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Some people can suffer from imposter syndrome, which is the belief that you are not good enough and any achievement or success has been gained by accident or chance rather than because of skill.

Meaning, symptoms and the five types of imposter syndrome

Humza Yousaf has been elected as Scotland’s sixth first minister.
Humza Yousaf has been elected as Scotland’s sixth first minister.

Analysis The big challenges facing Humza Yousaf - according to John Curtice

Tiktokers are talking about having 'bare minimum Mondays' on the social media site.
Tiktokers are talking about having 'bare minimum Mondays' on the social media site.

Bare Minimum Mondays TikTok trend explained - what the experts think

These TikTok trends may be more harmful than healthy.
These TikTok trends may be more harmful than healthy.

9 TikTok 'wellbeing' trends that could be more harmful than healthy

Is this the end of Boris Johnson’s career? Credit: Mark Hall / NationalWorld
Is this the end of Boris Johnson’s career? Credit: Mark Hall / NationalWorld

Analysis Is this the end of Boris Johnson’s political career?

What is a freeport? New UK economic zones explained (image: AFP/Getty Images)
What is a freeport? New UK economic zones explained (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Explainer Freeports explained - how tax break hubs work and where they’ll be

Christina Ricci as Misty, Steven Krueger as Ben Scott, Samantha Hanratty as Teen Misty, Tawny Cypress as Taissa, Jasmin Savoy Brown as Teen Taissa, Juliette Lewis as Natalie, Sophie Thatcher as Teen Natalie, Melanie Lynskey as Shauna, Sophie Nelisse as Shauna, Ella Purnell as Teen Jackie and Warren Kole as Jeff Sadecki in Yellowjackets (Credit: Brendan Meadows/SHOWTIME)
Christina Ricci as Misty, Steven Krueger as Ben Scott, Samantha Hanratty as Teen Misty, Tawny Cypress as Taissa, Jasmin Savoy Brown as Teen Taissa, Juliette Lewis as Natalie, Sophie Thatcher as Teen Natalie, Melanie Lynskey as Shauna, Sophie Nelisse as Shauna, Ella Purnell as Teen Jackie and Warren Kole as Jeff Sadecki in Yellowjackets (Credit: Brendan Meadows/SHOWTIME)

Yellowjackets is back - here's a recap of where we left each character

The Bank of England is making its latest interest rates announcement (images: Adobe/AFP/Getty Images)
The Bank of England is making its latest interest rates announcement (images: Adobe/AFP/Getty Images)

Bank of England hikes interest rate to 4.25% - decision explained

Muslims around the world have begun to observe the month of Ramadan - but will the customs be affected by the ongoing cost of living crisis?
Muslims around the world have begun to observe the month of Ramadan - but will the customs be affected by the ongoing cost of living crisis?

How Muslims will be affected by the cost of living during Ramadan

Serial rapist cop David Carrick and Wayne Couzens, who murdered Sarah Everard, were part of the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty/Adobe
Serial rapist cop David Carrick and Wayne Couzens, who murdered Sarah Everard, were part of the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty/Adobe

Long read: how the Met’s MP protection unit became a ‘dark corner’

Is the banking crisis set to hit UK banks? (images: AFP/Getty Images)
Is the banking crisis set to hit UK banks? (images: AFP/Getty Images)

UK banking crisis ‘unlikely’ after turmoil - here’s why

BBC director general Tim Davie was forced into an embarrassing u-turn over Gary Lineker (Image: Kim Mogg / Getty)
BBC director general Tim Davie was forced into an embarrassing u-turn over Gary Lineker (Image: Kim Mogg / Getty)

Impartiality is the concept that goes to the heart of the BBC’s crisis Nick Mitchell

Eleanor Williams’ Facebook post about bogus rape claims caused chaos across Barrow, and led to the 22-year-old being imprisoned for eight-and-a-half years. Credit: Facebook/Getty
Eleanor Williams’ Facebook post about bogus rape claims caused chaos across Barrow, and led to the 22-year-old being imprisoned for eight-and-a-half years. Credit: Facebook/Getty

Eleanor Williams: the fictitious Facebook post which led to prison

What steps are taken to help build a city back up from ruins
What steps are taken to help build a city back up from ruins

How cities rebuild from war and maintain cultural identity

Riley Keough as Daisy Jones and Sam Claflin as Billy Dunne in Daisy Jones & The Six, singing into a shared microphone (Credit: Lacey Terrell/Prime Video)
Riley Keough as Daisy Jones and Sam Claflin as Billy Dunne in Daisy Jones & The Six, singing into a shared microphone (Credit: Lacey Terrell/Prime Video)

Was Daisy Jones & The Six inspired by Fleetwood Mac?

