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What happened when Spain's football chief kissed a player on the lips without consent.

Melissa Joan Hart starred on Sabrina the Teenage Witch. She almost got fired for a cover shoot.

There's been a surprise Matildas wedding and we're not crying, you're crying.

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Butt sex, a quiet breakup,and an infuriating end: Mamamia recaps the finale of And Just Like That.

'I test beauty products for a living. Here are 8 products I just finished to the very last drop.'

'My son has autism. Another mum told me she would "be embarrassed" if he was hers.'

Jessie Stephens was in Year 4 when she first felt like 'all the lights had gone out'.

Zendaya and Tom Holland will never be the 'ideal' Hollywood love story.

Samantha Jones appeared on And Just Like That for just 74 seconds. It cost $350,000.

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MIA FREEDMAN: 'Was Carrie always a monster or did we just not notice?'

"I'm grieving every single day." Fiona Falkiner on the heartbreak of her mum having dementia.

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How a 25-year-old nurse became one of the UK's worst serial killers.

'My friend ignored me in the street. It was the start of a "comprehensive ghosting".'

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'4 months after giving birth, I was still in too much pain for sex. Doctors told me I was "just nervous".'

5 of the best hair colours for women over 50, according to a hairstylist.

'I have 56 vibrators, but these are the 4 I keep in my bedside drawer.'

JESSIE STEPHENS: Why it’s so hard to tell the truth, the whole truth, about the first six weeks.

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'I wanted sex on a first date. He said no and left.'

3 women who didn't orgasm until their 30s on how they finally got there.

'I've been hunting for the perfect grown-up foundation. Here's my favourite Spendy, Savey & Mid.'

Holly Wainwright

SEX DIARIES: ‘I went to a fetish sex club for the first time. We did it in the middle of the bar.’

MIA FREEDMAN: How my skin is better at 51 than it was at 31.

'I'm a beauty editor. Here are 6 products I always have in my skincare cabinet.'

‘It looked like nothing I'd ever seen.' I tried Dom and Ella's new vibrator. Here are my honest thoughts.

Everyone's suddenly talking about 'Baby Botox'. Here's why.

SEX DIARIES: 'We stopped in the middle of a hike to do it on the side of the footpath. Twice.'

'I interview famous people about happiness. These are the 5 lessons I've learnt.'

JESSIE STEPHENS: 'I had a full blown fear of childbirth but I did it. Here’s what I know now.'

Jessie Stephens

Jessie Stephens got married, pregnant and started her second book. She felt 'complete numbness'.

'I've spoken a lot about not loving work. Here's how I actually set my boundaries with it.'

‘He pays the mortgage, I pay for groceries.’ 6 women share exactly how they split their finances.

MIA FREEDMAN: My complicated feelings about And Just Like That.

Lifestyle

The $32 serum that’s giving luxury brands a run for their money.

'Five years ago, I landed my dream job. Since then, I've never been so lonely.'

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Indigenous Stories

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Entertainment

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"I got an erotic yoni massage, and had the best orgasm of my life."

We know having sex with a family member is wrong. So why is consensual incest on the rise?

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'I entered my erotic massage ready for a happy ending, but I left in tears.'

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Family

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Nurse Lucy Letby murdered 7 babies. She wrote a sympathy card to one of their parents.

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'My 18-year-old daughter was making thousands on OnlyFans. So I decided to join too.'

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McKayla thought she was dating Australian actor Dacre Montgomery. It was a horrible lie.

'I have 56 vibrators, but these are the 4 I keep in my bedside drawer.'

In the year 2028, kindergarteners will all be named Sam, Cortnee or Matilda.

From step counts to BMI: 10 pieces of health 'advice' you can straight-up ignore.

'And Just Like That has one episode left. I have a compelling theory about what happens.'

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Bradley Cooper thought his addiction was going to kill him. Then his most minor role helped save him.

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