, care not for what they learn, and neglect what they need: that good old-fashioned commonsense discipline that raised the great generations of times past.Inarguably the greatest peddler of this diagnosis is Katharine Birbalsingh, Britain’s Strictest Headmistress™ and co-founder of the Michaela Community School in Wembley, which boasts fastidious adherence to uniforms, timed loo breaks and silent corridors. In an interview with the Times last week, she yet again bemoaned the “­gentle parenting” that is leaving her students ill-equipped for modern life. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Girl boss! Leggy Nicole Kidman looks chic in a power suit as she is crowned one of TIME's Women of the Year and reveals why Baz Lurhmann made her 'swoon'

Nicole Kidman has been crowned as one of TIME's Women of the Year - and she certainly dressed the part on Tuesday.

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2 w. ago Just one hour of screen time could drive risk of common eye condition in kids

Vision problems are becoming more common in children

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2 w. ago Children's playtime being 'squeezed out' of school day, major report warns

Generations of kids are also spending less time outdoors and with friends as a result of hundreds of playground closures and cuts to park budgets

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2 w. ago Inside Emma Raducanu's stalking nightmare: How British tennis star was hounded across the world and driven to tears by 'fixated' man who wanted hugs and selfies

By the time Emma Raducanu sat down for a Q&A with ball kids at the Dubai Open this week, she was already three weeks and four countries into a terrifying ordeal. You would not have known it.

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2 w. ago Man is awarded £35,000 after he was held in hellhole South African jail for rape for two months despite not having a penis

The wrongly arrested man, who was 21 at the time, had been kidnapped when he was 12 and brutally attacked and had his left ear, penis, testicles and scrotum cut off.

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2 w. ago I muffle my cries of passion – but the noise is upsetting my partner’s teenager

Slammed doors and avoidant behaviour have alerted me to the 18-year-old’s discomfort. How can I persuade my lover that this is a problem?I’ve been dating a man whose 18-year-old kid lives with him full-time. My partner and I are very intimate and I always thought that I kept my cries of passion down by screaming into a pillow. Recently, his kid began slamming doors and cupboards very loudly to let us know that they had heard us. I told my partner that I felt bad, but he said he didn’t think I was being loud and that he had already explained to his kid when they chose to live with him full-time that this would happen. I don’t have the best relationship with his kid because I very rarely spend any time with them, and they are quite introverted. What’s more, recently they were avoiding eye contact with me and seemed uncomfortable. Now, I’m afraid that I’ve made them unhappy by simply being there. I don’t spend very much time with the man I’m dating, which I think sends a signal to his ...

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2 w. ago Helen Flanagan 'missing kids' as they spend half term away from home

Former Coronation Street star Helen admitted she is missing her kids as they spend time with their dad Scott Sinclair for the half term school holidays.

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3 w. ago 'Wonderful' mother shot dead outside pub in Kent on Valentine’s Day by man ‘known to her’ named

The victim was identified by police as Lisa Smith

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3 w. ago Parents struggle to balance kids' needs for playtime, nutrition and family time, study shows

A recent study of 1,000 parents with children aged three to 10 found that many parents worry about providing their children with everything they need most to thrive

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