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Hands holding a giftbox

I can't understand the wedding gift I received from my friend

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle February 9, 2025 By Alison Rios McCrone
Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das in 1996 movie Fire

How the phrase 'I like boiled rice' changed my life

Channel: Film Film February 10, 2025 By Asyia Iftikhar
Almara Abgarian photographed at home in Clapham by Rachel Adams

I slept with 2 guys in 24 hours – how I felt after shocked me

Channel: Sex Sex March 7, 2025 By Almara Abgarian
Thief steals phone or smartphone from bag of  woman close up, pickpocket in city

I got my stolen phone back - I'm one of the only ones

Channel: Politics Politics February 6, 2025 By Dawn Butler
Cutting episodes is nerve-wracking but it will save Coronation Street and Emmerdale ITV

Cutting episodes is hard but it will save Coronation Street and Emmerdale

Channel: Coronation Street Coronation Street February 4, 2025 By Duncan Lindsay
Play Video Jess, Nathan, Dave, Bushra, Chloe and Mathilda on a beach, in a promo for Go Back to Where You Came From.

Channel 4's new refugee reality series should never have been made

Channel: TV TV February 3, 2025 By Asyia Iftikhar
Play Video LOS ANGELES - FEBRUARY 2: Babyface at The 67th Annual Grammy Awards, airing live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, Sunday, Feb. 2 (8:00-11:30 PM, live ET/5:00-8:30 PM, live PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+.* (Photo by Matthew Taplinger/CBS via Getty Images)

Babyface's interview at the Grammys was absolutely shameful

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz February 4, 2025 By Alicia Adejobi
A man holds his head in his hand as the other holds his phone

I'm sick of sexist jokes in the lads' group chat

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle February 3, 2025 By Alison Rios McCrone
Almara Abgarian photographed at home in Clapham by Rachel Adams

My friend set me up on a date - he left out one crucial detail

Channel: Sex Sex February 3, 2025 By Almara Abgarian
Two bridesmaids (one in focus/foreground) wearing silk dressing gowns with 'Bridesmaid' written on the back; a Bride in between them (Picture: Getty)

I want to uninvite someone from my wedding - my bridesmaid

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle January 27, 2025 By Alison Rios McCrone
Close-up of Saoirse Ronan standing against a pink BFI promotional wall.

The Oscars 2025 has made a huge mistake by snubbing Saoirse Ronan

Channel: Film Film March 1, 2025 By Asyia Iftikhar
Demi Moore as Elisabeth Sparkle looking in a mirror in The Substance

Demi Moore might just pull off the unimaginable at The Oscars 2025

Channel: Film Film January 27, 2025 By Alicia Adejobi
Almara Abgarian standing outside by a brick wall; a wooden fence with trees/flower boxes on her other side (Picture: Rachel Adams 2023)

A man called about my internet - then I had sex with him

Channel: Sex Sex March 14, 2025 By Almara Abgarian
BBC THE TRAITOR'S LINDA MINAH BREAKFAST

There’s only one worthy winner left in The Traitors

Channel: TV TV January 23, 2025 By Adam Miller

Donald Trump is a wannabe dictator and the UK should treat him as such

Channel: US US January 20, 2025 By Pablo O'Hana
Someone wearing a dress, sitting holding a drink in their hand at a wedding, the bride in the background walking in the other direction (Picture: Getty)

My friend forgot something really important when planning her wedding - me

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle January 19, 2025 By Alison Rios McCrone
Almara Abgarian photographed at home in Clapham by Rachel Adams

The sex was electric - then I said the worst thing imaginable

Channel: Sex Sex January 17, 2025 By Almara Abgarian
BBC THE TRAITOR'S LINDA MINAH BREAKFAST

Minah's big mistake could ruin The Traitors season 3

Channel: TV TV January 16, 2025 By Adam Miller
Leo Woodall as Dexter and Ambika Mod as Emma in Netflix's One Day

This Netflix show had 39,000,000 views, now its star is being left behind

Channel: TV TV January 16, 2025 By Asyia Iftikhar
Holly Willoughby posing on the red carpet, in a black dress.

Holly Willoughby is about to get the rebrand she deserves

Channel: TV TV March 12, 2025 By Adam Miller