A moment that changed me: My miscarriages were devastating – but an orca gave me comfort and hope

How can anyone cope with the loss of their pregnancies? When I watched Tahlequah the whale grieve her calf and go on to have another, it felt like the omen I needed to try again. It was winter ...

World - The Guardian - 8 hours ago

A moment that changed me: I first heard Oasis at 14 – and they gave me the swagger to come out

Definitely Maybe spoke to me as a working-class Glasgow teenager and gave me hope. Be Here Now brought it all crashing down. I was visiting my brother at RAF Chivenor in 1994, where he was based as ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Parents told us of suicide plan at Christmas due to lack of assisted dying law

Tom Marshall's parents took their own lives, but he says a law change may have helped them.

The Hill let me report the story that changed my career

I was a fresh-faced young reporter — green, but hungry — when Bob Cusack took a chance on hiring me to cover cybersecurity in 2015.

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

A moment that changed me: I was trapped in a burning building – and realised how much I wanted to live

I was in a friend’s fifth-floor flat when the place went up in flames. Suddenly I understood my mortality and what I was prepared to do to save myself. . When my friend Jonathan heard the crash ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

The moment I knew: he took a bus, a train and a ferry to Paris just to see me – and meet my parents

A fire in the Eurostar tunnel scuppered Jess Granata ’s plans of spending a final weekend with Adam – or so she thought. In 2007 I was 22 years old, had just finished uni and had a huge European ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

'Minutes after texting me, my son was murdered'

Fiona Namusoke recalls the day her son was stabbed as he waited to be picked up from college.

Tyson Fury reveals wife suffered miscarriage night before first Oleksandr Usyk fight: 'That is tough for me'

Paris Fury did not travel to Saudi Arabia for her husband's undisputed heavyweight title fight in May

Sports - CBS Sports - 5 days ago

Horniness, hedonism and hope: why Rivals makes me surprisingly nostalgic

The TV drama doesn’t shy away from the worst aspects of the Thatcher era. But this version of Jilly Cooper’s bonkbuster also captures the lust, laughter and late-night parties. There is no watching ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Ryan Gravenberch: ‘My brother toughened me up and I became stronger’

Liverpool midfielder on learning the game with his older sibling in Amsterdam and his rise to prominence at Anfield. The Gravenberch boys are not afraid of change. While Ryan’s relatively short ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

The Apple HomePod speaker, inspired me to setup my smart home

We reviewed Apple’s second-gen HomePod and its high-quality audio and smart home compatibility has made me fall in love with my smart home again.

My Male Partner Cheated on Me With My Gay Best Friend. Now What?

A reader is eager to patch things over with her best friend and her boyfriend after they had a tryst behind her back. But should she be?

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 16

I’m in my 30s, and my lack of close friends is making me sad | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

It might be that you are looking for an idyll that doesn’t exist and rejecting real – though perhaps at times messy – relationships. Every week Annalisa Barbieri addresses a problem sent in by a ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

It’s goodbye to disposable vapes – for former fans like me, not a moment too soon | Hannah Ewens

Next year’s ban in England and Wales will put an end to one of the most embarrassingly era-defining trends of the early 2020s. There’s a certain combination of hedonism and delusion that the ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Billionaire founder of Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers: One 'stupid' strategy nearly cost me my business

"My dream almost just went away," recalls Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers founder Todd Graves, after he made this financial mistake while getting started.

Business - CNBC - October 12

‘It’s not me, it’s just my face’: the models who found their likenesses had been used in AI propaganda

London-based Synthesia’s technology was employed to make deepfake videos for authoritarian regimes. The well-groomed young man dressed in a crisp, blue shirt speaking with a soft American accent ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

My best mate lies to me and sticks to his guns when I challenge him | Ask Philippa

Recognise lying not as a moral failing but as a coping mechanism, suggests Philippa Perry, and make it clear your intention is to understand and support your friend. The question I met my best ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

Dining across the divide: ‘He did give me pause for thought about whether my position might be too extreme’

They are both gaming enthusiasts, but disagreed on the possible dangers. Would they be aligned on political donations or the Middle East?. Andy, 36, Cambridgeshire . Occupation Development ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

I’m buying a house. My real-estate agent asked me to sign an exclusive contract. Is this the new normal?

“Should we be on the lookout for anything important when signing a contract with a buyer’s agent?”

Business - MarketWatch - 5 days ago

This is how we do it: ‘I’m a feminist, but what turns me on in the bedroom runs counter to my convictions’

Rebecca thought she had a low sex drive until she got divorced and met Tom, who introduced her to dominant/submissive play How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymously . The ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

We have $1.2 million for retirement, but my husband won’t let me spend it

Which one of us needs to change?

Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday

I left my husband after he raped me. Should I tell our daughter what happened? | Ask Philippa

You don’t have to tell your daughter every detail, you could let her know that you were deeply unhappy. The question I am in my late 50s . I left my husband to be with my new partner some ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

'This is major for me! This is massive!'

‘Their house was purchased with my family money’: My late father left a life estate to his second wife. She’s only 10 years older than me. How can I undo this?

“Apparently the probate laws in Florida are different, perhaps superseding the will.”

Business - MarketWatch - 3 days ago

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