55 h. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Tasha Ghouri 'almost quit' as she was left in 'bad place' during dance dream

The former Love Island star made it all the way to the final of the BBC One dance contest last year alongside professional partner Aljaz Skorjanec

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6 d. ago Is that a cat in the Cheetos? New York comedian spotlights the city’s famous bodega felines

Corner shop felines are already beloved by New Yorkers – and thanks to Michelladonna’s TikTok ‘interviews’, they’re going globalGrowing up in Ridgewood, Queens, the comedian Michelladonna (real name: Michelle Reiss), knew she could always count on seeing Lulu, a black-and-white striped cat, whenever she ran into the corner store for a snack. She counts Lulu as a close confidante, a silent witness to the goings-on of the neighborhood who knows everyone’s gossip.“I have literally gone to Lulu at the end of the night and been like, ‘Hey girl, let’s talk,’” says Michelladonna, who is 26. “That’s just part of life here: you say hi to the cat, you greet the manager, and then you continue your day.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago ‘A natural storyteller’: Jane Gardam remembered by Tessa Hadley

The author of Late in the Day pays tribute to the exuberantly inventive Yorkshire-born novelist who has died aged 96Jane Gardam, who has died aged 96, was such an exuberant, inventive writer. It’s the sheer energy of the voice you notice first, picking up one of her books from the shelf; she had the easy authority of a natural storyteller. Her first book, A Long Way from Verona, was written for children and published in 1971, when she was in her early 40s. “I ought to tell you at the beginning,” announces Jessica Vye in the first sentence, “that I am not quite normal, having had a violent experience at the age of nine.” In the book, clever bookish girls, at a private school in wartime, are hungry for adventures and also for tea with cress sandwiches and chocolate eclairs; they belong to that class beloved of British fiction in the old days, educated people fallen on hard times. Jessica’s father has left his job as a schoolmaster to follow his vocation as a poor curate. The Summer Af...

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1 week ago Arsenal fans in MELTDOWN as their Champions League dream is left in tatters by PSG: Amelia Dimoldenberg close to tears, Arsenal Fan TV star raging at host

They struggled to adapt to Thomas Partey 's suspension, which saw Declan Rice drop into holding midfield and Mikel Merino into the middle three, with Leandro Trossard leading the line.

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1 week ago Real Housewives' Tanya Bardsley shares football mum struggles and says 'not for the faint hearted'

Real Housewives of Cheshire star Tanya Bardsley has shared that 'juggling football runs' is a 'full time job', as her three sons continue follow in dad, Phil Bardsley's, footsteps

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2 w. ago Real Housewives' Tanya Bardsley lays bare struggles and says 'not for fainthearted'

Real Housewives of Cheshire star Tanya Bardsley has revealed her footy-mad kids' hobbies are like a 'full-time job' for her, as her sons follow in their footballer dad's footsteps

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2 w. ago One week left for a chance to win TWO dream properties for £10

Raffle House’s £2.8 million Warwickshire dream house will be given away to a winner very soon - but there’s still chance to try for it, and the odds have massively improved

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3 w. ago Philippe Coutinho gives honest verdict on career after Liverpool

Phillipe Coutinho became the most expensive player in Liverpool's history in January 2018 when he left Anfield to join Barcelona, but his dream move soon turned into a nightmare

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3 w. ago Family's dream £2,500 holiday 'ruined' as they are left trapped in hotel room

Tony Moran-Ambrose and his family were left stranded in Lanzarote

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3 w. ago George Clarke left speechless by 'best ever' renovation as man transforms priceless but battered campervan into a 'masterpiece' that 'looks like a luxury private jet' on Amazing Spaces

Back in 2019, James Catling had left his job as a property developer to follow his lifelong dream of restoring old Airstream silver bullet campervans in Oxfordshire.

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4 w. ago BBC Escape to the Country star issues warning to buyers as they're left devastated

Steve Brown was back on our screens on Friday to help a couple who wanted to move back to the UK after living in Spain but the pair were left devastated after missing out on their dream home

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last month Beloved TikTok grandad who quit job to follow dream left 'devastated' by debilitating condition

The globetrotting gramps went from working as a roofer to gaining 100,000 followers on TikTok

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last month Beloved TikTok grandad who quit job to follow dream left 'devastated'

The globetrotting gramps went from working as a roofer to gaining 100,000 followers on TikTok

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