4 h. ago 'You are sharing a wall with people who don’t care if you live or die'

House shares have long been seen as a rite of passage for young adults. But for many, living cheek by jowl with strangers is far from ideal, says Greta Simpson.

Events

49 h. ago Hollyoaks star admits 'I'm not scared of anything' and teases I'm A Celebrity stint

EXCLUSIVE: Hollyoaks Grace Black actress Tamara Wall has shared her hopes to appear on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! after getting killed off from the Channel 4 soap

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60 h. ago Stacey Solomon says she doesn't care what people think of her any more in honest admission

Stacey Solomon embarrassed big sister Jemma during their trip to the Hollywood Hills - but she said it was all 'worth it' as she tried to 'fit in'

Events

4 d. ago City gives iPads to 911 supercallers to prevent them from bombarding emergency services

The pilot program aims to decrease government spending on emergency room trips and connect people to rapid care virtually

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6 d. ago Soap stars Max Bowden and Katie McGlynn share a passionate kiss outside pub

The EastEnders actor, 30, and ex-Coronation Street actress have been rumoured to have grown close after his split from his girlfriend as they star together in touring play Murder at Midnight.

Politics

8 d. ago European and Asian shares slide as Wall Street ‘fear index’ spikes

US stock futures recover after Donald Trump appears to suggest that heightened tariffs on Chinese imports may not last

Politics

9 d. ago AI – you cannot escape it! And now the internet claims many people don’t even care. What is going on?! | First Dog on the Moon

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Technology

1 week ago Asian shares are mostly higher after Wall St ends an erratic day with gains

Most Asian stock indexes are higher, tracking gains after a turbulent session on Wall Street

Politics

1 week ago ‘My eyes are stinging, but damn it, they’re open’: surviving a 12

Breaking both dawn and sanity, Twilight fan Jared Richards heads to the cinema to watch all five films for the 20th anniversary of Stephenie Meyer’s vampiric bestsellerGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIt is about 4am on a Saturday morning and a delirious energy is emerging at Randwick Ritz’s dusk-to-dawn, 12-hour marathon of the Twilight Saga. The cinema has the airs of an airport terminal after significant delays; at this point, people no longer care how they look and are doing anything they can to stay comfortable.We’ve reached the night’s 30-minute “breakfast break”, which means we are three of five films into the romantic tale of clumsy, quiet teen Bella Swan, who moves to the foggy forest town of Forks, Washington and falls for Edward Cullen, a (permanently) 17-year-old vampire. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘Frightened to get out of their cars’: Britain’s toxic race debates threaten overseas care workers

Staff are being advised to travel in mixed groups and carry panic alarms as incidents of intimidation spreadThey have travelled thousands of miles to care for the most vulnerable people in society. But care workers recruited overseas to fill much-needed roles are increasingly facing racist abuse in the UK, industry insiders have warned, as the country’s immigration debate becomes increasingly toxic.Staff working with elderly and disabled service users have been advised to travel to work in racially mixed groups and carry panic alarms. The measures follow a surge in reports of “verbal abuse and spitting” from strangers since the summer, said Nadra Ahmed, the executive chair of the National Care Association (NCA), which represents about 5,000 providers. Continue reading...

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1 week ago RSPB asks bird lovers to stop putting popular food out in gardens

People who care for birds are being urged to be careful about the type of food they put out in their garden

Politics

1 week ago Sturgeon: It would be unthinkable for care Promise not to be delivered

The former first minister said there was no room for complacency on the goal, launched by her in 2020, to improve the lives of young people in care.

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2 w. ago Asian shares are mostly lower following Wall Street's pause from its feverish rally

Asian shares have mostly retreated, tracking Wall Street’s pause after U.S. stocks and even the price of gold pulled back from record highs following torrid runs

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3 w. ago How a Miami health care group is meeting homeless patients where they live

A nonprofit group in Miami is helping reduce the strain on emergency rooms by providing homeless people with health care where they live

Society

3 w. ago The joy of Traitors is in rooting for real people. Does anyone care about celebrities in that way? | Zoe Williams

Having famous contestants is a betrayal of all that’s great about the show – and a misunderstanding of what makes humans tickIf you have never seen Traitors, you will be sick to death of people telling you to watch Traitors: everybody loves it, no one can ever explain why. They describe the premise and it’s a load of people lying to one another. Contestants perform challenges – such as the challenge of running faster than most of them would like – and then they lie. They are often presented with the dilemma of whether to lie or not, but there is very little suspense, because they always choose lying. That is, of course, if they have anything to lie about; the ones who don’t just operate in a perpetual fog of misdirected trust and reptile-brained paranoia. It sounds like the kind of thing you wouldn’t have to watch twice, but that is so far from true you could easily find yourself scouring the world for the connoisseur’s Traitors (Traitors Australia, season two).Theoretically then, C...

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3 w. ago The joy of The Traitors is in rooting for real people. Does anyone care about celebrities in that way? | Zoe Williams

Having famous contestants is a betrayal of all that’s great about the show – and a misunderstanding of what makes humans tickIf you have never seen The Traitors, you will be sick to death of people telling you to watch The Traitors: everybody loves it, no one can ever explain why. They describe the premise and it’s a load of people lying to one another. Contestants perform challenges – such as the challenge of running faster than most of them would like – and then they lie. They are often presented with the dilemma of whether to lie or not, but there is very little suspense, because they always choose lying. That is, of course, if they have anything to lie about; the ones who don’t just operate in a perpetual fog of misdirected trust and reptile-brained paranoia. It sounds like the kind of thing you wouldn’t have to watch twice, but that is so far from true you could easily find yourself scouring the world for the connoisseur’s The Traitors (The Traitors Australia, season two).Theor...

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3 w. ago NHS Forth Valley welcomes £2 million funds to expand hospital care in people's own homes

The service was introduced during Covid but soon impressed with the results

Economics

3 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 01 October: Wall Street futures lower as shutdown begins, AstraZeneca shares rally

Wall Street futures today traded lower after US politicians last night failed to agree a funding deal to avert a shutdown of government operations.

Events

3 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 01 October: Wall Street futures lower as shutdown begins, Greggs shares rally

Wall Street futures today traded lower after US politicians last night failed to agree a funding deal to avert a shutdown of government operations.

Events

3 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 30 September: Royal Mail strikes PayPoint deal, ASOS shares drop

A sharp slowdown in the UK economy was today confirmed in updated figures for the second quarter.

Economics