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During the months of December and January, the number of calls to suicide support charities can double. However, for those who work in them, they’re not a place of sadness and helplessness – but one of hope. Here the founder and CEO of Suicide Crisis, Joy Hibbins, explains why. Just a few days ago a…
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Holding a fat cigar between his fingers and taking a deep, ostentatious puff of smoke, Andrew Tate tells the camera: ‘Females are barely sentient.’ In his slow Estuary American drawl, and with light glinting off the top of his shaved head, he continues: ‘Females don’t have independent thought. They don’t come up with anything. They’re…
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It was a performance that Bearsden Academy was never going to forget. Brandon Lee was starring as Lieutenant Cable in the music department’s take on Rogers and Hammerstein classic musical South Pacific, and his rousing performance of Younger Than Springtime saw parents and students alike cheering him on. At the end of the showtune, the…
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There’s no denying that pregnancy and childbirth has the potential to change your body – but it shouldn’t be seen as a negative (Picture: Rosemary Calvert) As a society, we are very aware of the changes a woman’s body goes through during pregnancy – however, less is said about what comes after. It’s inevitable that…
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Lisa was delighted when she found a box of expensive-looking lingerie in her husband’s car. Her birthday was approaching so she assumed it was a gift. The big day came and went, but the lacy knickers never materialised. Instead, Lisa received a voucher. Her sixth sense told her something was wrong with her marriage. ‘We…
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Ten years ago, Charly woke up on Christmas morning in a draughty school hall in Chalk Farm, alongside 150 strangers. Despite the day being peddled as the most magical one of the year, for Charly, it was cold and unpleasant – and one the doorman admits he would rather forget. Although he now lives in a…
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It’s quite the cohort (Picture: Instagram/Shane Mahood/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images/Tim Stewart News Limited) Today, the final three episodes of Harry and Meghan’s much-anticipated Netflix documentary landed on the streaming site. It’s safe to say that since the series first dropped last week, it’s created quite the talking point. From the pair revealing…
April Jones’s tragic disappearance rocked a small Welsh market town (Picture: Channel 4) I consider myself reasonably well travelled but I’m embarrassed to say I had never been to Wales – and had certainly never heard of the market town of Machynlleth – before I started working on a documentary about a terrible murder that…
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Everyone in the small market town of Pudsey, near Leeds, knew who Patricia Hall was. Fun, outgoing and vivacious, the 39-year-old was a familiar, friendly face to locals. As an Avon lady, Pat would regularly go from door to door, enticing her friends to buy make up and perfumes from her. She possessed that rare…
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‘And does that run in your family?’ It’s a common question for doctors to ask, but when I was diagnosed with a heart problem at 16, I couldn’t answer it. On my mum’s side, I knew the history – but my dad’s? No clue. For those of us estranged from parents, being asked this by…
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