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Welcome to this week's Chat… A new year's knocking, everyone's got plans to get healthy but if you find yourself making excuses, we've got the kick up the bum you need. Shockingly, Kim lost all her limbs to sepsis and afterwards found herself piling

EMMA HARLEY, 29, FROM MILLBROOK, CORNWALL, SAYS: Our fantastic volunteer Jen Preston is definitely a local hero. Jen, 62, has been involved with Sailing Tectona since the charitable organisation began in 2018. Based in Millbrook, Cornwall, we run sai

What term is used to describe paired electrons in an atom's outer shell that do not form part of a covalent bond? To find out, solve the puzzle… The three answers in this puzzle read the same across and down. The clues are given, but not in the right

The djembe and tabla are types of what instrument? The number next to the clue tells you which line the answer's in. We've put a section in to start you off! There may be two Across answers in one line. Down words fill themselves in. The shaded squar

To make sure that my bobby pins don't get lost, I keep them handy in an empty Tic Tac dispenser! Leona Hexman, Trefnant, Denbighshire A capful of tough nappy detergent like Napisan in a half-full bath of hot water is a great way to clean tough grease

Georgia Rooke, 21, Sheffield Getting comfy after plonking myself on the settee, picked up the remote. Was looking forward to a quiet night in front of the telly. Even if, these days, I could barely see it over my bump! It was December 2021 and I was

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USE CODE 20CHAT Beat those winter blues with Bonmarché and its exciting new Lorraine Loves collection. The elegant edit by Bonmarché has been curated by the nation's favourite, Lorraine Kelly (right), and has everything you need to complete your wint

WIN 10x £20 Puzzle 5 Look closely at these two pics - there's a difference in five squares. The five grid references (eg 1A, 2B, 2C, 3C, 4D) are your prize answer. Your answer: ■

Q I suffer from flare-ups of rosacea, what can I do to hide the redness on my face? Sondra, York A Rosacea is a skin condition that usually starts as a tendency to blush easily, possibly because blood vessels in your skin are oversensitive to the eff

Alex Thomas, 24, Swansea As I shuffled down the street with my crutch, every step sent pain searing through my leg. It was 2019 and an injury sustained during Ironman training in August the year before left me barely able to walk. I was diagnosed wit

If hunger is causing you to reach for the sugary snacks, make sure you're choosing foods that will keep those pesky pangs at bay. This includes protein - foods like meat, fish and eggs - and fibre - such as fruit, veg and legumes, eg dried beans, pea

Q I keep getting nosebleeds, surely there's a way to stop them from happening? Karan, Boston A Most of us suffer the occasional nosebleed, often the result of a minor scratch or knock, but a few people keep getting them. Your GP can rule out rare cau

Can you set a puzzle in this format? Send it, with a photo of yourself, to the address on p4. There's £20 for every one we use! This week's puzzle was compiled by Andrea Grady, Doncaster, South Yorkshire WIN 5 x £20 Puzzle 6 1 Message/memo 2 Primates

Which actor also performed as the bassist in the band Dogstar in the 1990s? To find out, solve the puzzle… Add a letter anywhere in each of the boxed-off words to fit the clue, eg, Closes one eye = WINS + K = WINKS. Write the added letter in the spac

Achieving the record of shortest living male horse is Bombel from Poland, who measures up at a ground-grazing 56.7cm from his hooves to his shoulder blades. Bombel means ‘bubble’ in Polish, a nod to Bombel's ‘rotund shape’. If you ask us, when it com

The Rub-el-Hizb is an Islamic symbol, commonly described as what? Cross out a letter in each square to get a grid filled with words. The uncrossed out letters in the shaded squares give the prize answer. WIN 3 x £50 Puzzle 7 Your answer: ■

The traditional Chinese method for making tofu uses a ground powder of which mineral as a coagulant? To find out, solve the puzzle… Enter the answers to the clues in the grid. Every word is an anagram of its neighbours, plus or minus a letter. Read t

To solve the puzzle, each 3 × 3 box, each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9. Solve the puzzle and the numbers in the highlighted squares will give you the prize puzzle answer. WIN 2× £30 Puzzle 11 Your answer: ■

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WIN £40 Puzzle 12 Born in Spain in 1953, Grand Duchess Maria has a claim to be the current head of which royal house? The answer is the one missing from the grid. ALPIN ANJOU BOURBON HABSBURG HANOVER ORANGE OTTOMAN ROMANOV SAUD SAVOY STUART TUDOR WES

Which Irish county is known as ‘the Banner County'? Solve the crossword, then read down the yellow squares to find the prize puzzle answer. 1 Sever (3) 3 Whole amount (3) 5 Used to be (3) 6 Black sticky substance (3) 7 Take to court (3) 1 Place on th

WIN £100 Puzzle 14 Rebecca and Reuben, pets kept at the White House by US President Calvin Coolidge and his wife Grace, belonged to what species of animal? Solve the puzzle by following the arrows and writing in your answers. Then read down the lette

Q I have a 5-month-old daughter and I'm pregnant with my second. For extra cash my friend offered me some work cleaning. But before I could start my in-laws told me they could no longer offer childcare. I called my friend to tell her I couldn't take

Succinite and glessite are forms of what precious material? Fit the words into the grid, then read down the letters in the shaded circles. Your answer: ACE AIR BAR CAR CUE LED PAR TAR YES YET ATOP BARN EARL EARN EDIT LAMB OATS BRIDE CORAL MADAM CAMER

This issue, in our weekly showcase from our sister site Truly, we meet Celeste and her daughter Shilah, who has learned to love her hair-raising locks When Shilah was born, she was just like any other baby. But as she grew, her mum Celeste soon notic

James P Johnson has been described as the ‘father of’ what style of jazz piano playing, also practised by Fats Waller? Unscramble each group of letters to discover six words for progress. Now fit them across the grid and you'll spell out the answer.

Kim Smith, 61, Milton Keynes Groggily, I adjusted my eyes and registered three figures sitting beside me. Where was I? I peered at the three shapes - my husband Steve, then 59, and my daughters Gemma, 29, and Becki, 27. Looking closer, I could see th

Q I recently bought a gift for a friend, but then found out she's already got something similar. When I tried to return it, the shop refused to give me a refund. What are my rights? S Crouch, Peterborough A You don't have an automatic right to get yo

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If you're searching for last-minute gifts, think about giving to charity in somebody's name, such as with Save The Children's virtual gifts. You can get a personalised card that will tell the recipient what you've bought on their behalf. Visit shop,

You're naturally adaptable, which works in your favour when the boss asks you to do something for them. Look out for an exciting promotion in the new year. • Call 0905 817 0690* for more With Venus entering Capricorn, the urgency with which you exper

Chatting to my friend over a coffee, I opened up about dreading Christmas. ‘It's my first since the divorce,’ I explained. It was October 2011, and my marriage of 24 years had just ended. Our kids were 21 and 19, but they were worried about where the

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Chat winners issue 37 (15 Sept 2022) £1,001 CASH E Liddle, Newcastleupon-Tyne £500 CASH V McCreavy, Southport B Murphy, March D White, Northampton £250 CASH E Waites, Thetford J Cocker, Preston £200 CASH E Hicks, Gillingham £100 CASH V Evans, Norwich

Dear Sarah, I didn't know people like you existed. But when our family needed you most, you were there. After my mum Avril, then 88, had a stroke in February 2022,I wasn't sure what the future looked like for her. Before, she had lived on her own. Bu