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[ad_1] Sarah Mead PhotographyMore people are turning to 'ink therapy' to overcome body image issuesTattoos have been a staple in human culture for thousands of years, but their popularity has soared in recent decades.Stereotypes of tattoos being only for "inked criminals" and "the unemployed" have gradually become obsolete as body art becomes more mainstream, with everyone from professionals to celebrities proudly displaying their designs.But despite their prevalence, tattoos run more

[ad_1] Getty ImagesThousands of young people in the UK were tricked into paying money for non-existent Premier League football tickets last season, according to an estimate by Lloyds Bank.It said that football ticketing fraud against its customers was up by around a third compared with the previous season, and warned fans to be on their guard.Banking industry group UK Finance said that tickets sell out quickly, and criminals can take

[ad_1] Coal SupperThank Goodness You're Here! is a quirky comedy video game set in a fictional northern town"Dead reyt", "faff" and "keep gu'in" are words you don’t often see in video games.But two pals from Yorkshire have changed all that.God's Own Country, as the locals call it, is the inspiration for Thank Goodness You're Here!, a new game created by James Carbutt and Will Todd, from Barnsley.The pair - aka

[ad_1] Some of the UK's front pages are leading with the far-right protests that are spreading across country. The Express says "Britain cannot let rioting thugs win" and quotes Shadow Home Secretary James Cleverly saying ministers must back the police "to do what is necessary to maintain law and order". The Times reports that the UK is braced for "at least 30 far-right protests" this weekend. Police are braced for

[ad_1] Cars have been set alight, and beer cans and stones were thrown at police at a demonstration in Sunderland linked to the Southport knife attack.Later, a police office was attacked and the property next to it set on fire.The BBC's home editor, Mark Easton, was on the ground as protesters caused chaos. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Rebecca Need-MenearJohn Tothill signed up for a medical trial to fund his show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe last yearWhen comedian John Tothill set his sights on performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, he knew he would have to take radical action to afford the eye-watering upfront costs. Lured by the prospect of boosting his savings, he signed up for a medical trial that would see him infected with

[ad_1] PA MediaProtesters in Sunderland targeted a mosqueProtesters clashed with police as they gathered in a city for a planned demonstration linked to the Southport knife attack.Stones and beer cans were thrown at police in riot gear outside a mosque in Sunderland.Mounted officers pushed back demonstrators, some of whom were in masks, from the mosque on St Mark's Road. Northumbria Police said it advised members of the public to avoid

[ad_1] Getty ImagesEdwards admitted having 41 indecent images of children, which had been sent to him by another man on WhatsAppThe former chair of the BBC publicly thanked disgraced newsreader Huw Edwards for his "huge contribution" despite knowing he had been arrested in November last year.Dame Elan Closs Stephens was appointed interim chair a few weeks before the Sun newspaper first made allegations about Edwards' private life, leaving shortly before

[ad_1] Murray's retirement leaves a vacuum in British tennis and the global game.But, with his love for the sport remaining undiminished, it is hard not see him reappearing in the coming years.When he will re-emerge, he does not know. What role he will be doing is also unclear.Coaching has been regularly mentioned by those who have worked with him, with Murray known as someone always willing to offer advice and

[ad_1] PA MediaConcerns were raised about overcrowding at Manston in 2022A group of 96 migrants were unlawfully detained at a Kent processing centre and subjected to ill-treatment by staff and humiliation, their lawyer has told the High Court.The claims have been brought against the Home Office, which is yet to formally file a defence.Allegations included that migrants held at Manston between September and November 2022 did not have access to