We would like to hear from centenarians, their family and friends

The number of centenarians (aged 100 years and over) in the UK has doubled from 8,300 in 2004 to 16,600 in 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Between 2004 and 2024, the number of male centenarians has tripled from 910 to 3,100. During the same period, the number of female centenarians almost doubled from 7,400 to 13,600.

We’re interested to hear how the looming pause of Snap benefits, as well as rising insurance costs due to a loss of subsidies, could affect Americans

More than 40 million Americans will stop receiving food stamps on 1 November, as the US government shutdown enters its fifth week.

The Department of Agriculture says the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) will be suspended until Congress reopens the government. While the Trump administration argues the department does not have the legal authority to use a $5bn contingency fund to continue the aid, Democrats disagree, and two dozen states have sued the government to force the program to continue.

We would like to hear from people who have had experiences of living with a “friendlord” in the past 5-10 years and find out the impact on their relationship

The number of homeowners taking on lodgers has hugely increased in recent years due to rising costs and housing pressures. Many are people opting to rent a room from their home-owning friend rather than take their chances in the overheated rental market. But living alongside a live-in landlord, who’s also your friend, can test the relationship.

We would like to hear from people who have had experiences of living with a “friendlord” in the past 5-10 years, about how it affected your friendship, positively or negatively. Stories may appear anonymously.

We would like to hear from people who fell in love in 2025

We would like to hear from people who fell in love in 2025. Who are they and how did you meet? Why are they a good fit for you? What’s a nice quality or detail about them? How were you feeling about dating before you met them?

You can share your story below.

We would like to hear from people about the impact Hurricane Melissa is having in their area

Hurricane Melissa, potentially the worst storm to ever hit the Caribbean, has made landfall in Jamaica.

The “life-threatening” hurricane is expected to bring up to 40in (101cm) of rainfall to some parts of Jamaica, according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC), as well as destructive winds of 160mph (260 kph) and the risk of major flooding. Cuba and the Bahamas are also forecast to be in Melissa’s path.