There are many phrases and idioms which mention various animals, including dogs, chickens, horses and cows.
There are many phrases and idioms which mention various animals, including dogs, chickens, horses and cows.

15 animal-based phrases explained - from ‘chicken out’ to 'dark horse'

Anti-slavery organisations fear what Government's proposed Illegal Migration Bill could mean for trafficking victims (Photos: Getty and Adobe Stock)
Anti-slavery organisations fear what Government's proposed Illegal Migration Bill could mean for trafficking victims (Photos: Getty and Adobe Stock)

Analysis Illegal Migration Bill 'playing into hands of traffickers' - experts

Quinta Brunson as Janine in Abbott Elementary; Baby Yoda as Themself in The Mandalorian; Mallori Johnson as Dana James in Kindred (Credit: Disney+/NationalWorld Graphics)
Quinta Brunson as Janine in Abbott Elementary; Baby Yoda as Themself in The Mandalorian; Mallori Johnson as Dana James in Kindred (Credit: Disney+/NationalWorld Graphics)

New on Disney+ UK in March 2023: all the best TV & films to watch

Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland; Ben Barnes as Kirigan in Shadow and Bone; Idris Elba as John Luther in Luther: The Fallen Sun (Credit: Netflix)
Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland; Ben Barnes as Kirigan in Shadow and Bone; Idris Elba as John Luther in Luther: The Fallen Sun (Credit: Netflix)

New on Netflix UK in March 2023: all the best TV & films to watch

Abigail Spencer as Lucy Preston in Timeless; Awkwafina as Billi Wang in The Farewell; Jason Bateman as George Bluth in Arrested Development (Credit: NBC; Casi Moss/A24; Netflix)
Abigail Spencer as Lucy Preston in Timeless; Awkwafina as Billi Wang in The Farewell; Jason Bateman as George Bluth in Arrested Development (Credit: NBC; Casi Moss/A24; Netflix)

What’s leaving Netflix UK in March 2023? A last-minute viewing guide

The Case Breakers - a group of more than 40 former police investigators, journalists and military intelligence officers - claim to have identified Gary Francis Poste as the Zodiac Killer (image: Case Breakers)
The Case Breakers - a group of more than 40 former police investigators, journalists and military intelligence officers - claim to have identified Gary Francis Poste as the Zodiac Killer (image: Case Breakers)

Explainer Who was the Zodiac Killer? How Gary Francis Poste was ‘caught’

Serena Manteghi as Alba Ortiz in The Diplomat (Credit: World Productions / UKTV)
Serena Manteghi as Alba Ortiz in The Diplomat (Credit: World Productions / UKTV)

Exclusive: Serena Manteghi on The Diplomat and filming in Barcelona

Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen yesterday announced their new ‘Windsor Framework’.  Now, they have to win over hardline Tory Brexiteers and the DUP. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld
Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen yesterday announced their new ‘Windsor Framework’.  Now, they have to win over hardline Tory Brexiteers and the DUP. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Analysis Has Rishi Sunak really ended the post-Brexit stalemate?

The UK is seeing the worst food shortages since the Covid-19 pandemic (images: AFP/Getty Images)
The UK is seeing the worst food shortages since the Covid-19 pandemic (images: AFP/Getty Images)

5 key issues affecting food supplies amid fruit and veg shortages

Ofgem has been criticised by MPs for how it has run the UK energy market (image: Getty Images)
Ofgem has been criticised by MPs for how it has run the UK energy market (image: Getty Images)

Energy price cap explained as new Ofgem limit set for April 2023

Homeworking pros and cons: The views of experts and a NationalWorld journalist.
Homeworking pros and cons: The views of experts and a NationalWorld journalist.

Explainer Experts on homeworking pros and cons - how it may affect your career

The Ukraine conflict has seen eight million people flee their homes since Putin launched a full-scale invasion
The Ukraine conflict has seen eight million people flee their homes since Putin launched a full-scale invasion

Explainer How cities rebuild after the devastation of war

Bella Ramsey as Ellie and Anna Torv as Tess in The Last of Us, sat in a clearing under a beam of light (Credit: HBO)
Bella Ramsey as Ellie and Anna Torv as Tess in The Last of Us, sat in a clearing under a beam of light (Credit: HBO)

Explainer The Last of Us cast: who stars with Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey?

