How royal inbreeding led to Europe’s darkest days

For centuries members of Europe’s royal families often married their close relatives.  The practice, which stretched across countries including France, Spain and Austria, helped consolidate power, titles and thrones. But it also led to problems. Offspring born to mothers and fathers who share their ancestry are more vulnerable to birth defects and harmful DNA mutations.  This … Read more

DR JOHN LEE: My darkest predictions have come true… the effects of lockdowns are catastrophic

One year on from the start of the first lockdown, the brutal price of this drastic policy is all too obvious. Amid battered public finances, rising unemployment and widespread business failures, entire sectors of the economy have been devastated. At the same time, the quality of life for most of the population has been profoundly … Read more

Football’s darkest secret brought into the light… new BBC documentary reveals shocking failures

It is Dean Radford’s description of what happened in court which makes you wonder where he found the resolve to keep up the fight against the Southampton football coach who abused so many young players like him. Radford’s February 1989 evidence against Bob Higgins, offered at a time when very few felt able to speak … Read more

People reveal their families’ darkest secrets, from incest to rape to murder

People are opening up about their long-held family secrets, revealing the surprising things they learned about relatives — and themselves — when they got older. Reddit user u/Flash_Dimension kicked off the tell-all thread, asking other users: ‘Once you were old enough, what were the dark family secrets you were finally let in on?’ The question … Read more

New mum Kate Lawler admits she’s in ‘the darkest place’ as she gets candid about life with a newborn

Kate Lawler has admitted that she’s in ‘the darkest place.’ The Big Brother star, 40, who gave birth to daughter Noa just a month ago, took to Instagram on Tuesday to get candid about life with a newborn baby, confessing that she feels like she’s ‘failing’. While hitting back at ‘dog mum’ trolls, who came … Read more

The Wanted’s Tom Parker thanks wife Kelsey for helping him ‘through the darkest of days’

Tom Parker has shared a gushing tribute to his wife Kelsey thanking her for helping him ‘through the darkest of days’ after his terminal brain tumour diagnosis. The Wanted singer, 32, took to Instagram on Wednesday to praise his family for being his ‘cheerleaders’ and called his partner, 30, his ‘pillar of strength’. Sharing a sweet … Read more

US coronavirus: Doctors warn US will see ‘darkest days’ after Thanksgiving

Doctors are warning that the US will see the ‘darkest days in modern medical history’ in the weeks after Thanksgiving as the daily COVID-19 death toll hits the highest since May and hospitalizations continue to surge to record highs. Millions of Americans took to the skies and the highways in the days leading up to … Read more

Michael J. Fox reveals the ‘darkest moment’ that made him say: ‘I can’t put a shiny face on this’

He is known for resolutely putting on a happy face. But in the new People issue Michael J Fox, 59, revealed the ‘darkest moment’ that left even him unable to find an ‘upside.’ The nightmare period came in 2018 after he suffered a spinal tumor. And then right after he got it excised, the Back To … Read more

Britain records 367 more Covid-19 deaths in darkest day since end of May

Britain today recorded 367 more Covid-19 deaths in the darkest day of the pandemic since the end of May, amid hopes the outbreak could finally be tailing off. Government statistics suggests the second wave — which was driven by children returning to school and students going back to university — is continuing to slow down … Read more

SAS Australia’s Mitchell Johnson thanks his wife Jess for her support during his ‘darkest times’

Mitchell Johnson candidly spoke about his struggle with depression during his interrogation on Monday night’s episode of SAS Australia.  And the 38-year-old former cricketer thanked his wife for her support by sharing a throwback photograph of the couple after the confronting scenes aired.  ‘Thanks to my beautiful wife Jess for the amazing support she has … Read more