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Ex-member of Irish boyband creates CBD business after injury in Afghanistan

An army veteran, who was once in an Irish boyband and toured with Westlife and other stars in Ireland, has founded his own CBD company to help treat strains and aches after becoming injured in Afghanistan. Farard Darver, 44, born in Farnborough, ...

03 Dec 2022 at 11:33

Health

Student who hiked 9 miles a day re-learning how to trek again after life-saving surgery to remove cancer from her leg

A student whose love for hiking used to see her trudge nine miles a day is now re-learning to trek long distances after life-saving surgery to remove a cancerous lump from her leg. Erin Turner, 26, from Stirling, Scotland, is encouraging other ...

23 Dec 2022 at 07:00

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Dog owner ignored vets’ recommendations for dog to be put down three times – now canine is 18 years old and ‘thriving’

A dog owner who ignored vets’ recommendations that her beloved pet of 18 years – who helped her cope with the death of her brother – be put down three times, said her canine friend is “thriving” now. Emma-Jane Taylor, 50, a director of a ...

06 Feb 2023 at 07:00

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Woman who endured 13 car accidents before turning 30 no longer gets behind the wheel saying ‘I’ve pushed my luck enough’

A woman who was involved in 13 car accidents before she reached the age of 30 has said she does not think she will get behind the wheel again, adding “I think I’ve pushed my luck enough with driving”. Jennifer Cairns, 50, a mum of two ...

18 Jan 2023 at 07:00

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Delivery driver who feels ‘reborn’ after transitioning at 61 is forever in wife’s debt after 120,000-dollar makeover

A delivery driver who kept her “incredible desire to be female” secret for more than 60 years, thought marriage would “cure” her, and attempted to take her own life twice, has transitioned at the age of 61 and now feels like she has ...

26 Jan 2023 at 07:00

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Superstar rescue bat takes to silver screen with Dr Dolittle owner and Ben Fogle to save endangered bats

A superstar bat who was attacked by a cat has taken to the silver screen with his Dr Dolittle owner alongside Ben Fogle in an effort to save the endangered bat population. Animal lover Amy Schwartz, 28, an ecologist from Barry, ...

14 Dec 2022 at 09:57

Health

‘Friendly giant’ died after falling off bike with no helmet when two fighting cats got caught in his wheels

A dad died on his morning commute after falling off his bicycle without a helmet because two cats fighting in the street cut across his path and got stuck in his wheels. Chris Reeves, 52, a Network Rail signaller from Rugby, ...

15 Aug 2024 at 06:30

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Self-taught artist who paints body to bring film characters and monsters to life provokes screams on trip to supermarket

A self-taught special effects make-up artist who paints her face and body to bring famous or gruesome characters to life has coaxed screams from the public by going to the shops still made up – cycling around Walmart on a ...

17 Apr 2023 at 08:57

Health

PE teacher diagnosed with brain tumour achieves ‘dream’ with GB triathlon medal and is nominated for teaching award

A special educational needs and disabilities (Send) PE teacher who thought she “might die” after being diagnosed with a “satsuma-sized” brain tumour which has left her blind in one eye has since won a bronze triathlon ...

21 Jun 2023 at 07:00

Health

Student with Crohn’s hopes to break stigma after being refused entry to toilet because she ‘does not look’ disabled

A university student who was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease at 13 hopes to break down the stigma around invisible disabilities after being refused entry to a disabled toilet because she did not “look like the people” ...

04 Aug 2023 at 07:00

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Psychic medium who has phobia of haircuts says spirits support her but people treat her fear as a ‘joke’

A psychic medium from Kent who has a phobia of haircuts – known as tonsurephobia – says it is “nothing to be laughed about” and wishes people would stop treating it as a “joke”. Tracy May, 51, only realised she had ...

09 Dec 2022 at 08:00

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‘Do more with your cat’, says YouTuber who travelled world with feline

A YouTuber who has travelled the world with his “brave” and “curious” feline to places including Mexico, Arizona, Greece, and the Pyrenees wants to “(help) cat parents do more and better with their cats”. Albert ...

23 Dec 2022 at 07:58

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