Oksana and her son Tymur moved to the UK, while her husband Vlad remained in Ukraine. (Credit: Oksana Yarova)
Oksana and her son Tymur moved to the UK, while her husband Vlad remained in Ukraine. (Credit: Oksana Yarova)

Ukrainian refugee on how life has changed over the past 12 months

Dylan Llewellyn as PC Kelby Hartford, Zahra Ahmadi as DS Esther Williams, Kris Marshal as Humphrey Goodman, Sally Bretton as Martha Lloyd, and Felicity Montagu as Margo Martins in Beyond Paradise, stood around the Shipton Abbott harbour. They’re in black and white, with a light blue filter over the background (Credit: BBC / Red Planet Pictures / Todd Anthony / NationalWorld Graphics)
Dylan Llewellyn as PC Kelby Hartford, Zahra Ahmadi as DS Esther Williams, Kris Marshal as Humphrey Goodman, Sally Bretton as Martha Lloyd, and Felicity Montagu as Margo Martins in Beyond Paradise, stood around the Shipton Abbott harbour. They’re in black and white, with a light blue filter over the background (Credit: BBC / Red Planet Pictures / Todd Anthony / NationalWorld Graphics)

Beyond Paradise: behind the scenes on the Death in Paradise spinoff

Gym-goers may experience “gymtimidation” while they are working out.
Gym-goers may experience “gymtimidation” while they are working out.

Explainer What is ‘gymtimidation’ and how to overcome it

Experts have given their views on working a four day week. Top, left to right: Becky Simms (photo by Amy Louise Kolsteren), Ellen Beardmore (photo by Scott Merrylees),  Joanna Earle (photo by Amy Louise Kolsteren). Bottom, left to right, Louise Verity, Mayah Riaz (photo by Maryanne Scott) and Sadie Restorick.
Experts have given their views on working a four day week. Top, left to right: Becky Simms (photo by Amy Louise Kolsteren), Ellen Beardmore (photo by Scott Merrylees),  Joanna Earle (photo by Amy Louise Kolsteren). Bottom, left to right, Louise Verity, Mayah Riaz (photo by Maryanne Scott) and Sadie Restorick.

Explainer The pros and cons of the 4-day week - explained by workers who do it

Long read: inside rejuvenated Scottish Labour’s party conference

Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall, Joel Dommett, Rita Ora, and Jonathan Ross in a promotional image for The Mased Singer 2023 (Credit: ITV/Bandicoot TV)
Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall, Joel Dommett, Rita Ora, and Jonathan Ross in a promotional image for The Mased Singer 2023 (Credit: ITV/Bandicoot TV)

The Masked Singer 2023: who are the new characters under the mask?

Alison Brie as Ally in Somebody I Used to Know; Ashton Kutcher as Peter in Your Place or Mine; Nick Lachey hosting Perfect Match (Credit: Netflix/Amazon Prime Video/NationalWorld Graphics)
Alison Brie as Ally in Somebody I Used to Know; Ashton Kutcher as Peter in Your Place or Mine; Nick Lachey hosting Perfect Match (Credit: Netflix/Amazon Prime Video/NationalWorld Graphics)

18 Valentine’s viewing recommendations across TV and streaming

Families come in many forms, and there’s certain terms used  to describe the connections between family members.
Families come in many forms, and there’s certain terms used  to describe the connections between family members.

Explainer Family relationships and terms explained - including next of kin

Families on the slopes during an air-raid alert (Image: William Montgomery)
Families on the slopes during an air-raid alert (Image: William Montgomery)

The surreal reality of visiting a ski resort in Ukraine during the war

The most common phobias explained - and expert advice on how to overcome them
The most common phobias explained - and expert advice on how to overcome them

The most common phobias - and expert advice on how to overcome them

Elon Musk is one of the world’s most high profile billionaires (image: Getty Images)
Elon Musk is one of the world’s most high profile billionaires (image: Getty Images)

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is no longer the richest person in the world

All five love languages explained.
All five love languages explained.

Love language: what is it and what kind of love language do you have?

