As a young mother, Tareena Shakil fled with her toddler from the UK to Syria and joined Islamic State. Now she’s giving dating advice on TikTok. How did she get here? If you met Tareena Shakil today, you would have no idea that the person in front of you had […]
The first lady has put the Barbra Streisand effect in overdrive with a PR nightmare of her own making You’ve probably heard of the Barbra Streisand effect: the phenomenon where attempts to censor information end up drawing more attention to it. Now we might soon be referencing the Melania Trump […]
An exclusive extract from Famesick, her new memoir • ‘I got everything I dreamed of … ’: read an interview with Lena Dunham Rehab doesn’t happen to you. You happen to rehab. That’s something I kept thinking when, at night, I wept myself to sleep in the tastefully appointed room […]
An unmissable book for every year of your early life – with recommendations from Jacqueline Wilson, Michael Rosen, Katherine Rundell and more The news about reading in general, and childhood reading in particular, is not good. Last year a National Literacy Trust survey of more than 100,000 young people between […]
For the super-rich with cash to burn, all those Rolexes and rare Labubus may not fill the void. But for me, a little goes a long way When wages have stalled for nearly 20 years and I recently came face to face with a tube of toothpaste that was nearly […]
Campaigning in Newcastle before next month’s local elections shows the rise of the far right, the climate and cost of living are concerning voters as much as the Middle East Mohammed Suleman, a self-described “straight-talking Geordie”, doesn’t love politics. The taxi driver and businessman prefers to focus on community initiatives. […]
Claude Mythos’s apparent superhuman hacking abilities are alarming experts as the Trump administration remains blinded by hostility In June 2024, a cyber-attack on a pathology services company caused chaos across London’s hospitals. More than 10,000 appointments were cancelled. Blood shortages followed and delays to blood tests led to a patient’s […]
Creating a definitive Top 10 list never fails to spark endless debate – but who doesn’t want to give it a shot? Don your capes and shields, and let the arguments begin … Putting together a Top 10 list of the best superhero movies of all time may just be […]
I Am Maximus, the 2024 winner, heads to Aintree on Saturday as favourite to triumph again. Here is a look at the chances of all 34 contenders One of two previous winners at the top of the weights and he backed up his 2024 success by pressing Nick Rockett all […]
Mobility, cardio and strength are important, but power – generating force quickly – is the workout element that will help you stay active for longer, say health and fitness experts Chasing after your dog, catching yourself before you fall, jumping over a big puddle. These activities all have something in […]