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Dining across the divide: ‘He uses his phone to pay for everything. I prefer to use cash to protect my privacy’
They had different views on ways of making payments and also the European convention on human rights, but did they agree on the return of Donald Trump?. Martin R, 28, Bristol . Occupation ...The Guardian - Jan. 23 -
I’m obsessed with icebreaking: I was trained not to hit anything – now I drive my ship into ice 24/7
As the captain of a royal research ship, I break ice to get to British stations in the Antarctic. It’s great fun - but getting stuck is always a risk. I have been working for the British Antarctic ...The Guardian - Jan. 23 -
A moment that changed me: I found a photo of my grandmother with a mysterious woman
I suspected there was something more than friendship at work – but what? My mother was so outraged by my questions she wouldn’t even talk about it. About a decade ago, my po po (maternal ...The Guardian - Jan. 22 -
John Lennon Came to My School When I Was 8. Or Did I Imagine It?
A story of hazy memories, a reluctant rock star and a special day in 1973. Or was it 1974?The New York Times - Jan. 22 -
I clock up to 20,000 steps a night: my life with restless legs syndrome
I spent years desperate for help and exhausted from lack of sleep. But the condition is badly misunderstood – even by doctors. I’d always known something was wrong with my legs. When I was a ...The Guardian - Jan. 21 -
A new start after 60: I’d spent my life being ashamed of my hair – now I see it as a forcefield
Tina Shingler was fostered in a white family in North Yorkshire in the 1960s, where her hair was a source of anxiety and stress. Then she wrote a ‘hairmoir’ and now she empowers others to embrace ...The Guardian - Jan. 20 -
'I want to fulfil my dead brother's dream' - rebuilding life in Gaza's ruins
The BBC's Fergal Keane has been speaking to people in Gaza whose lives have been devastated by the war.BBC News - Jan. 20 -
'I want to fulfil my dead brother's dream', says Gazan boy
The task ahead is daunting for Gazans wishing to return to the shattered ruins of their homes.BBC News - Jan. 19 -
‘I reaped financial rewards’: I’m 51. My wife is 60. I have $4 million in savings. Should I give up my $300K advisory job to spend time with my wife?
“I worked in finance, top-tier private equity, for several years and reaped financial rewards.”MarketWatch - Jan. 19 -
Should I be worried about my obsessive TikTok use? My ‘For You’ page doesn’t think so | Emma Beddington
As US users mourn their ‘Chinese spy’ being taken away, my algorithm is busy serving me queer chickens and pastry content. As the US TikTok ban looms , users of the app there have been posting ...The Guardian - Jan. 19 -
My 90-year-old parents’ neighbor is friendly, nice and, I suspect, a predator. Am I wrong?
“He tells my parents to ignore me when I suggest that it’s time to look into senior-living situations.”MarketWatch - Jan. 19 -
'I break the law to buy my child's life-saving cannabis drug'
Parents going to extreme lengths to get medicinal cannabis oils for their epileptic children speak to the BBC.BBC News - Jan. 19 -
'I promised my father the world would hear our song'
Sunderland College students help a Newcastle woman keep a promise she made to her dying father.BBC News - Jan. 19 -
‘I am afraid to push the system for an answer’: I’m a firefighter, 57, from Oklahoma. If I die, will my husband be denied my pension?
“As you can probably guess, firefighters in same-sex relationships are not that common in Oklahoma.”MarketWatch - Jan. 18 -
When kids set their parents’ screen time rules: ‘I hit my limit before I even get out of bed’
Would six-year-old Malakhi be strict? Could the grownups give up their phones? Three writers let their children set the rules. Zoe Williams Continue reading...The Guardian - Jan. 18 -
Cher Lloyd: 'After X Factor there's a lot I need to get off my chest'
The singer known to millions for her rebellious reality TV antics is back and ready to "spill the tea".BBC News - Jan. 17 -
How I learned to love people I disagree with (by dressing up as my mother) | Amrou Al-Kadhi
After years of militant bravado in my art and politics, I now seek to empathise with people I used to write off as enemies. When I look back at some of the opinion pieces I wrote and the art I ...The Guardian - Jan. 16 -
‘I’ve never been happier’: I married a wonderful lady from Ukraine. I have two successful kids. Do I put my wife on the deed to my home?
“We are now looking to downsize and move to another home and I’m wondering if we should put the new property in joint names.”MarketWatch - Jan. 15 -
Biden says "I have given my heart and my soul to our nation" ahead of farewell address
President Biden is addressing the nation from the Oval Office at 8 p.m.CBS News - Jan. 15 -
Can I cut how much I pay towards my children’s school fees?
