Dear MariellaRelationshipsWe might assume better treatment from maturing adults but at least she was decisive, says Mariella Frostrup
The dilemma In the summer I met a wonderful woman online. She is kind, clever, good looking and many other positive things. We clicked from the outset and became lovers after a couple of months. We have a combined age of 127, but we both said the sex was the best we’ve ever enjoyed. Read More...
Photograph: Transport Picture Library/paul ridsdale/Alamy Stock PhotoFear of clusters of holes and cracks, called trypophobia, may be evolutionary in origin. But as details are shared, it is becoming a social contagion. By Chrissie Giles
by Chrissie GilesJulia was around 11 years old the first time it happened. She let herself into her dad’s apartment in Malmö, Sweden, dropped her schoolbag and flopped on to the sofa. She switched on the TV and turned to her favourite channel in time for the cartoons. Read More...
Israel Fourth group of Israeli hostages released as more Palestinians freed after truce extended – video A deal to extend the current ceasefire between Israel and Hamas by two days has been agreed. The extension came after a frantic dash by mediators with just over 12 hours remaining before hostilities in Gaza were due to resume. Thirty-three Palestinian women and children have been released for the exchange of 11 Israeli hostages in Gaza on Monday. Read More...