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I thought I'd just eaten too much rich food - I want you to know bowel cancer symptoms
I was 33, getting looser stools, constipation, and diarrhoea - I also noticed blood in my poo.
Love Island series 8 is nothing without loveable 'villain' Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu
This year’s Love Island belongs to Ekin-Su and Ekin-Su only.
Going on holiday by yourself isn't fun - anyone who says otherwise is lying
I wished I had someone there to have a laugh/split all the bills with.
Burlesque and moving to the UK helped me come out as bisexual
Burlesque changed my life for the better and I hope to help others do the same too.
I'm a Ukrainian photographer now fighting on the front line
Each of the subjects in my recent photos has become one of the faces of this war.
I spent £80k to become a single dad aged 47
I am now 51, with two three and a half year old twins.
Matt Hancock: 'Being told I was dyslexic aged 18 changed my life'
Professor Jonathan Vam-Tam spent half an hour helping me learn to read the word ‘dexamethasone’ before a Covid press conference.

I thought I was a good parent, until I realised I was spending £200 a day on cocaine
I was in complete denial about the impact of my addiction on my children and me.
I was told to wear a black bra to cure my cancer - these kinds of myths are dangerous
Someone else in the community told me that their mum had ovarian cancer and she didn’t get treatment, she just prayed and it went away.
I met the love of my life - and then the pandemic trapped us in different countries
The whole planet down to the tiniest microbe seemed to be telling us no. We chose to fight.
I became a full-time carer for my son after a routine surgery left him with brain damage
Becoming a carer shakes up your whole life.
I used my maternity leave to go backpacking with my newborn
For Poppy, travelling through South America has been an incredible sensory experience. She’s seen wild monkeys, sloths and hummingbirds.
‘It’s not good enough to just give us a nightclub’: The rise of LGBTQ+ sober spaces
More LGBTQ+ people are developing new safe spaces for the queer community with sobriety at the heart.
Did you find the strikes hard? For disabled people travel is always like this
Privilege is seeing travel only as points A to B.
My OCD makes me think I'm going to kill someone or be murdered
I've always kept silent about the violent thoughts I've had since I was 18.
Unless you are my child, don't call me 'Mum' - I have a name
‘Can I help you there, Mum?’ the museum worker asked. ‘Let me take a bag from you.’
Sarah Whiteley
We had our first date at Glastonbury - our wedding was a tribute to the festival
There’s magic in that Worthy Farm mud.
I used to be scared of dressing like a lesbian - now I couldn't love it more
Before I begin, I want to say that first and foremost, this is a love letter to waistcoats.
‘I haven’t bought new clothes for years’: Meet the women who thrive on being thrifty
Womenswear prices have increased almost twice as fast as wages over the past five years - buying new clothes isn’t as affordable as it once was.

Pride month
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Lock up your children – Hocus Pocus is back and it’s not just for kids
Lock up your children – Hocus Pocus is back and it’s not just for kids
Sarah Whiteley
Ben Stokes’ entertainment mission has breathed new life into England, and Test cricket
Ben Stokes’ entertainment mission has breathed new life into England, and Test cricket
Derek Pringle
There shouldn’t be any shame in admitting that my husband is my best friend
There shouldn’t be any shame in admitting that my husband is my best friend
Emmie Harrison-West

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Meghan reveals how 'feminist' Harry reacted to US repealing abortion rights
Boy, 3, dies in hot car after 'grandmother forgets about him for hours'
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Melania Trump said 'no' to sending tweet to calm January 6 Capitol rioters: ex-aide's text

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Meghan reveals how 'feminist' Harry reacted to US repealing abortion rights

Boy, 3, dies in hot car after 'grandmother forgets about him for hours'

Swimmer survives attack by 'world's largest' great white shark

Melania Trump said 'no' to sending tweet to calm January 6 Capitol rioters: ex-aide's text

Pride month
London Pride events and parties to attend this weekend