38 h. ago When I met Craig he was 13 and homeless. I still thought his life might turn around. I was tragically wrong

I knew he was running away from something. It wasn’t until many years later that I discovered the truthCraig was a runaway when I first met him. Missing from a local children’s home, he spent his days hanging out in Nottingham city centre. He had just turned 13 and he was tall for his age, easily recognisable with his blond hair, but he seemed invisible to the authorities.No one was looking for him or the other dozen children who congregated on the market square. Most of them had absconded from care, some were dodging school. A few, like Craig’s mate Mikey, just didn’t bother going home. The youngest runaway, Mark, claimed he’d been missing from foster care for months and had spent his 12th birthday on the run. They were glad to have found each other and for a week or so they slept together in an alleyway. Craig organised bedding. He had picked up some tips from the experienced rough sleepers, he told me, as he collected cardboard he’d stored behind a bin. “Keeps the cold off your b...

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69 h. ago Lorenzo Musetti reveals what Novak Djokovic told him on court after ATP Finals gift

Lorenzo Musetti was beaten by Novak Djokovic in the final of the ATP 250 event in Athens on Sunday, but the Italian was still able to celebrate a spot in the ATP Finals

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5 d. ago Devastating truth about why EastEnders' Letitia Dean has vanished from our screens: After incredible new look, fans are in shock at her exit. Now JENNIFER RUBY reveals why

With a shock of blonde hair, a fluffy pink jumper and an archly raised eyebrow, Sharon Watts arrived on television screens in a burst of 1980s teenage angst.

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6 d. ago Kate Garraway reveals Tom Daley knitting her a gift featuring Celebrity Traitors catchphrase

The catchphrase is ‘all I’m going to be known for now’, she jokes

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8 d. ago Victoria Beckham's gift to husband David revealed as he receives knighthood at Windsor Castle

David Beckham will be accepting honours alongside Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro and West End performer Elaine Paige

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8 d. ago Victoria Beckham's special gift for David revealed following long, secret project

David Beckham reportedly teases Victoria, whom he married in 1999, that she never makes him any clothes but the fashion designer, who was part of the Spice Girls, is said to have changed that

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8 d. ago Suits you Sir! Victoria's special gift for David on day he becomes a knight revealed by KATIE HIND

After years of disappointment, the former England football captain will today travel to Windsor Castle to be knighted. And, if the rumours are true, the honour will be bestowed by the King himself.

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1 week ago George Michael's secret £25,000 gift to tearful stranger revealed after his death

George Michael was known for his generosity, with many stories of his kindness emerging after he died in 2016

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1 week ago Jedward star reveals paranormal gift which worsened after undergoing surgery

Jedward competed on ITV's singing competition X Factor in 2008, and have gone on to perform on Eurovision – ahead of Halloween, they reveal what the scariest thing they've done is and which one of them can see ghosts

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3 w. ago Singer is unrecognizable with short curly blonde hair as she reveals gift Beyonce gave her that she's 'never taken off'

The chart-topping hitmaker showed off the new locks for the November Vogue France , which was photographed by the legendary Mario Sorrenti.

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3 w. ago Strictly's Vito Coppola reveals Ellie Goldstein get 'special gift' behind the scenes only for her

The pair are competing in the BBC One dance contest, which got underway last month, together and are impressing on the dance floor

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3 w. ago 90s boyband Hanson unrecognisable with short hair, beards and 15 kids between them

Hanson shot to fame with their hit single MmmBop – but the singing trio are now virtually unrecognisable as they've ditched their long blonde hair and become dads

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3 w. ago Strictly's Vicky Pattison unrecognisable with blonde hair during Geordie Shore days

Strictly Come Dancing star Vicky Pattison has come a long way since she first burst onto our screens more than a decade ago - and a throwback snap proves just that

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3 w. ago Jennifer Lopez's dramatic new hair transformation has fans comparing her to Gwen Stefani

Jennifer Lopez has debuted a dramatic hair transformation as she stars in new movie Kiss of the Spider Woman - and fans say she looks just like another famous singer

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3 w. ago Jennifer Lopez reveals dramatic ‘Hollywood blonde’ hair transformation in new movie

JLo stars in new film Kiss of the Spider Woman – co-produced by ex-husband Ben Affleck – sporting striking platinum blonde hair that she admits she 'didn't think she could pull off'

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3 w. ago Kim Cattrall opens up about 'the question women must ask themselves' in wrinkle

The 69-year-old movie star who got her start in the 1970s was the picture of youth as she wore a Ferragamo blouse with slacks with her blonde hair down.

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4 w. ago Keely Hodgkinson unveils new dark hair as she swaps her trademark blonde ponytail for chocolate curls in New York

The athlete, 23, showed off the dramatic new look in a series of social media photos, shortly after beating rival and compatriot Georgia Hunter-Bell in the 800 metre sprint.

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last month Stacey Solomon reveals surprise gift from David Beckham – after he ignored her ‘cringe’ voicenote

STACEY Solomon was left “so excited” after receiving an unexpected parcel from David Beckham complete with a handwritten note on Monday. The Loose Women star revealed she had earlier sent Becks a “cringe” Instagram voice note asking for beekeeping advice after deciding to follow his lead and start her own hive at home.  Initially believing...

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last month Why there is no such thing as a perfect football tactic | Jonathan Wilson

In this mailbag edition of his newsletter, Jonathan answers questions about the evolution of tactics, heat and World Cup outsidersSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereDo you believe playing styles are developing incrementally or cyclically? Will things naturally come back around, or is it more a matter of rock, paper, scissors where one style counters another for a short while, as the current style gets broadly adopted? – PaulI dislike the term “cyclical” for tactics because it implies inevitability. Winter, spring, summer, autumn is a cycle; what happens in football tactics is not. When older ideas are repurposed for the modern age, they come with knowledge of what went before. So, to take an extreme example, when Pep Guardiola started fielding teams in a sort of 3-2-2-3 shape, it wasn’t the W-M used by Herbert Chapman in the late 1920s, because in the 100 years since, football has changed enormously: players are fitter, pitches are better, kit is better, we understand press...

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