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Five Life Lessons for My Children
Recently an 11-year-old son of a friend was killed by his mentally ill father. An ex-colleague of mine was diagnosed with cancer last November and he died in January; there were Facebook statuses and...
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Easy Double Chocolate Orange Bundt Cake
Image by Holly Bell I fell off the wagon. Thump, spectacularly to the ground. I was so very nearly there. Just 1.5 stone to go in my five stone battle of the bulge. It started with just one night off...
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14 Beauty Cheats Every Woman Should Know
Every woman should have an arsenal of easy, cheap, DIY beauty cheats for those days when time is short and you're looking for a quick fix. In need of a facial but strapped for cash? Want your lipstick...
View ArticleWhat Does It Look Like, This Equality That You Speak Of?
To everyone - woman and man - who says they're a feminist because they believe in equality, I have to ask you, what does it look like, this equality that you speak of? Gender. You probably want gender...
View ArticleThe Chemistry Factor - Is This Something We Have to Wait for or Something We...
Chemistry is one of those tricky to define, impossible to pinpoint parts of being attracted to someone. Do you find yourself saying, "there was just so much chemistry" or "without chemistry, I could...
View ArticleThe Disability Abortion Lie
Do women really have a choice whether to abort or not following an antenatal diagnosis of a disability? Are we walking blindfold into a society where eugenics is gently presented, sugar-coated and...
View ArticleThe Angels of Parenting
I had the great pleasure of working in Italy last week and at the beginning of that wonderful five night stay at the Hotel Grand Tremezzo filming for This Morning, I was made aware by my agent Del that...
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Find Out How A Nigglefix Could Improve Your Life
We’re sure all women would agree, life would be much easier without so many annoying little niggles. From painful high heels and rude co-workers to sagging jeans and never-ending toilet queues, there’s...
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Curry Spice Turmeric Could Help Treat Alzheimer's Disease, Study Finds
There's good news for curry fans - your favourite meal could also be beneficial to your health. An ingredient in the yellow curry spice turmeric may hold the key to repairing the brains of people with...
View ArticleGirl Has A Dance-Off... With Her Horse
They call her: Dances With Horses. Possibly. Either way, this video of a lass throwing some shapes with her horse is completely brilliant - although the tune 'All About That Bass' is surely more...
View ArticleDriver Jumps A Red Light, Failing To Notice That They're Right Next To A...
Twenty Two Words calls this person 'the world's dumbest red-light runner'. But as you can see, they're the world's stupidest red-light runner. Because this took place in Britain. Yes, before you jump...
View ArticleDo Periods Really Make Women Moody?
Dear men, the next time you joke that a woman is being cranky because she is on her period, know this: periods don't make women moody. The real enemy here is PMS, or premenstrual syndrome as it is...
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Antibiotics 'Failing To Treat Common Infections', Warn Health Experts
Antibiotic resistance is becomingly an increasingly "real and worrying threat", according to new research. This comes after a health study found that a worrying number of antibiotics prescribed to...
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Is the NHS Encouraging Obesity Through Unhealthy Food Choices? And What Can...
Well, it seems I have caused quite a stir this week, after my article criticising the NHS for encouraging obesity by allowing coffee shops and vending machines that offer predominantly unhealthy food...
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Multiple System Atrophy: A Continued Battle With MSA
The late summer sun illuminates a beautiful English garden scene. There beyond a welcoming terrace in a small pagoda sits Alfie Preston in his motorised wheelchair. I have come to this West London care...
View ArticleCereal Thinking Outside the Box
Little in life frustrates me as much as a trip to the fridge only to discover a mere mouthful of milk remains. So much so that I've started to bulk/panic buy the white stuff much to my fridge's...
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Good Heavens Above: The Best Northern Lights Holidays for 2014/2015
Light show: Aurora over Swedish Lapland © William Gray After all the recent hype over the northern lights, NASA announced back in June 2014 that the sun's polarity had finally flipped and we were...
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Is Dip Dye Here for the Long-Haul?
It's becoming more and more apparent that celebrities love a good dip dye, continuing to prove this vibrant trend is far from a fleeting fad. Whether it is glossy neutral tones or flashes of...
View ArticleMale CEO Quits Job After His 10-Year-Old Daughter Reminds Him That Family...
When Mohamed El-Erian resigned as CEO of investment fund Pimco earlier this year, many thought it may have been down to internal politics. But it turns out that his reasons for stepping down ere due to...
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Want To Prove You've Got No STDs? There's An App For That
STDs. Not necessarily the topic for first dates, or second ones for that matter. But it's still a topic that needs to be addressed at some point. The issue is, nobody talks about it - which is where...
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