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My boyfriend and I have been together for five years now, and for the most part, things have been really good. But lately, I’ve been noticing some stuff that’s got me really confused and frustrated. First of all, he’s been really distant, like he’s always got something on his mind but won’t tell me. And when I try to talk to him about it, he brushes it off like it’s nothing. Plus, he’s been cancelling plans at the last minute, which is not like him. It’s like he’s avoiding spending time with me.But here’s the real issue: I caught him…

Rate, comment and share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. Today’s podcast: The Premier League returns with league leaders Arsenal taking on Manchester City on Sunday. This game last season spelled the end of the Gunners’ title chances – will we see a repeat? Elsewhere, we preview the rest of the Premier League fixtures, including Nottingham Forest’s first game since their points deduction and Luton’s trip to Tottenham. There is also a lot of speculation among Manchester United’s management. We will talk about Vinícius Júnior and his press…

Hartley, 73, WorthingOccupation Retired architectVoting record Always LabourAmuse bouche His first memory is being in a pushchair at a Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament rally with his parents, who raised him as a Marxist-Leninist. His teenage rebellion was to become a MaoistWarren, 65, WorthingOccupation ParamedicVoting record Because he votes on issues rather than party politically, he’s backed Labour, Green and Lib DemsAmuse bouche He is an enthusiastic cold-water swimmer, and swims for charity every year. “I was wild swimming before it had that name!”For startersHartley I was a bit nervous, but he’s a very interesting guy and we had a lot in common.…

The Thursday quiz would like to start this week with an apology to regular readers. Not for anything specific, just a general apology. There is bound to have been something that annoyed you in the previous 152 editions. It won’t be resigning though. That has gone right out of fashion. Anyway, this week, 15 topical and general knowledge questions await you, punctuated with a few jokes and no little sarcasm. There are no prizes. It is just for fun, but let us know how you got on in the comments.The Thursday quiz, No 1531.Who (pictured) will be the youngest taoiseach…

From the moment the rangers first saw him on their trail cameras, the problem was apparent. The wolf, spotted deep in the woods of Italy’s Gran Bosco di Salbertrand park, was not grey like his companion, but an unusual blond. His colouring indicated this was not a wolf at all, but a hybrid wolfdog – the first to be seen so far into Piedmont’s alpine region. And where one hybrid is found, more are sure to follow.“We thought he would go away,” says Elisa Ramassa, a park ranger in Gran Bosco who has tracked the local wolves for 25 years.…

LLater today, a man who just turned 32 will be brought before a Manhattan judge. He had been convicted of a massive fraud and he knew he was going to jail. The only question is how long. If the U.S. government gets its way, he won’t show up before his 80th birthday.This was Sam Bankman Freed’s final humiliation. Judges, politicians, and the world’s media will declare him one of the greatest liars in American history. They will note how he built a digital currency, or cryptocurrency, market worth about $32 billion in three years and made himself the world’s richest…

The UK’s first transgender judge is seeking leave to join the litigation in a crucial supreme court case that could significantly affect legal protections for transgender women, the Guardian has learned.Victoria McCloud, a senior civil judge who became the youngest person appointed as master of the high court in 2010, will make an application to intervene in the supreme court appeal brought by the campaign group For Women Scotland about the legal definition of “woman”. Interveners can put a case without being among the main parties to the litigation.For Women Scotland is challenging whether Scottish government legislation aimed at improving…

Sunrisers Hyderabad set a new record for the highest-scoring match in T20 history with a record-breaking win over Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.The home team set a new IPL record with 277-3, but Mumbai put up a fierce battle in the chase and ended up trailing by 31 runs at 246-5.It was little consolation, but they contributed a new record of 523 runs, surpassing the previous record of 517 set by South Africa and West Indies a year and a day ago.The match ended with 38 sixes, setting a record for the most batting in a T20 match.Australia…

A human rights official has resigned from the US state department over Gaza saying the Biden administration is flouting US law by continuing to arm Israel, and is hushing up evidence that the US had seen on Israeli human rights abuses.Annelle Sheline, said she had hoped to have an influence on policy by staying at her post in the Near Eastern section of the bureau of democracy, human rights and labor, taking part in discussions, signing dissent cables and raising her concerns with her supervisor. But she had lost confidence she could do anything that would affect the flow of…

King Charles will make his first public comments on Thursday, stressing the importance of friendship “in times of need” after the Princess of Wales announced she was undergoing treatment for cancer.In his second Easter message as king, Charles will speak of how Christ set “an example of how we should serve and care for each other” and how as a nation “we need those who extend a hand of friendship to us, and benefited a lot from it.” , especially in times of need.”Pre-recorded comments will be broadcast at the Royal Maundy Day service at Worcester Cathedral on Thursday in…