Scarlett Hawkes, 28, from Liverpool Rifling through the back of the car, I knew exactly what I was looking for. Sifting through heaps of multi-coloured material at a local car boot sale, it wasn’t the hand-me-down clothes that caught my eye. Instead,

Following the estate agent around the house, I was really excited. Having been with my partner Martyn, 49, for seven years, in 2015, we were buying a house together. We’d always known of each other but had never been single at the same time. Meeting

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Liv Foley, 30, from Bristol Hearing the key twist in the front door, my partner Joe burst into the living room. Swinging a bag in his hands, he was beaming. ‘It’s for the nursery,’ he beamed, revealing a soft toy giraffe. ‘She’s going to love it,’ I

Research by a cake manufacturer found that the item that topped the list of men’s ‘little pleasures’ in life was ‘eating good food’. What topped the list for women? To find out, solve the puzzle… Add a letter anywhere in each of the boxed-off words t

The landlord of a pub in Devon who had lost his expensive watch discovered it was inside where when the alarm rang at 10.55pm to remind him to call last orders? Unscramble each group of letters to discover the measures of time. Then read down the yel

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Grabbing a glass, I was just about to crack open a cold bottle of wine when my phone lit up with a buzz. Hey Emma, how’s your week going? the message read. It was from my friend, Peter John. I’d known Peter for years – he was a local guy, and we had

According to a foot health company, how much does the average British woman spend in lifetime getting ready for the beach? To find out, solve the puzzle… Fit these numbers into the grid, reading across and down. One number doesn’t fit. This is the an

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WATCHING THE KIDS GO MAYPOLE DANCING ON MAY DAY. PICKING FRESH FLOWERS AT THE PARK TO DISPLAY AT HOME. HEARING THE JOKE ‘MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU’ WAY TOO MANY TIMES ON 4 MAY!

Join this star-studded, female-led cast on a fantastical adventure back in time to the mucky Dark Ages! Aimee Lou Wood of Sex Education and Nicola Coughlan of Derry Girls and Bridgerton star as two warring leaders in this unmissable comedy blockbuste

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Sian Colson, 36, from Hampshire Looking at the mirror in front of me, I didn’t even recognise myself – I had sore, red acne around my jaw and shoulders. In 2020, my husband Alistair, 37, and I were undergoing IVF. Despite being terrified of needles,

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Holding the door open, two ponies trotted past me. They were raring to go, with artificial flowers clipped onto their bridles. ‘Come on girls,’ I called, leading them into the care home lounge. Trotting into the room, everyone’s faces lit up. Gasping

Theo Boyd, 52 Opening the fridge, I took out a tray of chocolate-covered strawberries and started piling them up onto a crystal plate. Arranging them artfully, I snapped a pic to send to my mum Sue and sister Hannah. They look great, Mum quickly text

Sociable, bubbly and hardworking – those are just a few lovely words one could use to describe Afaf Hussanen. Originally born in Egypt, Afaf migrated with her family to start a new life in the USA. And settling down in Las Vegas, Afaf carved out a bu

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