I'm glad my school has been closed – I felt like I had blood on my hands
When Boris Johnson announced a national lockdown, and the subsequent closure of schools, I felt a wave of relief. As an A Level [...]
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My name is Dec Donnelly but my best mate's called Daniel, not Ant
‘Does your mum just really like Byker Grove or something?’ I was around 13 when my classmates noticed my name was the same [...]
"My Body" – 16 Days Song That Can Save A Life – Lira, Goodluck, Mariechan And Gigi Lamayne
A familiar song produced in 1983 and taught in schools around the world as part of a sexual abuse prevention programme, has been [...]
‘I did it to control my feelings’: Study reveals ‘desperate situation’ of self-harm among teenagers
More than a quarter of teenage girls have self-harmed by the age of 17, according to an “alarming” new study into teenage mental [...]
'I forgave my son's killer and even cried when he killed himself'
A recovering alcoholic has told how she forgave her son’s killer after overcoming a drink addiction that began when she was a teenager. [...]
'My body was full of water' The hidden disease which could lead to heart failure
When people think about heart failure, they usually think it is caused by a heart attack or high blood pressure. But another of [...]
‘Katy Perry used my song for her new single’
Katy Perry’s new single Never Really Over sounds a lot like Love You Like That – a 2017 song by Norwegian singer Dagny. [...]
Price William: ‘My family were ahead of their time in fighting to save the environment’
Prince William has described how his family have been “ahead of their time” in fighting to save the environment. Speaking ahead of a [...]
My name is Katie Hopkins but I'm nothing like the other one
There comes a point in all of my friendships when I get the ill-fated ‘this you?’ text with an article linked to Katie [...]
Myanmar police detain student protesters in Rakhine state
(Reuters) – Myanmar police detained three students after breaking up an anti-government demonstration in the restive Rakhine state on Wednesday, a student group [...]