An F1 racer in Drive to Survive; Gunther the dog from documentary Gunther’s Millions; Penn Badgely in You (Credit: Netflix)
An F1 racer in Drive to Survive; Gunther the dog from documentary Gunther’s Millions; Penn Badgely in You (Credit: Netflix)

New on Netflix UK in February 2023: all the best TV & films to watch

From MP scandals to strikes and an NHS in crisis, Rishi Sunak’s first 100 days in Downing Street were certainly eventful. Credit: Mark Hall / NationalWorld
From MP scandals to strikes and an NHS in crisis, Rishi Sunak’s first 100 days in Downing Street were certainly eventful. Credit: Mark Hall / NationalWorld

Sunak’s first 100 days in office assessed - from scandals to strikes Imogen Howse

Iranian protests have been ongoing since the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022. (Credit: Getty Images)
Iranian protests have been ongoing since the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022. (Credit: Getty Images)

Expert on protests in Iran and why women are key to the movement

Rodrigo Santoro as Garrett Briggs in Wolf Pack, his face surrounded by flames (Credit: Paramount+)
Rodrigo Santoro as Garrett Briggs in Wolf Pack, his face surrounded by flames (Credit: Paramount+)

Rodrigo Santoro on Wolf Pack, the impact of streaming servicesm

Relationship experts share how to know if you’re in love with your partner.
Relationship experts share how to know if you’re in love with your partner.

What is love? Relationship experts share how to know if you’re in love

Relationship experts give their top tips on how to cope with being single on Valentine’s Day.
Relationship experts give their top tips on how to cope with being single on Valentine’s Day.

Valentine’s Day 2023: expert tips on how to cope with being single

Watercolor painting of Robert Burn reciting poetry (ATALLAH AHMED  - stock.adobe.com)
Watercolor painting of Robert Burn reciting poetry (ATALLAH AHMED  - stock.adobe.com)

The hidden history of Robert Burns and why his legacy prevails

Left: Emma Moran. Right: Bilal Hasna as Kash, Luke Rollason as Jizzlord The Human, Sofia Oxenham as Carrie, and Máiréad Tyers as Jen in Extraordinary (Credit: Disney+)
Left: Emma Moran. Right: Bilal Hasna as Kash, Luke Rollason as Jizzlord The Human, Sofia Oxenham as Carrie, and Máiréad Tyers as Jen in Extraordinary (Credit: Disney+)

Exclusive Interview: Emma Moran on her Disney+ comedy Extraordinary

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) welcomes Aleksandar Vučić (L) during a meeting in 2014 (Photo: MAXIM SHIPENKOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) welcomes Aleksandar Vučić (L) during a meeting in 2014 (Photo: MAXIM SHIPENKOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Russia’s Wagner Group accused of drafting volunteer troops in Serbia

Brenda Blethyn as Vera Stanhope in Vera, Sarah Lancashire as Catherine Cawood in Happy Valley, and Matthew Macfadyen as John Stonehouse MP in Stonehouse (Credit: ITV; BBC One)
Brenda Blethyn as Vera Stanhope in Vera, Sarah Lancashire as Catherine Cawood in Happy Valley, and Matthew Macfadyen as John Stonehouse MP in Stonehouse (Credit: ITV; BBC One)

What to watch in January, from Happy Valley to The Last of Us

The game of capitalism is heavily determined by the social circles you move in and by the amount of money you have available as you start the game (Image: Mark Hall / NationalWorld)
The game of capitalism is heavily determined by the social circles you move in and by the amount of money you have available as you start the game (Image: Mark Hall / NationalWorld)

Analysis Survival of the richest: can we afford not to act on inequality?

Lara Pulver as Catherine MacDiarmid, Parminder Nagra as Maryam Afridi, and Lisa McGrillis as Helen Cavendish in Maternal (Credit: ITV)
Lara Pulver as Catherine MacDiarmid, Parminder Nagra as Maryam Afridi, and Lisa McGrillis as Helen Cavendish in Maternal (Credit: ITV)

Maternal cast: who stars in ITV medical drama with Parminder Nagra?

Pedro Pascal as Joel in The Last of us, inspecting a cordyceps infected victim (Credit: HBO/Warner Media/Liane Hentscher)
Pedro Pascal as Joel in The Last of us, inspecting a cordyceps infected victim (Credit: HBO/Warner Media/Liane Hentscher)

Cordyceps: what is the real-life zombie fungus from The Last of Us?

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have made numerous revelations about life in the royal family - and now he has written a tell-all memoir called Spare.
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have made numerous revelations about life in the royal family - and now he has written a tell-all memoir called Spare.

Harry’s mental health: two psychotherapists offer their view on Spare

Flu vaccine: alarm at drop in jab take-up as cases soar

Crime dramas are a British staple - but why are we so invested in them?
Crime dramas are a British staple - but why are we so invested in them?

Why crime dramas are so popular: the psychology behind our fascination

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