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We’ve loved working with the Child of Britain Awards 2022, bringing our readers stories of the country’s most amazing kids. Young folk get a bad rap, but this lot prove that the next generation is brave, caring and flipping inspiring! Now they’ve hel

I love this pic of my new puppy Charlie, 6 months. He already gives us lots of fun and helps us keep healthy looking for castles in Scotland! Margaret Soley, Aberdeen We pay £25 for any photos that we use on Chat To Us! Here is my son Bertie, 3, and

The Arc de Triomphe in Paris has what postcode? Fit these numbers into the grid. One number doesn’t fit. This is the prize answer. 109 127 167 326 615 643 746 838 883 963 1432 1498 1857 2134 2871 3657 5205 8518 8858 9701 12076 15115 15918 38632 41794

PHILIP RIDLER-EDWARDS, 51, FROM DORSET, SAYS: I’m nominating my sister-in-law Mel Edwards as my local hero. After a long and painful process, Mel was finally diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, aged 49. The pain in her knees was so bad that she coul

With an odd sock stretched over my floor mop, it easily picks up dust and hair from the laminate flooring, and saves the environment from expensive disposable wipes. Barbara Champion, Meadowfield, Co Durham Space blankets from first-aid kits can keep

Suzie Giddens, 33, Peterborough As the music pumped and the crowd went wild, I plonked myself down on some benches with my mates. It was October 2011, and I’d just graduated from uni. At a local music festival, I was in party mode before I settled do

Donna Lonergan, 43, Bromley Peering round the bedroom door, I saw my teenager hunched over a textbook. He’d been studying for hours. ‘You need to take a break, Junior,’ I urged. ‘In a bit,’ my son, then 16, smiled, turning to take the bagel I’d broug

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What connects actors Phoebe Waller-Bridge and James McAvoy? To find out, solve the crossword then read down the shaded squares to find the four-word prize answer. 1 Revises text (5) 4 Desire (4) 6 Fighters (8) 13 Aquatic reptiles (7) 14 Complains (7)

Despite the grim, gruesome evidence presented to the court, John Holmes was acquitted. The real perpetrators, he claimed, were still out there. And with the sole survivor of the attacks, Susan Launius, unable to recall any details of that night, ther

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Maddy Warren, 38, Leamington Spa True-life PATIENT CASEBOOK Looking into the mirror, I took in my swollen eyes. It was 1998 and, usually an active, healthy 14-year-old, I’d been suffering from immense fatigue and swelling in my eyes. Knowing there wa

Aim for six to eight hours of sleep a night. Sleep for less and you raise your risk of heart disease and death, according to a worldwide study published in the European Heart Journal. Sleeping for less than five hours could double your risk of death

Helen Hancock, 47, Derry As I held my newborn Lily, a nurse prodded my sore breasts. ‘Why won’t it work?’ I asked. It was June 2009, and I’d just delivered my baby girl via emergency caesarean. No matter what I did, Lily couldn’t get any of my milk.

This year, Chat has been proud to support the inaugural Child of Britain Awards, telling the stories of some inspirational youngsters. In June they were honoured in a star-studded event at JW Marriott Grosvenor House, hosted by Eamonn Holmes OBE. A n

The Latin motto of which ceremonial English county translates as ‘I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills’? Solve the puzzle by following the arrows and writing in your answers. Then read down the letters in the shaded squares to find the prize answe

Kelly Eyre, 34, Buckley, Flintshire As a sweet ginger tabby cat let out a mew, my heart melted. ‘He’s adorable,’ I said, handing him back to his owner. It was 2015 and I’d recently qualified as a feline veterinary nurse. I loved cats, with two of my

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Growing up in a small farming community in Iowa, USA, being ‘different’ wasn’t easy for Cassandra. Born a boy with three brothers, she soon realised that she wasn’t the same as the other lads. By the time she was 16, she finally admitted the truth to

As a child, what did dancer Oti Mabuse want to be when she grew up? To find out, solve the puzzle… Fill in the grid. Each letter of the alphabet has been replaced by a number from 1 to 26. When you’ve completed the grid, the shaded squares will spell

Dean and I went to a fertility specialist who agreed IVF was worth a shot. It meant a donor egg would be fertilised with Dean’s sperm, then implanted into me. First we chose a donor, selecting a tall woman with dark hair, in the hope that our baby wo

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Q I’d like to sell my wedding dress. What’s the best way to do it? T. Diacono, Brighton A There are lots of specialist websites you can try, such as sellmyweddingdress.co.uk; it costs £10 to advertise your dress for six months, but the site won’t cha

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ITV • Joel Dommett hosts the return of the fun entertainment show which sees another 12 celebrities performing dance routines in elaborate disguises. But which famous faces are behind the amazing new characters which include Tomato Sauce, Pearly King

Caleb Gilbert, 29, Cheltenham Rubbing the sleep from my eyes, I yawned as I heard footsteps clatter towards the front door and it clanging shut after them. Peering out of my bedroom window, I watched as my three elder siblings Alloma, then 11, Victor

The answers to all but one of these quiz questions can be found hidden in this wordsearch grid, reading forwards, backwards, up, down or diagonally. To help you, we’ll tell you that the answers are in alphabetical order in each section. However, one

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To Dad, My very first memory is of you lying in your hospital bed. I was just 3. Mum lifted me onto the bed beside you, and I peered behind the bandages that covered your eyes. I wanted to make sure they were still there. Of course they were – but yo