Woman, 23, killed herself because she ‘lost her purpose’ during lockdown

A kind-hearted graduate who lived to help others took her own life after ‘losing her purpose’ during the Covid-19 pandemic, her heartbroken mother has said. Jodi Walsham, 23, was left struggling with her mental health and ‘in a very bad place’ in January after having two job offers withdrawn in successive lockdowns. The theatre student … Read more

Gladiators’ James Crossley, 47, credits yoga and gong baths for giving him ‘daily purpose’

He soared to fame in the 90s on the hugely popular Saturday night show Gladiators. And after years of gruelling sports, competitions and competitive lifting, James Crossley, 47, has turned his skills to yoga in a bid to age ‘pain free’. The sports star, best known to fans as musclebound Hunter, has credited the practice – as well … Read more

UK schools’ science and technology curricula ‘not fit for purpose’, say teachers

Science and technology curricula in UK schools are ‘not fit for purpose’ and need to be updated to help pupils ‘change the world for the better’, teachers have warned. Polls taken amid COVID-19 on behalf of the Amazon Longitude Explorer Prize found 47 per cent of teachers think the technology curriculum, specifically, is out of date. More … Read more

Kent locals say the migration system is not fit for purpose, writes SUE REID

On the pleasant promenade of Hythe, Kent, two young male migrants on bicycles weave their way through family groups, dog walkers, pensioner couples and mothers with prams, all trying to stay two metres apart from each other. The men are from a migrant camp, Napier Barracks, on a hillside not far from the town’s seafront. … Read more

Kent locals say the migration system is not fit for purpose, writes SUE REID

On the pleasant promenade of Hythe, Kent, two young male migrants on bicycles weave their way through family groups, dog walkers, pensioner couples and mothers with prams, all trying to stay two metres apart from each other. The men are from a migrant camp, Napier Barracks, on a hillside not far from the town’s seafront. … Read more

Gabby Logan says her brother’s tragic death at 15 made her realise she had to have ‘purpose’ in life

Gabby Logan has revealed that the tragic loss of her brother as a teenager made her realise she had to ‘have a purpose’ and helped her career have ‘dynamism’. The sports presenter’s younger sibling Daniel Yorath collapsed and died from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in May 1992 when he was 15 and she was 19. Reflecting on his … Read more

Gabby Logan says her brother’s tragic death at 15 made her realise she had to have ‘purpose’ in life

Gabby Logan has revealed that the tragic loss of her brother as a teenager made her realise she had to ‘have a purpose’ and helped her career have ‘dynamism’. The sports presenter’s younger sibling Daniel Yorath collapsed and died from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in May 1992 when he was 15 and she was 19. Reflecting on his … Read more

National Trust ‘facing questions over its purpose’ as regulator warns an inquiry could be looming

National Trust is ‘facing questions over its purpose’ by charity regulator after being accused of ‘virtue signalling’ by insisting volunteers wear LGBT badges to tweeting it’s historic links to slavery Trust sparked a woke row after tweeting details about buildings’ links to slavery Dozens vowed to cancel their membership because of charity ‘virtue signalling’ Regulator … Read more

Prince William says fatherhood gave him ‘new sense of purpose’

Prince William says fatherhood gave him ‘new sense of purpose’ and increased his desire to protect the planet in first look at his ITV conservation documentary that’s due to air next month Prince William will reveal that fatherhood gave him a ‘new sense of purpose’ He will search for ways to restore the environment for … Read more

Prince’s protegee has soul: Lianne La Havas adds power and purpose to her classic R&B

LIANNE LA HAVAS: Lianne La Hava (Warner)  Verdict: Powerful summer soul  Rating: BUSH: The Kingdom (BMG) Verdict: Hard-rocking confessionals Rating: RONAN KEATING: Twenty Twenty (Decca) Verdict: Ballad-heavy hotchpotch Rating: Lianne La Havas sought artistic inspiration from an unlikely source when she started making her third album last summer. Hailed as a powerful new voice in British … Read more