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Friends of boy, 15, who drowned in lake on one of the hottest days of the year saw him ‘gasping for air’ but ‘thought it was a prank’, inquest told
An inquest in Grimsby has heard that friends of 15-year-old Declan Sawyer initially believed he was joking around when he began struggling in the water at Swanholme Lakes nature reserve in Lincoln, only realising too late that he was drowning. Declan got into difficulty on 24 May while swimming towards an island with friends during…
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At least 17 killed as flash flood sweeps part of Nepal-Tibet border
At least 160 people have been killed and hundreds remain missing after a flash flood and mudslide struck the Nepal-Tibet border region, devastating villages, roads and other infrastructure. Rescue teams are searching on both sides of the border, but disrupted communications and the scale of destruction mean the death toll is expected to rise. The…
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Max Olesker: Making the Cut review – up close and personal account of comic’s religious conversion
Max Olesker’s solo show *Making the Cut*, playing at Pleasance Dome in Edinburgh, gives a candid account of his lengthy conversion from liberal to Orthodox Judaism, a process he undertook to marry his partner. The show, adapted from his memoir, matters as a piece of theatre because it balances comedy with a genuinely searching, ambivalent…
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Slash your cholesterol by a third in just a month… hundreds of thousands are on a new diet that’s transforming lives. Here are the exact foods you need to avoid a life on statins: MEIKE LEONARD
High cholesterol, which affects more than half of British adults, causes fatty deposits to build up in the arteries and raises the risk of heart attack, stroke and dementia. While nearly eight million people in the UK take statins to manage it, the drugs can cause side effects and often fail to bring cholesterol down…
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My wife and I are in our 50s and haven’t had sex for TWO YEARS. Today I’m revealing all about the desperate truth so many couples hide… by CHRIS TAUNTON
A middle-aged husband has written an anonymous account describing how he and his wife, both in their fifties, have not had sex for over two years, despite remaining close and amicable as a couple. His reflection highlights a common but rarely discussed experience among long-term couples, where physical intimacy fades even as the relationship otherwise…
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‘I would sell it for £1 if I could. It’s like being in prison’: MARK PALMER lays bare the true scale of the UK’s unsellable homes crisis – from retirees who can’t downsize to the flat owners stuck in their starter properties
The Daily Mail’s Mark Palmer reports on Britain’s “unsellable homes” crisis, illustrated by Kate Williams, a 67-year-old widow trying to sell her five-bedroom detached house near Stamford on the Northamptonshire/Lincolnshire border. After her husband’s death from dementia earlier this year, she wants to downsize to travel and be closer to her five grandchildren, but has…
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Dog treat founder eats her own products, even packs them in her kids’ lunches
Sarah Goldberger, founder and CEO of New York-based organic dog treat company Lord Jameson, says she believes dogs should benefit from the same nutritional principles championed by the US “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement, which promotes whole, nutrient-dense foods and discourages artificial additives. Goldberger, who launched the brand in 2019 after her own dog…
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The rise of ‘biogossip’: Rachel Cusk’s Natalie Portman novel is the latest in a delicious literary lineage
Rachel Cusk’s new novel Life of M has drawn attention less for its literary qualities than for its protagonist M, widely believed to be based on the actor Natalie Portman, reigniting debate about the enduring appeal of “biogossip” — fiction that thinly veils real public figures. Details such as M’s breakout childhood role and a…
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AOC says ‘Woke 1 was crazy,’ but Democrats still owe voters an explanation
A Fox News opinion piece argues that Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, are dismissing the party’s 2020 progressive positions—such as “defund the police” and prison abolition—by labelling that era “Woke 1”, rather than genuinely explaining why they have moved on. The author contends this amounts to psychological compartmentalisation rather than honest reconsideration, allowing politicians to…
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Finite Films & TV Hopes Ezra England Sitcom ‘Nuclear Children’ Will Mushroom In Edinburgh
Finite Films & TV has unveiled a new six-part comedy series, Nuclear Children, at the Edinburgh Television Festival, adapted from writer Ezra England’s debut stage play. The project, co-developed with Platform Presents, is now being shopped to broadcasters and streamers at the festival and the neighbouring Edinburgh Fringe, a launchpad that previously helped identify hits…