32 h. ago Domestic abuse survivor strangled and made to eat off floor waives anonymity to speak out as attacker jailed

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT A domestic abuse victim has waived her right to anonymity to reveal the impact that the horrific abuse had on her life in a bid to help other sufferers come forward

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32 h. ago Wooman strangled and made to eat off floor waives anonymity to speak out as attacker jailed

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT A domestic abuse victim has waived her right to anonymity to reveal the impact that the horrific abuse had on her life in a bid to help other sufferers come forward

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40 h. ago BBC Radio 2 DJ Bob Harris, 79, supported by colleagues after sharing update on cancer treatment

Presenter admitted he was feeling ‘very low’ due to side effects of cancer treatment

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63 h. ago Zoe Ball eyes Strictly Come Dancing hosting role after Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman step down

After quitting her Radio 2 Breakfast show to spend more time with family, Ball admitted: ‘I think everyone would like to do that job’

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66 h. ago Strictly's Zoe Ball breaks silence on calls for her to replace Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman

The former BBC radio presenter is one of the favourites to present the dancing competition

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3 d. ago Zoe Ball addresses rumours of replacing Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman on Strictly

Zoe Ball took over for Claudia Winkleman as the presenter of Strictly Come Dancing's spin off show It Takes Two when Claudia moved to the main show, and is one of the favourites to replace her again

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4 d. ago Fearne Cotton insists she 'doesn't give a f**k' about other people's opinions as she is trolled in the wake of her paedophile ex

Podcaster Fearne, 44, and Watkins, 48, dated briefly in the early 2000s before his horrific crimes were revealed. She has never publicly commented on her involvement with him.

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5 d. ago Zoe Ball's ex Norman Cook recalls 'weird' experience that 'really threw me' during marriage

Speaking to Alan Carr on his travel-themed podcast, Life's a Beach, Norman Cook recalled a "weird" experience he shared with his ex-wife, Zoe Ball, in a Dubai hotel room

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6 d. ago Jesus' final hours revealed: Sensational new bloodstains study of Shroud of Turin shows horrific truth of his torture

A new forensic analysis of the Shroud of Turin may have solved a centuries-old mystery surrounding the crucifixion of Jesus.

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6 d. ago BBC's banned Halloween show that gave children nightmares and panic attacks

The BBC tried to get into the spooky season with a spoof documentary about the spirit world, but the effects caused by 'Ghostwatch' left kids terrified and others spiralled out of control

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6 d. ago BBC show that gave kids nightmares and panic attacks was never aired again

Ghostwatch was a one-off horror show aired on BBC One on Halloween night in 1992, and the show was so chilling that the BBC has never broadcast it again

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7 d. ago BBC show that gave children nightmares and panic attacks was never aired again

The 1992 show was billed as a drama based on a real-life story but presented like a live broadcast documentary

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7 d. ago Amanda Holden calls out husband Chris’ ‘horrific’ antics ahead of time away with daughter

TV presenter Amanda Holden revealed her husband Chris Hughes' "horrific" prank that he performs all year around as she plans a Halloween-themed trip away with one of her daughters

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8 d. ago Jennifer Walton: Daughters review – a stylish and painful debut

(Local Action)Fiction, folk and a devastating diagnosis feature in the producer and DJ’s literary penmanship, her gentle, gothic vocals thick with morbid, magical thinkingMiss America, the centrepiece of Jennifer Walton’s stylish, painful debut record, sits us down in a hotel room near JFK airport, watching on as Walton learns that her father has been diagnosed with cancer. The Sunderland-born musician had been touring the US for the first time, drumming with indie band Kero Kero Bonito, and now grief greys everything out. Faltering piano and hushed strings accompany gothic dispatches from the tour van: “Cattle farm and broke down shack / Strip-mall, drug deal, panic attacks.”Walton’s gentle vocals are deadpan, with the record’s tension brought by her penmanship (encompassing fiction, folksy sayings and blunt diary entries) and her sharp, surprising maximalism. Few songs this year have stronger novelistic flair than Shelly, which witnesses the killing of a deer and spirals into a pe...

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9 d. ago Zoe Ball favourite to take over Strictly Come Dancing as Claudia and Tess bow out

Zoe Ball is the favourite to take over Strictly Come Dancing as Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly step down, with bookmakers tipping her at 2/1 for the main role

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9 d. ago How dangerous are your hair products? Horrifying risks of popular treatments revealed

US scientists suggested that chemical relaxers used to straighten hair, such as Brazilian blowouts, may dramatically raise the risk of certain cancers.

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1 week ago Radio 2 audience stabilises after drop following weekday relaunch

Despite a recent uptick, Radio 2 has lost nearly two million listeners since autumn 2021.

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1 week ago Nurse was left 'sobbing and shaking' when transgender NHS worker repeatedly asked 'when she was getting changed' in female locker rooms at hospital

A nurse has told an employment tribunal she was left 'sobbing and shaking in a panic attack' when she was forced to share a changing room with a transgender colleague.

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1 week ago ‘I wish I took part sooner’: how a medical trial transformed a young person’s life

Exclusive: Gulliver Waite signed up after antidepressants and talking therapies failed to alleviate clinical depressionMillions of young people risk missing out on new treatments for health conditions and having to use medicines that are unsafe, ineffective or inappropriate because so few take part in medical research. One of those bucking the trend explains why he signed up to a study and how it transformed his life.Gulliver Waite was diagnosed with clinical depression at 19. For years, he struggled with extremely low mood, anxiety, frequent panic attacks and occasional paranoia. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘I wish I had taken part sooner’: how a medical trial transformed a young person’s life

Exclusive: Gulliver Waite signed up after antidepressants and talking therapies failed to alleviate clinical depressionLow participation in medical trials puts millions of young people at riskMillions of young people risk missing out on new treatments for health conditions and having to use medicines that are unsafe, ineffective or inappropriate because so few take part in medical research. One of those bucking the trend explains why he signed up to a study and how it transformed his life.Gulliver Waite was diagnosed with clinical depression at 19. For years, he struggled with extremely low mood, anxiety, frequent panic attacks and occasional paranoia. Continue reading...

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