Posted in Dating First Person Lifestyle Real Life Realtionships Sex So, How Did It Go? UK News

I was enjoying shower sex with my date – until he looked down

I turned around and George was looking down at himself and back at me in confusion and disgust. 

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Posted in Columnists First Person Lifestyle Opinion Real Life Sex Sex tips UK News

I offered him oral – I can’t get my head round his response

Given my long-standing passion for fellatio, you might be surprised to learn that I rarely offer it these days.

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Posted in Children Families First Person Lifestyle Meghan Markle Duchess of Sussex motherhood Parenting Real Life UK News

I followed Meghan Markle’s parenting tip – but after six years, I quit

I never imagined that one small message would turn into a daily ritual.

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Posted in Features News Real Life UK UK News VE Day World War Two

‘Getting food parcels during the war was like birthdays and Christmas all at once’

Poverty was rife in the mid 1940s, so receiving Care packages was a lifeline for many families (Picture: Care International)

Tim Thomas was four years old when the much-anticipated box arrived on his family’s rural Wiltshire doorstep. The …

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Posted in Charity Cost of Living News Opinion Real Life UK UK News

My foodbank is forced to throw away 20% of our donations

There’s a simple solution.

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Posted in Features Mysteries and Unsolved Cold Cases News Real Life True Crime UK News World

I caught 84 cold case rapists thanks to four remarkable coincidences

Rose joined the police force in 1978 (Picture: Supplied)

The most shocking thing that struck Rose Brady when she moved from the murder team to sexual offences at the Baltimore Police department was how differently the two crimes were treat…

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Posted in Body Image First Person Health Lifestyle Real Life UK News

I’d accepted my shaved head – until I heard two women’s comments

I shaved my head after 15 years of bald patches.

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Posted in Features Lifestyle Real Life Thailand UK News Work

‘I travelled the world as a digital nomad – it’s a miserable lie’

I was in paradise… So why did I feel so empty?

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Posted in Features Lifestyle Real Life Thailand UK News Work

‘I travelled the world as a digital nomad – it’s a miserable lie’

I was in paradise… So why did I feel so empty?

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Posted in Children Families Family Lifestyle motherhood Opinion Real Life UK News

I’m not emotionally ready to stop breastfeeding my near 4-year-old

My daughter doesn’t want to stop either.

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Posted in Children Families Family Lifestyle motherhood Opinion Real Life UK News

I’m not emotionally ready to stop breastfeeding my near 4-year-old

My daughter doesn’t want to stop either.

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Posted in Children Degrees of Separation Domestic abuse Families First Person Lifestyle Real Life This is Not Right UK News

My twisted father said he abused me because my mother didn’t satisfy him

I still have a little piece of my ear missing, because my mother would bite it sometimes.

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Posted in Disability First Person Health LGBTQ+ Lifestyle Real Life Transgender UK News

I came out – 10 years later I had to do it again

Coming out as transgender has been a lot like coming out with having multiple sclerosis.

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Posted in Disability First Person Health LGBTQ+ Lifestyle Real Life Transgender UK News

I came out – 10 years later I had to do it again

Coming out as transgender has been a lot like coming out with having multiple sclerosis.

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Posted in Epilepsy First Person Health Lifestyle Real Life UK News

I didn’t know why I was uncontrollably sobbing – then came the diagnosis

I had deja-vu, and a feeling like I was on a roller coaster.

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Posted in Cancer Cancer Research Children First Person Health Lifestyle Real Life UK News

I was 11 when my parents were told to plan my funeral

I had to re-learn how to do everything – and I couldn’t remember anything at all.

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Posted in Cancer Cancer Research Children First Person Health Lifestyle Real Life UK News

I was 11 when my parents were told to plan my funeral

I had to re-learn how to do everything – and I couldn’t remember anything at all.

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Posted in Dating Families Family First Person Lifestyle Real Life So, How Did It Go? UK News

I went home with my date – then the mummy issues became clear

The Oedipus complex was very real.

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Posted in Dating Families Family First Person Lifestyle Real Life So, How Did It Go? UK News

I went home with my date – then the mummy issues became clear

The Oedipus complex was very real.

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Posted in First Person Immigration Immigration Nation Lifestyle Real Life UK News Work

I’ve spent 16 months being rejected from jobs I’m over-qualified for

Despite my master’s degree and years of professional experience, the only work I could find was in a supermarket.

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Posted in Airbnb First Person Lifestyle London Money Property Prices Real Life Renting UK News

A little-known app means I live in London for £99 a year

Waking up in a plush bed in a spacious bedroom on the second floor of a London house, I felt the most relaxed I had in ages.

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Posted in Baby Baby Names Families Family First Person Lifestyle Parenting Real Life UK News

I told Mum my baby’s name – she thought I was joking

Mum said it reminded her of an elderly lady who smells of mothballs, knits tea cosies, and collects ceramic cats.

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Posted in Features Lifestyle Real Life This is Not Right UK News

‘My husband took control of my finances and left me penniless and homeless’

“If you love me, why would you want your own bank account? Why would you want your own savings?” he said.

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Posted in Education Family Lifestyle Money Opinion Parenting Real Life School UK News

School uniforms cost me £500 a year – Labour’s reforms aren’t enough

I spend £500 a year on uniforms for both of my children.

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Posted in LGBTQ+ Mental health News Opinion Real Life Transgender UK UK News

I’m non-binary, autistic, and extremely worried about trans neurodiversity screenings

The NHS is planning on screening all children referred to gender clinics for ‘neurodevelopmental conditions’, such as autism and ADHD.

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