Nicola Slawson
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Toys are us: the adults swapping scrolling for Lego, remote control cars and sewing (opens the original)
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To escape the stresses and strains of adulting, more people are choosing to rekindle their love for childhood toys, games and pastimes A growing number of adult enthusiasts are rediscovering their love for Lego, helping to fuel a surge in sales that has increased the Danish toymaker’s revenues by 21%. But Lego isn’t the only childhood pastime people are returning to. We spoke to people who have rediscovered old hobbies about what drew them back. For some, returning to an old pastime offers an es
‘I got married in it’: readers on their favourite secondhand fashion finds - AOL (opens the original)
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Oxfam’s Second Hand September campaign encourages people to avoid buying new clothes for 30 days and choose preloved pieces instead. From £28 Prada skirts to £5 wedding dresses, we asked people to share their favourite fashion finds and the stories behind them. I bought this pink-and-red Prada pleated silk jacquard skirt in 2022 for £28 on eBay and it arrived crumpled like a tissue. But for just under £32, including postage to my then London address, I didn’t complain. It took about three hours
First Thing: Witnesses recount Israeli ‘double-tap’ strike that killed child and medic in Gaza - AOL (opens the original)
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Mohammad Abdul Zinati was walking home from school through the rubble of Salah Khalaf Street in northern Gaza City when he stopped at a supermarket where a group of classmates and friends had gathered. Shortly before 3.30pm, an explosion tore through the air. When the smoke and dust cleared, there was a man lying bleeding on the dusty road. He was badly wounded, but still alive. The man was calling for help, and Mohammad ran towards him. He did not hear the shouts of his cousin, who had spotted
First Thing: Witnesses recount Israeli âdouble-tapâ strike that killed child and medic in Gaza (opens the original)
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When Mohammad Abdul Zinati, 15, rushed to help a man wounded in a bomb attack, he had no time to react before he too was hit. Plus, meet the cartographers who took on centuries of western bias Mohammad Abdul Zinati was walking home from school through the rubble of Salah Khalaf Street in northern Gaza City when he stopped at a supermarket where a group of classmates and friends had gathered. Shortly before 3.30pm, an explosion tore through the air. When the smoke and dust cleared, there was a ma
âAmazing communityâ: how people are making new friends and connections as adults (opens the original)
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As concern about loneliness and social isolation grows, we spoke to people who have joined groups and set up activities Amid growing concern about loneliness and social isolation, new research from the Institute for Public Policy Research found the number of young people in England with no close friends has risen fivefold since 2014, with one in 20 now reporting having none at all. Making new friends as an adult is not always easy. We spoke to people who have taken deliberate steps to make new c
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