My ex-wife has chosen a school with very high fees and I can’t afford them following VAT changesFinancial Times - Jan. 15 -
‘I can afford to be generous’: How much should I give my stepdaughter for her wedding gift? I want to be fair.
“I don’t have any other children.”MarketWatch - Jan. 12 -
‘I will gain no equity’: My boyfriend is buying a townhouse. How much should I pay him in rent?
“My partner earns about $60,000 a year. I earn about 25% more than he does.’MarketWatch - Jan. 12 -
'I was prescribed surfing to help my depression'
Laura Truelove has seen a huge increase in the number of women taking up surfing in recent years.BBC News - Jan. 12 -
This is how we do it: ‘At 96, I’m enjoying real intimacy for the first time in my life. I feel like a teenager’
Both widowed and in their 90s, Elizabeth and Alfred are enjoying a passionate, loving relationship that belies their years How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymously . He ...The Guardian - Jan. 11 -
Callum Simpson: ‘Lily would want me to carry on … I know I made her proud through my boxing’
Before the defence of his British and Commonwealth belts, the 28-year-old reflects on the tragic death of his sister. “I’ve heard her voice in training sometimes,” Callum Simpson says quietly as he ...The Guardian - Jan. 11 -
I woke from a coma to find my baby had been born
Atlanta McIntyre hopes to raise awareness of hyperemesis gravidarum, a condition that affects 1 in 100 pregnant women.BBC News - Jan. 10 -
My Brother Has Schizophrenia. This Is How I Love Him.
I can’t make Tim better. But he has made me a better doctor.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
I can’t get this poor old man and his trolley out of my mind | Adrian Chiles
He wouldn’t sit down, wouldn’t get off, couldn’t or wouldn’t tell us what he wanted. What could we do? . I was part of a miserable incident on a bus. This was one evening just before Christmas and ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
‘I’ve always been very good with money’: Should I put my wife on the title of my home, investment property and my late father’s house?
“If I die and she sells the properties, would she have to pay a lot of capital-gains taxes, especially on the houses we don’t live in?”MarketWatch - Jan. 8 -
'I can't get divorced as I can't get my pension valued'
Divorcing teachers say they are living in limbo waiting for pension valuations to be calculated.BBC News - Jan. 8 -
'I can't spend another five years in my caravan'
A Doncaster mum suffers her second major flood in five years.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
Biden praises Trudeau: 'I am proud to call him my friend'
President Biden praised Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, recounting a variety of issues the leaders worked on together over the years and emphasizing he is “proud to call him my friend.” ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
My petty gripe: thumbs-up emojis say ‘I don’t care’ – please stop using them on my big news
It doesn’t matter if it’s Mario Party or my fictional promotion to junior regional manager, my texts deserve more than a digital eff-off. More summer essentials Get our breaking news email , ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
‘You’re gonna find this creepy’: my AI-cloned voice was used by the far right. Could I stop it? | Georgina Findlay
It was chilling to hear ‘my voice’ repeating lies – and to discover that deepfake audio is a growing threat to democracy. Georgina Findlay is a writer and presenter at the YouTube channel TLDR ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
My lover and I can’t stop having sex – and it’s disrupting our working lives
We have an insatiable desire for each other. But it’s stopping us developing the less sexual sides of our relationship. My partner and I, both of us women, have a lot of sex. It’s got to the ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
After Chile’s Coup, My Regret Was That I Didn’t Die
I believed my friend died because of me. Fifty years later, I learned the truth.The New York Times - Jan. 6 -
‘He ended up homeless and penniless’: My uncle conned my father into signing over their mother’s house. What can I do?
“His brother went to the prison where my dad was incarcerated and had him sign over the house.”MarketWatch - Jan. 6 -
The kindness of strangers: I needed a place to take my burnout and my dog, then a woman I’d never met sent me an invitation
A woman related to my memoir so much, she offered to lend me her holiday shack. When we met in person, we couldn’t stop talking. Find the rest of our series of stories on the kindness of ...The Guardian - Jan. 6 -
‘Silence put my cancer into focus’: how a retreat helped me put my diagnosis into words
After the worst year – cancer, chemo, a mastectomy at just 32 – Emma Hall went to a silent retreat. Here, she reveals how it gave her the strength to confront her fears. Emma, tell me who you are.” ...The Guardian - Jan. 5