20 h. ago I used to eat 5 takeaways a week then shed almost 8st on Mounjaro – and it SAVES me £240 a month

A MUM who gorged on five takeaways a week and forked out £400 a month on fast food has turned her life around after shedding almost half her body weight on Mounjaro. Lynsay Brannan, 39, tipped the scales at 17st and wore a size 20 after falling into bad eating habits during lockdown and having two young...

Economics

33 h. ago OAP desperately tried to save mum & teen daughter from drowning in rough sea before they were swept away in front of him

AN OAP desperately tried to save a mum and her teen daughter from drowning in the sea before they were swept away in front of him. Rescue crews launched a major operation after three people disappeared in the water near Withernsea, off the East Yorkshire coast on Friday afternoon. Cops later confirmed that a mother and daughter,...

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63 h. ago Man who tried to save mum and daughter in Withernsea tragedy lost dad in similar circumstances

A brave passer-by who tried to save a mum and daughter who tragically drowned last week has spoken about how his father passed away in similar circumstances

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3 d. ago Desperate coastguard attempt to save mum, child and stranger in Withernsea tragedy

Hero Mark Ratcliffe and mother Sarah Keeling were named as victims in the Withernsea drowning with her daughter Grace still missing as rescuers called off the search

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8 d. ago Mum fearlessly jumps in water after infant falls into sea between cruise ship and pier

A brave mum leapt into the sea to save her four-year-old daughter's life after the tot slipped into the water in a terrifying incident just days before Christmas

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1 week ago Fire left us homeless with NOTHING days before Xmas after leaving TV on standby – I’ll always wish we were more careful

PREPARING to head to bed Rachel Siddall sets aside several minutes to do a sweep of the house. Moving from room to room she unplugs each and every appliance but the mum-of-two isn’t trying to save electricity. She knows all too well how appliances, even when switched off, can cause absolute devastation after a house...

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2 w. ago ‘I’m going to scream!’: how to survive (and maybe even enjoy) your family Christmas

From preparing safe topics to taking silly games, we ask the experts how to avoid falling out with your nearest and dearest – before, during and after the big day• I threw a potato. Mum brandished a knife – would whole-family therapy save our Christmas?Plan breaks in your schedule Spending time with difficult family members requires careful planning, says Katie Rose, a therapist registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the founder of TherapEast. “If you’re going to stay with somebody for three or four days, find ways to politely give yourself a break. Go for lunch with friends who live locally, or book a ticket to a museum or a National Trust place so that you have ways of getting yourself out of the house.” Tamara Hoyton, a senior practitioner for Relate at Family Action, agrees that scheduling breaks is a good strategy. “Arrange a trip out, or offer to cook so that you’re away from the living room where everyone else ...

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3 w. ago Scots mum starved by husband says new economic abuse helpline could save lives

Pat Feetham is rebuilding her life after separating from husband John, who she says financially exploited her during Covid and crippled her with debt.

Economics

4 w. ago OAP dies after car plunges into canal despite police desperately trying to save him

The officer who went into the water to try to save the man had had a brick thrown at his car in an "act of recklessness" just 30 minutes earlier, but didn't hesisate regardless

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