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‘Hi Mum, it’s me’: how online scammers learnt to prey on our emotions

Your daughter is in trouble. Your urgent parcel has been held up. You’ve been offered a desperately needed loan. In recent years, a wave of scammers have developed cruel, emotionally sophisticated methods to exploit human instincts and vulnerabilities. Tom Ough uncovers how scammers got smart – and how, scarily, new…

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2023

Lady Louise Windsor has ‘both feet firmly planted on the ground’ as ‘relatable’ royal

Lady Louise Windsor's relatability has been described as a 'credit' to both her and Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie as she turns 20

Woman & Home · Nov 8, 2023

In Ed Burke’s 14th Ward, big frustration with politicians persists: ‘They’re all kind of crooked, I guess’

Residents of the ward aren’t optimistic Burke’s trial — or even former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s federal trial next year — will clean up Chicago corruption.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 7, 2023

Katie Price gets seventh dog despite many of her pets suffering grisly deaths

The veteran glamour model doesn't have the best track record when it comes to her furry friends

Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2023

34 best tiara moments to mesmerise you: from the Imperial State Crown to forgotten gems

No one knows the power of a dazzling tiara or crown moment quite like the royals. Steeped in history and scintillating with diamonds, let’s look at some of the crowning glories.

Woman & Home · Oct 31, 2023

Sober raving, beekeeping and playing Dungeons and Dragons – how people with stressful jobs decompress

A junior doctor, a deputy head, a social worker and others tell us how they destress and relax after work

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2023

At last, Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream gives us kinder reality TV. But some raw humanity would be nice

ITV’s revamped search-for-a-West-End-star format is Instagram-slick. It’s warmer – but does it make for good TV? asks culture writer Lauren O’Neill

The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2023

Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream review: ITV talent show wonderfully captures musical’s unhinged party atmosphere

The hunt is on for two rising stars to play young couple Sophie and Sky in the stage show, with Zoe Ball on hosting duties and armed with endless Abba puns 

The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2023

Girl energy powers the world – we need it now more than ever

Our grandmothers’ time was a man’s world, but is it really better for our daughters, asks writer and campaigner Sophie Walker? On International Day of the Girl, she looks at how far we have we come and how far we still need to go

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023

I’m Sorry, Prime Minister, I Can’t Quite Remember: Hacker and Sir Humphrey’s last hurrah

Jonathan Lynn’s new play finds the political double act in their 80s, in a suitable final chapter to a magnificent comic project

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2023