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How a ‘monster lurking in a pond’ helped an author heal trauma of a shattering childhood tragedy

Londoner Alex Woolf, 58, a father-of-two, faces his demons 50 years after his sister drowned on a picnic in 1972

The Independent UK

How a ‘monster lurking in a pond’ helped an author heal trauma of a shattering childhood memory

Londoner Alex Woolf, 58, a father-of-two, faces his demons 50 years after his sister drowned on a picnic in 1972

The Independent UK

‘It’s all about rebellion’: Meet the woman making £1,350 a month as a ‘medieval queen’ on TikTok

New Yorker Queen Astraea, 28, has 1.7 million viewers on TikTok where she posts videos wearing frocks worth between £250 and £12,000

The Independent UK

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Mother once ‘drowning in debt’ with bailiffs at the door shares the simple money tips that saved her

Rosie Forshaw, 33, of Cheshire, aka moneysavingrosie, is sharing her clever ideas in the hope of helping people as the cost of living crisis hits

The Independent UK

Spot the difference: TikTok-famous secretary entrances millions with epic ‘illusion cake’ clips

USA -based Marian Sarkisian, 29, honed her cake making skills on a week-long “basics” course in Britain where she says the best bakers originate

The Independent UK

Waste-conscious cook shares simple trick to making inflation-busting meals for less than £1 a head

Tyne and Wear therapist Clare Rice, 33, says the perfect recipe for beating rising food prices starts with savvy supermarket shopping

The Independent UK

Joey the rescue pooch attracts ‘poodle paparazzi’ with his rainbow ‘furstyles’

Hampshire animal lover Katie Darcey, 25, first dyed toy poodle Joey’s fur like a rainbow to support the NHS during the initial 2020 Covid lockdown

The Independent UK

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Adrenaline junkie paralysed in a freak accident reveals how his best friend saved his life

Thanks to fundraising by his partner Alex Brown, 30, Bristol professional Will Taylor, 32, has £46K towards the £50K needed for intensive treatment

The Independent UK

‘A parallel life’: The medical mistake that saw a woman watch her entire family fight incurable brain disease

Alison Holland, 64, of Gloucestershire, says she married teacher Bert Holland, 69, thinking they had escaped the “curse” of Huntington’s disease

The Independent UK

‘I’ve jumped so many hurdles’: Meet the student on track to become the UK’s first deafblind doctor

Alexandra Adams, 28, of South Wales, was inspired to become a doctor by her medical team during an 18-month hospital stay when she was 16

The Independent UK

Student who lost his hair from GCSE stress reveals the beauty treatment that brought his confidence back

Birmingham student Sam Taylor, 19, says his eyebrow tattoos are now the envy of his female friends

The Independent UK

Lorry driver who tipped the scales at 29st reveals the daily diet that helped him shed half his bodyweight

Vlad Tudose, 23, of Warwickshire, was a limber 11st 3lb when he moved to the UK from Romania in 2010 but by 2012 weighed 21st 8lb

The Independent UK

Psychic office worker stalked by a violent spirit reveals what happened after the spectre ‘latched onto her’

Hampshire paranormal investigator Debbie McAll, 51, first realised a troubled spirit had “attached” itself to her in late 2012

The Independent UK

‘I can finally breathe’: Healthy nurse has breasts and ovaries removed ‘to see her sons grow up’

Bristol mum-of-three Ruth Cookson, 34, lost her own mother in 1996, aged just 41, to breast cancer and is desperate to see her children become adults

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Real life Billy Elliot bullied at school because of a cleft palette reveals what helped him find his voice

Londoner Connor Taylor, 26, expressed himself through ballet from the age of 10 as he was too self-conscious to express himself verbally

The Independent UK

Twiggy the pageant-winning chihuahua: Model pooch risks runway career after breaking leg in tragic accident

Carer Angela Elvin, 51, and her design engineer husband Daren Elvin, 54, of Shropshire, are fundraising to pay for Twiggy the chihuahua’s vet bills

The Independent UK

Paralympian born without arm trains to be first disabled woman to sail solo 28,000 miles around the globe

Hampshire programme manager Hannah Stodel, 36, was cruelly called “Captain Hook” at school but has since represented GB in the Paralympics four times

The Independent UK

Abba’s number one fan: Meet the ‘super groupie’ who spent four months crafting family tribute costumes for 14 hours a day

Retired chief council officer Jane Henry, 57, of North Tyneside, has spent £850 on handmade Abba outfits for herself, her girls and their pooch

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‘It reeks’: Student nurse complains of ‘vanished breasts’ and saggy skin after 10 month weight loss

Fiona Macdonald, of Ayrshire, used a loan to pay for a £5,400 gastric bypass but is now fundraising for an additional £6,500 to remove excess skin

The Independent UK

Hockey player who blamed sudden weight loss on food poisoning told she has rare stage four cancer

London-based Karen Ruddock, 54, was the picture of health until she was diagnosed with stage 4 thymoma – cancer of the thymus gland

Daily Record

Two sisters who were diagnosed with cancer six weeks apart praying for all-clear

Tracey Pinfold, 50, and Cathy Corr, 47, saw their lives turned upside down after they discovered abnormalities on their breasts.

The Independent UK

Meet the trans woman who found a new lease of life as a Britney impersonator

Pavie Valsa, 27 was “living in pain” until she moved to London, came out in 2017 and landed a ‘Britney residency’ in May 2021

The Independent UK

Sisters who lost both parents to cancer are shattered by identical diagnoses six weeks apart

Between December 2016 and January 2017 Tracey Pinfold, 50, and Cathy Corr, 47, originally of Northern Ireland, found out they both had breast cancer

Daily Record

Mum 'finally feels sexy' after nine stone weight loss from £6k 'mummy makeover'

Ruth, 37, was diagnosed with a hormonal condition in 2008 that can cause facial hair, infertility and weight gain

The Independent UK

‘Bearded’ mother who ‘looked like a bear’ before shedding 9st reveals secret to her incredible transformation

Leicestershire mother-of-three Ruth Greary, 37, has never felt sexier after losing more than 9st

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