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'Daughter refuses to go to school, and my marriage is suffering because of it'
Agony aunt Coleen Nolan has advice for a reader who’s struggling to cope with her daughter’s anxiety around going to school, and her relationship is under pressure too
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‘My doctor calls me Ozempic’s poster girl – this is what most people do wrong’
Aisling McCarthy took Ozempic for 12 months and keeps a picture on her fridge of before the weight loss medication to remind her of the journey (Picture: Andy Gibson) There was a time in Aisling McCarthy’s life when she was in agony and couldn’t look at herself in the mirror. After being diagnosed with arthritis […]
It all came crumbling down in 2021 (Picture: w8media) Hopping out of the front passenger seat, I walked around the car to give my son, Charlie, a hug goodbye. It was June 26, 2021 and my husband, Richard, and I had just dropped him home. Charlie was looking forward to a relaxing night alone, eating […]
2 Oct, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
I thought I caught flu from a gig — but it was a Victorian disease
Indigo assumed she had caught a common cold at the gig (Picture: Kennedy News and Media) A woman who thought she caught the flu at a gig was left ‘panicking’ to learn she had actually contracted a ‘Victorian disease’ that killed an estimated 10,000 people a year during the 19th century. Indigo Duffy began developing […]
Not everyone wakes up every day feeling super happy. But the good news is that joy can be learnt. So says Harvard professor and self-proclaimed ‘happiness expert’ Professor Arthur C. Brooks, anyway. He’s spent years studying the science of wellbeing, even teaming up with Oprah Winfrey at one point to write the very successful book […]
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If you can do these 4 everyday things in your 50s, you’re in great physical shape
We hate to say it, but for the majority of us as soon as we turn 50 we’re well over halfway through our lives. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) states that the average life expectancy for males is 78.8 years. For females, it’s a little higher at 82.8 years. While this does sound scary […]
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Multitasking Brits are now doing everyday chores on first dates – but experts say it's a good thing
The trend emerged in the ninth annual dating report by Plenty of Fish, which found 42 per cent of single people now combine dates with everyday tasks.
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Shocking IUD photo reveals ‘horrifying’ hairball removed from woman’s vagina
Abbie was shocked to find something attached to her IUD (Picture: @abbie.nicoleee/Caters) Abbie Elian had been suffering through an exhausting cycle of infections, pain and fatigue for five months when nurses suggested her IUD could be the cause. She’d had the contraceptive device — often referred to as a coil — inserted for six years […]
My results came back and revealed that I was clear of everything except Hepatitis C (Picure: Koby Photography) ‘Why me?’ That was my first thought when I received the news that I’d tested positive for Hepatitis C. I’d vaguely heard of it, knew it was a virus that affects the liver, is spread through blood-to-blood […]
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'I need an app to communicate with my boyfriend but we couldn't be happier'
Imagine being in a relationship with someone where the only way you could communicate was by passing a phone back and forth? That’s the reality for this couple who say they’re really happy anyway