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Two missing sisters did not tell relatives they were "immediately" going to move out of their rented flat in Aberdeen, it has emerged. Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both aged 32, were last seen on ...

With Blue Monday around the corner, you’re not alone if you’re feeling a little off. The question is, does Seasonal Affective Disorder have something to answer for? We chatted with Abigail Holman, a ...

Due to my existing social anxiety, I’d decided to live in a one-bedroom studio flat close to the beach and away from the hustle and bustle of student life. However, as the nights grew darker ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In a mild jab at France and Germany, Italian premier Giorgia Meloni last month contrasted her government’ ...

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Leave me alone,” read a note posted on the door of 28-year-old Yan Jie’s bedroom. Yan, who shares a flat with a colleague in suburban Shanghai, was mocking himself, saying he was lazy ...

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