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Cognitive shuffling: The micro-dreaming game that helps you sleep

Invented by an academic and popularised by social media, this sleep technique has long claimed to help people switch off their busy brains. When it recently worked for me, I became curious about how ...
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Micro-cations: The big appeal of the tiny holiday

From passport privilege to overtourism and carbon cost, the boom in two- to four-day "micro-cations" reveals how modern travellers are rethinking rest. In April 2025, Sarah Pardi flew from France to ...
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These filmmakers know exactly how to get you hooked on bizarre one-minute dramas

"More anger, more anger, please!" Director Kang Mi-so shouts across the set at an actor playing the role of the "wicked" aunt. The camera rolls to the woman. Face scrunched up, she lets out a torrent ...
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Tourette's campaigner says BBC 'should have worked harder' to stop his slur being aired

John Davidson said his Tourette's meant he was "shouting literally the last thing in the world I believe" Tourette's campaigner John Davidson has said the BBC should have "worked harder to prevent ...
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Red phone box sells at auction for £8k

A Grade II listed red phone box has sold at auction for £8,000 with the new owner hoping to put a defibrillator inside. The box outside the Holy Trinity Church in Guildford town centre, Surrey, was ...
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Chance for 'a little bit of sweet revenge' against Man City

Former Newcastle defender John Anderson says the Magpies' FA Cup fifth-round tie against Manchester City will be a chance to get some revenge after their Carabao Cup semi-final defeat. Newcastle go to ...
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Lego fan helps charities with micro-movie builds

One of Paul Dawson's designs is a micro-depiction of Walt Disney classic "Steamboat Willie", which came out in 1928 and introduced the world to the soon-to-be-renamed Mickey Mouse A Herefordshire man ...
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BBC strengthens its approach to reflecting audiences and communities across the UK, following wide-ranging thematic review

The review assesses how accurately and authentically the BBC portrays and represents different groups and communities across the UK The BBC has today published the Board-commissioned independent ...
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Trump to 'de-escalate a little bit' in Minneapolis

President Trump says he will "de-escalate a little bit" in Minneapolis, as protests continue over the killing of two US citizens by federal immigration agents. Show more President Trump says he will ...
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Trump says government will 'de-escalate' in Minnesota following Pretti shooting

President Donald Trump has said his administration is "going to de-escalate a little bit" in Minnesota, after the second fatal shooting of a US citizen by federal immigration officers there. "Bottom ...
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'Bit of a whirlwind' - O'Donnell's Derby debut at 37

Richard O'Donnell joined Derby County last summer after leaving Blackpool Goalkeeper Richard O'Donnell says he relished being rushed in for his first Championship appearance for almost nine years to ...